CNHF Development Assistant
About The Position
The Development Assistant provides direct support to a fundraising unit within the Foundation and partners with development officers on fundraising initiatives. The role includes administrative support, logistical and creative assistance with special events and online giving, identification and cultivation of lower-level donors, gift solicitation, and support for major-gift correspondence and mail campaigns. The assistant works with donor data, enters and evaluates information in the donor database, runs queries and reports, and independently manages writing assignments such as letters, stewardship reports, and briefs. The position requires the ability to solve problems independently, manage donor issues, and respond to questions from donors and Hospital or Foundation staff when the Director is absent. The assistant supports fundraising events and development visits, maintains calendars and filing systems, helps organize team workflow and gift-processing records, and partners with Donor Relations on selected recognition and stewardship events. The role also includes reviewing donor correspondence and data for accuracy, following through on corrections, and adhering to the organization’s safety practices. The position is based at 1 Inventa Place, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Zero years of related experience required; volunteer or internship experience counts.
- Evidence of good writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
- Strong writing, analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Willingness to learn development-specific programs such as Raiser’s Edge, Convio, InDesign, and Donor Drive.
- Detail-oriented, able to work independently, and able to collaborate with others.
- Flexible, courteous, patient, positive, and an enthusiastic team player.
- Able to adapt to changing situations, be creative, and produce prompt and effective results.
- Desire to work and grow in the development profession.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with social media.
Responsibilities
- Partner with development officers to plan and execute fundraising events, including chair dedications, donor lunches, stewardship events, and donor-sponsored lectures.
- Coordinate with vendors for events, participate in creative work, arrange small vendor contracts, pay invoices, and track expenses.
- Support planning for trustee campaign council meetings, including logistics, preparing materials, entering notes and data into Raiser’s Edge, and tracking attendance and outcomes.
- Prepare for development visits by coordinating briefings, drafting communications, managing calendars, requesting research, and helping prepare solicitation materials such as proposals.
- Manage calendars for directors and the team, and maintain filing systems as needed.
- Develop workflow systems for development officers, including recording trip reports and donor contacts in Raiser’s Edge.
- Develop systems for processing gift transmittals and filing copies in communal and departmental files.
- Plan procedures for generating systematic acknowledgement letters for major donors.
- Partner with the Donor Relations Manager on selected donor recognition and stewardship events.
- Read and evaluate donor correspondence to determine appropriate action.
- Review donor letters for restrictive language.
- Check Raiser’s Edge data for accuracy and independently follow through to correct errors.
- Provide clerical and administrative support to professional fundraisers.
- Support community-based fundraising events, online donor giving, donor cultivation, gift solicitation, major-gift correspondence, stewardship letters, and small mail campaigns.
- Independently manage writing assignments, including letters, stewardship reports, and briefs.
- Follow safety practices, communicate clearly and promptly, verify information, address uncertainty, and promote safety for patients, families, visitors, and coworkers.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
- Paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
- 401(k) plan.
- Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
- Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
- Tuition assistance.
- Fitness resources.
- Employee assistance.
- Commuter benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
