Remote Development Assistant (~10 Hours/Wk)

About the job

Priority of this role is to provide support for activities that drive the ministry's economic engine. This is accomplished primarily through personal follow-up, diligence, and creating capacity for the leader to focus on activities that grow significant giving.

Responsibilities

• Scheduling of one-to-one meetings with donor prospects using the discipline of calling, texting, emailing, and filling available slots on the leader's calendar to connect with donor prospects.
• Calendar management of the leader, reflecting the disciplines we encourage people to use in the management of their time: clear prospect and follow-up lists, the weekly scorecard approach, 6x6, and model week.
• Research phone numbers and contact information via tools such as WhitePages.
• Possible entry of data into the ministry's database for donors, sending receipts and reporting.
• Following up with donor prospects. This would include any communication needed after a meeting, and tracking the progress of a donor prospect.
• Coordinate small group meetings, invitations to these meetings, follow-up to invitation, follow-up to those who attend, etc.
• Could include some social media management as needed, if this adds significant value to the leader's

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Must live in the continental US, speak English, and share common faith and beliefs as that of the Christian ministries and organizations we serve.
• Willingness to be very deliberate and consistent in using the phone to call and say thank you for gifts, follow-up to communications, remind contacts to come to a meeting, etc.
• Use of Quo (VoiP) so that you and your leader can work together and have transparent communication with donors and donor prospects.
• Use of the Development Assistant Toolkit to support the disciplines that your leader is trying to maintain and achieve.
• Experience in donor development or relationship management is preferred.
• Must be proficient or a quick learner with all Google platforms.
• Well-organized, detail-oriented, ability to multi-task with great follow-up skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Requirements added by the job poster

• Bachelor's Degree