Do you have a passion for ending hunger and combating social isolation in supporting a development team?

We are currently in search of a Development Assistant for a Social Services organization. This position is a Full-Time, Hybrid, Temporary (~6 mos.) assignment.

ORGANIZATION: Social Services

LOCATION: Chicago, IL

POSITION TITLE: Development Assistant

SCHEDULE: Full Time (40 hrs./wk.); Hybrid (work in the office, at the senior center/pantry, or from home depending on work assignments)

DURATION: Temporary (~6 mos.)

HOURLY RATE: $22-26/hr. DOE

Is This Your Dream Job? As the Development Assistant, you will work as part of a dynamic team to optimize the fundraising and communications systems for philanthropic gifts, messages to the community, and participation in events that benefit the mission.

Our Ideal Candidate:

• 2+ years experience in development
• 1+ years experience in managing and maintaining CRM database (Salesforce)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with graphic design tools for use in digital, print, and website marketing; experience with Canva and/or Adobe preferred
• Experience with content management systems (particularly Squarespace) preferred
• Ability to occasionally work outside of business hours to support events

How You Will Spend Your Day:

• Manage gift processing, solicitation, and acknowledgment efforts.
• Assist with preparation, outreach, setup, and day-of corporate volunteer events, and at the Pantry.
• Maintain accurate records, donations, current contact info, and RSVPs in the donor database, including data entry, running reports, and updating donor records.
• Analyze donor data and generate development reports including dashboards, data analysis, and giving trends.
• Support all development events and fundraising campaigns.
• Research new grant opportunities and assist in gathering information for grant applications, administration, data collection, and monitoring.
• Research and identify prospective major donors and proactively initiate sponsorship and funding ideas.
• Support the Executive Director with research, data analysis, email responses, and reporting.
• Support the Team with other duties as assigned.   

We’d love to hear from you.

If this sounds like the job for you, we would love to help make that happen. Please apply using the link below.

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Careers In Nonprofits is an equal opportunity employer. Empowered by the #ILoveMyJob mission, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment within the nonprofit sector.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regretfully can only respond to those candidates who best meet the requirements of a specific position or whose backgrounds are generally applicable to our client base. Please rest assured that we retain all candidate information for possible future matches, even if you do not hear from us in regard to your application in response to this ad.