Development Associate - Non-Profit

Mercy Street•Dallas, TX

About The Position

Mercy Street exists to cultivate mutually transforming relationships with inner-city youth through Christian mentorship. Our vision is to create a multicultural, multiethnic, multigenerational movement of God’s people that work together for His glory and the good of the city and beyond. As a vital part of the Mercy Street Development team, Mercy Street is seeking an experienced Development Associate to join and make an immediate impact. The Development Associate role is responsible for planning, executing, and growing Mercy Street’s annual, seasonal, and monthly giving programs, and provide key administrative support to the development team. The role is ideal for a savvy, experienced, detail-oriented individual that is committed to excellence in donor relations. The Development Associate role responsibilities may also include but is not limited to cultivating and stewarding a portfolio of donors, key event management, written donor communications, donor database management, conducting research and deriving insights from input data to provide suggestions and/or implement best practices for the ministry to reach its goals, and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required; 4-5 years of fundraising experience with demonstrated success in donor engagement, annual giving, or community fundraising as well as experience with events and gift processing.
Donor database entry and management experience, Bloomerang preferred.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workplace, and calendar management.
Excellent time-management and organizational skills.
Great interpersonal skills demonstrated ability to work well within a team, cross functionally, and with internal and external clients over a broad range of demographics.
Relationship driven, donor centric approach to gift giving a must.
A high degree of confidentiality and discretion.
Ability to work positively and remain flexible under pressure or as priorities change.
Strong understanding of annual giving and donor stewardship best practices.
Excellent presentation and communication skills; written & verbal.
Ability to affirm and consistently demonstrate a commitment to our cause, statement of faith, and a passionate connection to our mission and vision.
Clear and valid Texas Driver’s License