350.ORG Development Assistant/Coordinator Salary in the United States

350.org is looking for a stellar Development Assistant to help with administrative tasks of a fast-moving team of fundraisers and accounting professionals. If you have experience with donor communications, excellent written and verbal skills, and attention to detail and accuracy, we look forward to reviewing your resume and cover letter. 

 About 350.org 

350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis. Our online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions are led from the bottom up by thousands of volunteer organizers in over 188 countries. 350.org works hard to organize in a new way—everywhere at once, using online tools to facilitate strategic offline action. We want to be a laboratory for the best ways to strengthen the climate movement and catalyze transformation around the world. The values that guide and drive our work are listed here.

350.org is an equal opportunity employer. 350.org strives to be an inclusive and collaborative group of people who bring a variety of approaches to the work we do. We’re committed to the principles of justice, and we try to build a safe workplace where everyone is treated fairly and enjoys working together. We value new perspectives, ideas of all sorts, and different ways of working. Diverse perspectives and experiences improve the way 350.org carries out our work – including what we decide to work on and how creatively/effectively we do that. We do our best to make staff positions accessible to all potential team members, regardless of race, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, assigned gender, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or identity, religion or creed, veteran status, marital or parental status, and genetic information. We also strive to include team members in communities most impacted by climate change or impacted by other kinds of environmental, social, and economic injustice.

About the Development Assistant/Coordinator

The Development Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and managing day-to-day administrative activities of the Development Team and supporting related tasks in the Finance and Operations Teams. This position has sound judgment and is detail-oriented, organized, flexible and thrives in a fast-paced environment. This position will work in 350.org’s office in Brooklyn.

Essential Duties:

Development Focus

• Document and track incoming donations in Salesforce
• Gather information from Executive Director and Program staff who have met with donors and update records in Salesforce with additional contact information and meeting notes
• Prepare and send thank you notes and donation receipts to donors in a timely fashion
• Upload data from third party donation websites, including PayPal
• Encourage Monthly supporters to continue giving by emailing and calling them when their credit card expires
• Create monthly donor bulletin
• Assist team with running reports and tracking metrics
• Working with Online Fundraising team to gather information about income and projections and enter it into the Revenue Tracker
• Help with donor research via Foundation Center and Wealth Engine and present potential prospects to team members for review

• Manage the team’s email inbox and respond to donor questions
• Perform other tasks assigned by the Development Director.

Finance and Global Operations Support

• Handle and distribute scans of all incoming mail to the Brooklyn office
• Process incoming checks 
• Verify and reconcile monthly income
• Record incoming stock gifts, matching gifts, and bequests
• Track incoming gifts and ensure pledges are received
• Monitor restricted grants and work with Global Operations Team to ensure grants are being spent as agreed to and in a timely manner
• Manage and review grant agreements, ensuring they are signed and approved, returned and filed
• Manage and file all grant documents 
• Coordinate purchasing for organizational enterprise accounts, including travel, computer equipment, and administrative office supplies for the Brooklyn office
• Administer additional Brooklyn office facilities management functions

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of two years related work experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Computer savvy
• Proficient in Mac OS and Google Platforms 
• Proficient with Excel and MS Word, including merge letters 
• CRM database system(s) experience, preferably Salesforce

Other Skills:

• Experience with Action Kit
• Organized, detail oriented and able to juggle competing priorities
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and protect confidential information
• Experience communicating with donors a plus

Position type: Full- time

Reporting to:  Development Director

Application Deadline: This position is open until filled

Compensation: $55,800

Location:  Brooklyn, NY

FLSA Status:  Exempt 

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