Development Associate, North Carolina

We are looking for a passionate and organized Development Associate to join our team in North Carolina, to support our fundraising and donor engagement efforts. This role will collaborate with teams across the organization to execute fundraising strategies and strengthen donor relationships across North Carolina.

This is a full-time role reporting to the Development Director, North Carolina; this role is based in North Carolina, with an expectation to travel around the state at least 4 days per month. We hope our new Development Associate will start in October.

Responsibilities

Support the Development Director in executing fundraising strategy and donor engagement plans

• Assist with donor prospect research using wealth screening tools and public resources to identify and evaluate donors’ giving capacity
• Draft donor research briefs and portfolios for meetings and cultivation
• Assist with donor stewardship and engagement  
• Support the planning and execution of North Carolina-based fundraising events, including coordination of meetings, venue and other logistics, drafting materials and communications, and more  
• Draft fundraising Causenet emails as well as other communications
• Provide administrative and research support for the organization’s Planned Giving program, including prospect research, tracking key data in the CRM, and stewardship coordination for planned giving and bequest documentation
• Maintain accurate and timely donor records, notes, and activity tracking in our CRM system (called ROI)

Collaborate with teams across the organization and provide administrative support

• Coordinate with program, communications, and leadership teams to help ensure our campaigns, organizing, advocacy and other work is aligned with our align fundraising initiatives
• Provide support with advisory board engagement, including drafting the agenda, drafting follow-up communications, and other logistical support
• Support development budgeting and revenue tracking processes, including analyzing reports from our CRM to identify opportunities for outreach
• Assist in prep for budgeting purposes  
• Other duties as assigned