What are the responsibilities and job description for the Development Associate position at Five Acres Animal Shelter?
As a consistently growing organization, Five Acres Animal Shelter seeks to expand its development efforts, and in turn, its development team. The Development Associate will largely be responsible for all database management, gift tracking, and donation recognition.
Responsibilities:
- Support the Director of Development as she works with a caseload of donors by handling data and maintenance of donor files.
- Process all gifts in the donor database.
- Create and execute all donation acknowledgments.
- Maintain up-to-date records of monthly Hero donors
- Regularly maintain the donor database by importing donor information from outside channels, segmenting donors, and other duties.
- Complete and send notifications for memorial and tribute donations.
- Produce and maintain tracking reports through DonorPerfect for Director of Development and Executive Director.
- Assist in tracking in-kind donations and acknowledgment of in-kind donors.
- Attend and assist with fundraising events and outreach activities.
Qualifications:
- A passion for animal welfare and the Five Acres Animal Shelter mission.
- Strong attention to details and organizational skills.
- High functioning knowledge of standard computer programs and ability to learn new software (Donor Perfect, Shelter Luv, Better Impact).
- Reliable transportation with the ability to be onsite at Five Acres.
- Comfortable with verbal and written communication with donors
- Demonstrated ability for hard, physical work in an emotional and stressful environment.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds unassisted.
- Ability to climb stairs several times per day.
- Ability to lift, scoop, bend, twist, and walk as part of essential job functions.
- Must be able to work three days per week (Monday-Friday) with occasional availability on weekends for events
Work Environment:
Work is performed in an animal shelter. Potential for exposure to environmental factors such as zoonotic diseases, temperature variations, high noise levels, animal waste, hazardous chemicals, anesthetics, sharp objects, and potential hostile persons and/or dangerous and aggressive animals.
To Apply:
Please send cover letter and resume to madeline@fiveacresanimalshelter.org
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $17.00 per hour
Expected hours: 8 – 12 per week
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
Salary : $17