The Center for Global Development, a dynamic non-profit policy research and policy organization in Washington, DC seeks a Development Assistant/Database Manager to assist the Senior Associate for Development and the communications and policy team with day-to-day operations related to fundraising activities and database management.
Job Summary: This position combines data management and data expansion responsibilities with diverse administrative support for an innovative communications and policy team and a rapidly expanding fund-raising effort that includes online donations.
Job Responsibilities
Administrative
- Efficiently and reliably execute mail merges and mass personalization from main database; select email address groups and personalize e-communications through e-communications software as required working with members of the communications team;
- Research potential donors, corporations and foundations; track donor contributions and grants;
- Work with Controller and finance staff on donation and grant reports; process financial requests and vendor payments;
- Correctly and efficiently finish, copy and file development correspondence; assist with proposal assembling and proof reading;
- Maintain and update collateral fundraising and proposal material; create and maintain chronological files for fund raising activities
- Maintain electronic and paper files on all grant- and donor-related correspondence, reports and proposals in development hard and e-files.
- Assist with logistics and execution of cultivation events such as fundraising galas, small meetings, etc., as needed
Database Management
- Efficiently and reliably enter all donor and grants information into databases;
- Develop and maintain useful donor and grant reports;
- Run weekly maintenance reports;
- Manage weekly Import/Export of records between offline and online interactions
- Maintain coding systems for donor information in databases;
- Master segmentation and selection of constituent lists
- Run reports and queries for staff as needed, training staff as well
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- At least one year fundraising experience in a not-for-profit environment
- Experience with database administration, including running reports, advanced queries, data entry and solid understanding of data integrity. Experience with Convio or similar constituent relationship software highly desirable
- Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse staff and Board
- Strong word-processing, and spreadsheet skills (preferably Microsoft Office)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; excellent organizational and research skills; ability to maintain strict confidentiality
- Professional presence and extraordinary attention to detail
Salary:
$30 - $40k, commensurate with education and experience.
Applicants should send a short cover letter, CV and short writing sample to [email protected] by April 13, 2007. Please use the title "Development Assistant/Database Manager" in all e-mail correspondence.
No phone calls please.
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