Development Assistant & Grant Writer

Job Qualifications

Education, Skills, Experience:

✔ Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing, English, or related field of study;

✔ Strong written and verbal communication skills: required

✔ 1 years’ experience in an administrative role within a non-profit environment: a plus

✔ 1 years’ experience in a fundraising environment or interest in fundraising: a plus

✔ Willingness to be a part of a non-profit community to make a difference: preferred

✔ Enjoys the creative aspect of writing and telling a story: required

✔ Proven experience with fundraising programs and research tools such as:

o Exceed, Greater Giving, GuideStar, Foundation Center, and GrantStation: a plus

✔ Proficient with various office equipment, computers and various programs including Microsoft 365: required

Accountability

Reporting to the VP of Development, this is an important position, working closely with multiple constituents.

The Development Assistant position will support the organization’s annual and capital fundraising goals with major responsibility in the planning, production and maintenance of institutional grant applications and proposals.

Other essential job functions include assisting in the stewardship of individual and institutional relationships, donor management and acknowledgement, donor data analysis, and supporting annual and capital campaign activities. Must be detail oriented. This position works with staff, donors, volunteers, businesses, media, consultants, and vendors. This position is regular, full-time 40 hours per week. Weekend and evening work on occasion.

In accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, this position is not exempt from overtime compensation.

Job Responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to the following:

· Assist the Development Department administratively in all aspects of individual and institutional fundraising and grants development.

· Assist the VP of Development in the coordination of grant fundraising activities from conducting prospect research to develop a portfolio of significant foundation, corporate and government agency prospects, to drafting applications, LOI’s and proposals, maintaining a grant calendar and tracking system of institutional funders and other deadlines to ensure the timely submission of proposal and reports.

· Assist in cultivation and stewardship of NBCC donors to identify opportunities and strategies for contacting and developing long-term relationships with individual donors.

· Assist with maintenance of the NBCC's donor database including gift tracking, donor acknowledgment and analytic reporting.

· Assist with content creation and implementation of NBCC’s annual direct mail solicitations or other fundraising correspondence.

· Assist with data and story collection and reporting for grant and fundraising purposes.

· Assist with the production of capital campaign materials and support capital campaign activities as needed.

· Assist with the planning, preparation, and implementation of special events and fundraisers as needed.

· Working as part of the Development Team, support other development projects as needed.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment is a professional office environment with moderate noise level (examples: computers and printers, light traffic).

Physical Demands

✔ Constantly performs desk and computer-based tasks; clear vision at 20 inches or less.

✔ Frequently sitting

✔ Frequent to occasional stand/walk, reach/work above shoulders, grasp lightly/fine manipulation, grasp forcefully, use of a telephone, sort/file paperwork or parts, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 35 pounds.

Compensation details: 28.37-30 Yearly Salary