Development Associate, Giving Programs

DCAC•Mesquite, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Development Officer at Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC) will be responsible for the development and implementation of DCAC’s event-based fundraising efforts and in-kind donations, focused on creating meaningful and impactful engagement opportunities for new and existing donors throughout the year. The Development Officer will execute event fundraising strategies to achieve goals – including signature events, patron events, third party events, in-kind donations and other special projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required
2-4 years of fundraising experience with demonstrated success in annual giving, donor engagement, or community fundraising
Experience or knowledge of donor database entry and management, specifically Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge, strongly preferred
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
Clear and valid Texas Driver’s License
Strong understanding of annual giving and donor stewardship best practices.
Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously.
Excellent presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal.
Relationship-driven, donor-centered approach.
Ability to collaborate across departments and with external partners.
Goal-oriented with strong follow-through and accountability.
Demonstrates professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment.
Ability to work flexibly and positively in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
Ability to work under pressure and remain flexible and positive as priorities change.

Responsibilities

Serves as event champion for Aim for Advocacy, Mahjong for a Mission and Art for Advocacy, working collaboratively with advancement colleagues to raise critical funds to meet agency fundraising goals. Aim for Advocacy net goal is $325,000 Mahjong for a Mission net goal is $50,000 Art for Advocacy net goal is $1,100,000
Manages a portfolio of individual, in-kind, and corporate donors who connect to the organization in different ways; works with other team members to steward them.
Identifies, engages, and stewards event volunteer leadership, including event chairs and event committees, for all assigned events.
Determines sponsorship benefits and revenue roadmap for assigned fundraising events and solicits sponsors, donations, and in-kind items and services from potential and recurring donors who are not in existing portfolios.
Leverages relationships with community partners to join committees and aid not only in fundraising to meet goals but also procurement of in-kind donations.
Develops agendas for and leads committee planning meetings; assists with action items for committee members and holds volunteer leadership accountable for assigned tasks.
Collaborates with marketing team members on the design and production of event related communications, collateral materials, and event programs.
Collaborates with project and events coordinator for assigned events, while project and events coordinator manages vendor relationships while this position manages donor and sponsor execution and asset needs.
Fulfills all event-related administrative functions, including but not limited to sponsorship tracking, invoicing, and attendee communication.
Drives a strategic and focused process with database administrator to capture event sponsor and attendee information.
In partnership with advancement colleagues, creates and implements stewardship plan to help identify potential event donors for major gift pipeline.
Attends and participates in team meetings with the Director of Events & Corporate Partnerships on a weekly basis.
Attends agency monthly staff meetings.
Attends agency special events.
Attends and participates and assists in the annual Crimes Against Children Conference during the month of August.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

100% Paid Employee Health Insurance-PPO
100% Paid Employee Dental Insurance
100% Paid Short Term Disability
100% Paid Long Term Disability
100% Paid Basic Term Life and AD&D Benefits (one times your annual earnings up to $50,000)
Vision Insurance through Superior Vision
Pet Insurance through Nationwide
Legal Services through Freshbenies
Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Spending Account
Six (6) weeks' of paid Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
Health Advocate
WellVia Teladoc Program
403b Retirement and Contribution Plan with up to a 4% employer contribution
Supplemental Insurance: Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance
Bilingual Stipend (English/Spanish) of $2,700 annually
Cell Phone Stipend
10 Paid Holidays
2 Floating Holidays
14 Wellness Days
10 Vacation Days
DCAC participates in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)