Development Associate

Starting Salary: $45,000 per year The Development Associate is an integral member of the Maryhurst Development Team and provides hands‑on support for fundraising events, volunteer engagement, and community outreach activities. This position helps expand the team's capacity by assisting with the implementation of fundraising events, coordinating volunteer opportunities, and supporting community engagement initiatives that advance the Maryhurst mission. Working closely with the Director of Major Gifts, the Director of Events and Corporate Relations, and the Community Engagement Manager, the Development Associate helps ensure that the Development Department activities, including gift stewardship, fundraising events, volunteer projects, and outreach activities, are organized, welcoming, and impactful for supporters of Maryhurst. This role is designed as an early‑career opportunity for individuals interested in nonprofit fundraising, events, and community engagement. What you’ll be doing Assist the Director of Events with the implementation of Maryhurst fundraising events, including logistics coordination and event preparation. Assist with volunteer coordination for fundraising events. Assist with coordinating volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups. Support outreach opportunities that help increase Maryhurst visibility within the community. If you can do all that, you have what it takes. You will need... High School Diploma or Equivalent Ability to communicate well with staff, volunteers, and community partners. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Experience with online forms, volunteer coordination tools, or customer relationship management tools is helpful but not required. Valid Driver's License Last, but not least, we believe in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. At Maryhurst, we actively celebrate colleagues' different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their professional journey with us. We champion creating an environment where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and advocate for making it effortless for others to do the same. We sincerely hold inclusion and diversity near our hearts. We know that getting this right is critical for us to live out our organization's core values: Mercy, Reconciliation, Individual Worth and Zeal. This is a place where you can be you, all of you, and bring your true and honest self to work, every day in every way. A little about Maryhurst. At Maryhurst, our residential programs, community-based homes and our outpatient clinical programs all work to serve children in the greatest need. Our residential programs break the cycle of abuse using treatments that restore hope and successfully transition children to more permanent, community or family-based settings. Maryhurst's community and transitional living programs offer tools that prepare survivors of abuse and neglect for better, more hope-filled futures. And lastly, the team at Maryhurst Renewal partners with children, adults and families who are hurting to find the right combination of support, ultimately clearing barriers to success at home, at school, and in the community. Renewal provides one‑on‑one, group and family counseling in office, home or school‑based settings. #J-18808-Ljbffr