Title: Development Associate
Reports to: Grants Manager & Marketing Communications Manager
“La Casa Norte is committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment for homeless and abandoned people, where they will benefit from a comprehensive program of education, guidance and counseling in a community setting” (La Casa Norte’s Mission Statement). La Casa Norte’s mission and philosophy of service is to impact the social issue of homelessness at the individual and community levels.
The Development Assistant will work for La Casa Norte as part of LCN’s development team. This team is responsible for raising approximately $2.5 million dollars each year to support La Casa Norte’s operations.
Grants
75% of time will be utilized by the Grants Manager. Will apply for 60 new or previously rejected local based grant funders; proposals will be mainly submitted to smaller Family Foundations often utilizing a very targeted funding request. (5 grants per month).
Grant prospecting
--Reading RFPs
--determining eligibility
--requesting guidelines
--reading bulletins, visiting government, foundation and corporate websites
--Examining 990s
Grant research
--Reading reports
--assessing relevant statistics and issues
--talking with program officers
--Attend meetings and TA sessions
Grant writing
--Crafting proposals
--writing copy
--budgeting
Grant reporting
--Tracking in RE
--maintaining hard files
--gathering information for reports
--coordinating staff to acquire necessary outcomes information
--maintaining correspondence with donors regarding requirements
Special Events & Marketing
25% of the time will be utilized working on Special Events and Marketing Related activities overseen by the Marketing/Communications and Development Manager. The Development Assistant will be utilized to help prepare for all special events such as the annual Gala, friend raisers and next generation board activities.
Individual Appeals
--Writing letters
--Creating queries to pull mailing list, labels, gift segments
--Stuffing and mailing letters/annual reports/etc.
--Reporting
--Gift entry
--Writing and sending acknowledgement letters
Donor contact and cultivation
--Writing and sending introductory packets
--Researching professional backgrounds and interests
--Responding to requests
--Fulfilling board requests for information regarding gifts, appeals, donors and other information.
Writing copy for PR and solicitation materials
--Annual Report
--Press Releases
--Newsletters
--Brochures
Event planning
Gala & Friend-raisers
---Corporate sponsorship solicitations
---In-Kind solicitations
---Logistical arrangements
---Advertisement solicitations
---Silent auction solicitations
---Writing and sending acknowledgement letters
---Invitation copy
---Mailing lists, labels, queries for invitations and save the date cards
---Stuffing and sending invitations
---Vendor management
---Comparative vendor pricing
---Silent auction template writing and production
---Silent auction follow up and pick up
---Raiser’s Edge data entry, management and metrics reporting
Client Events
---In-Kind solicitations
Other
---Research new corporations to approach for sponsorship.
---Help coordinate mailings, newsletters, appeals, annual reports, etc.
---Work with other staff to obtain success stories and current events.
---Assist with maintaining Social Networking Sites, website and keeping up with the latest trends.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
--Knowledge of best practices in grant and funding processes.
--Ability to operate with purpose, urgency, and accuracy in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
--Experience in development and grant writing, governmental funding and relationships preferred.
--Ability to meet external and internal deadlines required.
--Keen attention to detail, troubleshooting and analysis required.
--Organized, thorough, and flexible
--Capacity to see the "big picture" and manage details simultaneously
--Ability to take direction well, multi-task and prioritize projects
--Ability to work independently and collaboratively with project teams.
--Excellent problem solver with ability to “think outside the box”
--Ability to communicate with diverse groups of people including clients, staff, board members, community partners, and funders
--Ability to adapt positively and efficiently to last-minute change in a fast-paced environment
--Knowledge of Raiser’s Edge preferred
--Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
La Casa Norte is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, or disability. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, walk up and down stairs, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Please send resume, cover letter and salary requirements to the following:
Email: info@lacasanorte.org OR Fax: 773-342-4253
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- Location: Humboldt Park
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