Development Associate

THE PROGRAM Tanenbaum promotes justice and builds respect for religious difference by transforming individuals and institutions to reduce prejudice, hatred, and violence. As a secular and non-sectarian non-profit, Tanenbaum works to promote religious peacebuilders who help counter extremism and violence in armed conflicts, and tackles religious bullying of students, harassment in workplaces, and disparate health treatment for people based on their beliefs. THE PROGRAM and related description updated for formatting clarity. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES The Development Associate reports to the Assistant Director, Institutional Giving. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Research and make recommendations based on research for prospective funding, including corporate foundations (through corporate social responsibility and other efforts), foundations (public, private, family), and government funding opportunities (city, state and federal). Assist with sponsorship, grant, and other funding submissions, as well as donor communications. Maintain trackers and databases to track institutional giving activity. Attend meetings as needed and take notes. Accurately enter and maintain donor contributions in the database. Write and send timely acknowledgment letters to donors. Generate reports from the donation database as needed. Provide the CEO, Director of Development, and Assistant Director, Institutional Giving with donor giving histories, donation analytics and financial reporting as needed. Assist with events as needed. Perform additional administrative and development-related tasks as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS Commitment to and nuanced understanding of the mission and goals of Tanenbaum Experience with Donor Perfect or similar donor database Excellent administrative and computer skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel Ability to think strategically, analyze data, and present analysis clearly Effective and creative writing skills Highly organized, detail-oriented and self-motivated Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new systems Flexibility to work both independently and collaboratively Sense of humor BENEFITS Paid sick leave HOURLY COMPENSATION RANGE $22.00 per hour. Maximum of 17 hours per week. WORK PRODUCT All work produced for Tanenbaum by the employee is the work product of Tanenbaum and may not be used by the employee outside of Tanenbaum-authorized activities. #J-18808-Ljbffr