Do you have 2+ years’ experience with nonprofit database administration and development operations including Salesforce CRM?
We are currently in search of a Development Associate for a Medical Research Nonprofit located in Washington D.C. This is a Hybrid (In office Tuesday and Wednesday, remote Monday, Thursday, and Friday), Full-Time (40 hrs./wk.), Temporary assignment through the end of May 2026.
ORGANIZATION TYPE: Medical Research Organization
LOCATION: Washington, D.C.
POSITION TITLE: Development Associate
SCHEDULE: Hybrid; Full-Time (40 hours/week)
DURATION: Temporary through the end of May 2026
HOURLY PAY: $28-30/hour
Is This Your Dream Job: This organization provides critical funding for cancer research. The Development Associate is a high-impact role on the Organization’s Development team. Reporting to the Director of Development Operations, the Development Associate will have a pivotal role across donor prospecting, stewardship, gift administration, and operations.
Our Ideal Candidate:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred; however, equivalent experience considered
- 2+ years of experience in development/fundraising, office communications, marketing, or sales
- Database, reporting, and data integrity management with expereince in fundraising platforms (Salesforce, Classy, and/or Tiltify) preferred
- Excellent communication skills, proofreading abilities, and demonstrated attention to detail
- High-touch donor stewardship skills that demonstrate professionalism, judgment, discretion, confidentiality, and sensitivity
- Ability to build strong working relationships across the Organization’s internal and external stakeholders
- Proficiency across Microsoft Office Suite as well as audiovisual conference technologies such as Zoom and Teams, and experience with Canva, the Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop and InDesign
How You Will Spend Your Day:
- Perform gift processing, write and mail acknowledgement letters, tribute reports; generate accurate and timely acknowledgment letters/tax receipts for all donations
- Support major benefit and cultivation events, including tracking invitations and replies, coordinating with vendors, managing volunteers, and following up with attendees
- Maximize usage and administer the Organization’s database - Salesforce, and assist with data entry, cleaning, management, and reporting
- Utilize the Organization's fundraising sites, Classy and Tiltify, to assist our third-party fundraisers in the creation and management of team and individual pages for events, tributes, etc.
- Play an integral role in the Organization’s annual virtual walk by managing the group page, helping track fundraisers, and working with third-party vendors
- Assist with management of the Organization’s participation with America’s Charities, including attending local and virtual CFC events
- Perform research on prospects and donors
- Assist with pledge reminders
- Assist with creating fundraising proposals and grant requests to individuals, corporations, and foundations, ensuring all reporting requirements are met
- Manage scheduling and coordination of meetings for the development team, including requests, meeting support services, note-taking, and travel logistics
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