Development and Strategy Coordinator

Parenting Journey’s mission is to fundamentally transform family and community wellbeing by centering on strengths-based, trauma-informed approaches that help families and communities thrive. 

We do this by developing and teaching life-changing strategies, fostering a collaborative network of individuals and institutions that implement Parenting Journey programs and who advocate for better opportunities for families and communities.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

Parenting Journey is a nonprofit organization partnering with social services agencies and clinicians nationally and globally in helping parents build stronger, more resilient families. Since its founding in 1982, Parenting Journey has trained more than 3,300 human service professionals who offer Parenting Journey’s programs at more than 500 sites/organizations nationally and internationally, to the benefit of more than 52,000 parents and their 130,000 children.

Parenting Journey’s model is experiential and sits at the intersection of social justice, equity, and clinical practice by applying trauma-informed and strength-based strategies for family development and resilience. Our work is anchored in Parenting Journey, our signature program. We also offer specialized versions of the program for immigrant parents and parents in recovery, and we are planning an expansion of our training, coaching, and advisory offerings. We serve several professional audiences by:

• Partnering with parent- and family-serving organizations to provide transformative experiences through trauma- and stressor-informed programs
• Engaging family support professionals and paraprofessionals working with families to discern and build on the strengths of those they serve
• Equipping clinicians to incorporate these therapeutic strategies into their practice

Parenting Journey is undertaking a phase of expansion and investment that will highlight its training institute while capturing its attention to innovation, community and parent support, along with field building on a national and international scale. Our goal is to transform the health and wellbeing of families by expanding the adoption of Parenting Journey programs and practices in a way that is deeply intertwined with implementing partners’ core missions and service models. 

THE ROLE  

The Development and Strategy Coordinator position is a full-time, remote position with a dynamic set of responsibilities that are key to Parenting Journey’s growth. The Development and Strategy Coordinator will work closely with the Executive Director to execute on critical projects related to fundraising, national expansion and new partnerships, and a Parenting Journey network. The Coordinator will assist with the execution of Parenting Journey’s Development Plan and the strategic plan. This includes the following:

Development: Donor and funder research and relationship management, donor retention, annual appeals, major donors, grants management, corporate donors, and individual appeals. 

Strategy: New geography and new partner research, outreach and relationship development, project management, and administrative support.

This role is ideal for a candidate interested in understanding core aspects of nonprofit management, strategy, and growth. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Director and Strategy Coordinator will gain insight from the organization’s chief executive leader who holds 25+ years' experience in nonprofit management, has founded a nonprofit, and has held leadership roles in local, national, and global organizations.

The Development and Strategy Coordinator’s main areas of focus are the management of donor and gift data, donor thank-yous and communications, maintaining electronic files and reports, and donor, grant, and partner research. The person in this role must be a strategic thinker with strong interpersonal, project management, and organizational skills. This position is necessary to advance the organization’s fundraising and growth goals. 

This is a full-time, exempt, remote position with travel 6-8 times a year. Our candidate preferably lives within 1 hour travel time to Boston, MA

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Donor Database Management & Gift Entry

· Manage donor and partner databases including all related contact management and updates.

· Maintain all donation and new/potential partner records, ensure timely follow-up emails, letters, and collateral are distributed (including thank you letters where applicable).

· Prepare and run all donation and partner/potential partner reports.

· Perform monthly reconciliation of development funds with the finance manager.

· Maintain standard operating procedures and help familiarize staff with procedures.

· Prepare individual donor history, giving, partner, and potential reports from the database.

Fundraising and Partner Development Support

Grants Management

· Support the Executive Director with grants management, including organizing grant files and tracking proposal and reporting deadlines.

· Assist with proposal and reporting draft and revision process; create and compile supplementary materials.

· Keep grants calendar and assist in grant reporting tasks to help ensure grant reports are submitted on time.

Research and Reports

· Conduct periodic prospect research to expand funder and partner database.

· Analyze and identify fundraising gaps by category.

· Conduct research on potential implementing partners and related data (i.e., geographical and subject matter content, finances, general operations, key staff, local competitors, etc.)

· Prepare reports from the database for all mailing lists.

· Monitor performance against related metrics. Produce reports on a regular basis for internal use and for donors and partners as needed.

Collateral Creation and Distribution

· Work closely with the marketing team on the writing and creation of marketing materials, to support the development of on-brand, funder-, and partner-responsive content.

· For any printed collateral, work with the mailing house to ensure successful preparation of materials and timely mailing of letters and collateral.

Meeting Scheduling and Management

· Schedule meetings as needed related to donor and partnership cultivation and management,

· Coordinating board of directors' meetings including scheduling meetings, sending invitations, preparing and sending related meeting materials, and enabling notetaking and recording features.

· Conduct post-meeting follow-up activities ranging from scheduling subsequent meetings and sending materials to help to ensure that post-meeting actions and commitments are completed.

Note: this listing represents the majority of day-to-day responsibilities in this role, but other duties may be assigned as needed.

JOB REQUIREMENTS  

We seek candidates with strong organizational, project management, and interpersonal skills, along with a demonstrated interest in Parenting Journey’s mission, and the human services sector in general. Key skills and attributes include: 

· A minimum of 1-3 years of fundraising, sales, relationship/account management, and/or nonprofit experience.

· Reliable, motivated self-starter that can successfully work in a remote environment.

· Ability to meet deadlines and achieve results in a collaborative environment.

· Strong organizational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail.

· Excellent writing skills- ability to write grant applications, reports, and social media collateral.

· Must be able to maintain confidentiality with respect to sensitive information.

· Proficient with GoFundMe Pro (formerly Classy) including campaign creation.

· Proficient with Salesforce, including the integration of GoFundMe Pro (formerly Classy) and Salesforce for fundraising campaigns and related transactions.

· Proficient with project management software and project management process for multi-level, multi-department teams.

POSITION PROVISIONS  

This is a full-time position. This position requires the ability to travel 6-8 times per year to the Parenting Journey office, meetings, and partner agencies. Must be located within 1 hour travel time of Boston, MA

Parenting Journey welcomes applicants with lived experience connected to its mission and model. This includes those with experience with but not limited to child welfare (including kinship care/grandfamilies), youth development, foster care, healthcare (including behavioral health and early relational health), juvenile/criminal justice, and social/human services.

Parenting Journey is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, including people of different abilities and identities. We are committed to fair, inclusive hiring and consider all qualified applicants. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics.

SALARY & BENEFITS  

Benefits include: PTO (vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and personal days), 12 paid holidays, FSA, partial employer paid health and dental care, optional vision insurance. 

The salary range is $60,000- $65,000 commensurate with experience.

Please note, in an effort to increase equity and because salary negotiations tend to have an unfair bias, Parenting Journey will not participate in a salary negotiation process for this position. Parenting Journey will make its best offer, and it will use the same criteria for all offers.

How To Apply

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume with “Development and Strategy Coordinator” in the subject line to View email address on click.appcast.io . For more information about Parenting Journey, please visit our website at