Development Associate

There With Care is seeking a Development Associate who is passionate about connecting people to a meaningful mission. This position helps build lasting relationships with donors through personalized stewardship, thoughtful communication, and authentic engagement. Working in partnership with the Senior Director of Development, the Development Associate manages a portfolio of donors, supports fundraising initiatives, and helps grow a community of supporters who make it possible for families facing a child's critical illness to receive compassionate care when they need it most. About There With Care There With Care (TWC) is committed to providing comprehensive services, vital resources, and unwavering support to families during the critical phase of a medical crisis with their child. We have served over 10,000 families referred by medical agencies at our locations in Colorado and the Bay Area of California. Our goal is to serve over 100,000 families as we expand across the United States. Description About Us Founded in Colorado in 2005, There With Care's mission is to provide a wide range of meaningful and fundamental services for families and children during the critical phase of a medical crisis. We serve families referred by hospital social workers and build support around them through a community of individuals, volunteers, services, and businesses, who ease their burden of life's day-to-day obligations with compassion and care. Our current service locations are Colorado and the Bay Area of California. The Important Work You'll Do Manage a portfolio of approximately 75-100 donors and prospects, focusing on building relationships, donor retention, and stewardship. Support donor cultivation through phone calls, virtual meetings, occasional donor visits, personalized emails, handwritten notes, and stewardship activities. Assist the Senior Director of Development with donor qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies. Conduct prospect research and identify opportunities to deepen donor engagement. Prepare donor correspondence, acknowledgement letters, briefing materials, stewardship reports, and other fundraising communications. Maintain accurate donor records, contact reports, and moves management activities in Salesforce. Coordinate stewardship activities, including thank-you calls, impact reporting, donor recognition, and special engagement opportunities. Collaborate with program staff to gather stories and impact information that connect donors to There With Care's mission. Represent There With Care at community events, volunteer opportunities, and donor gatherings. Contribute ideas for donor communications, annual campaigns, and stewardship initiatives. Respond to donor inquiries in a timely and professional manner. Perform other duties that support the Development Department and organizational fundraising goals. Qualities That Will Make You Successful In This Role You want to be part of something bigger. Our mission inspires you. You are an experienced development and marketing professional. You have a track record of meeting and exceeding fundraising objectives. You have demonstrated success in creating and implementing fundraising and marketing strategies tailored to key audiences. You are a Leader. You have experience leading and developing teams. You have a style that drives success and personal development. You are a collaborator. You thrive in building and being part of teams that collaborate and push one another to think in new ways, respectfully considering all viewpoints while helping to drive consensus and hold one another accountable to plans and organization values. You are a skilled leader and confident manager. You engender high performance by motivating others to achieve objectives and demonstrate accountability. You support and guide your team to cultivate the necessary skills to grow and develop professionally. You are open to learning. You know what you do not know and seek to learn from others. You are a communicator. You have excellent verbal and written communication skills. You can effectively articulate the organization's mission to a variety of audiences. The Important Skills You'll Need To Have Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience. Minimum of four years of experience in fundraising, sales, customer relationship management, nonprofit development, higher education advancement, or another relationship-based profession. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated ability to build relationships and provide exceptional customer service. Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities. Experience using CRM software (Salesforce preferred). Self-motivated with a curiosity for learning and growing as a fundraising professional. Passion for There With Care's mission. Benefits Medical Dental Vision Vacation / Sick STD/LTD Insurance 401(k) Work-life Balance / Flexible Schedule according to business needs There With Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genderidentity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Salary $64,000 - $70,000 per year #J-18808-Ljbffr