Development Coordinator

Legal Aid Bureau • Baltimore, MD

144d • $55,000 - $70,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Development Coordinator provides essential support to the development team. This role focuses on donor database management, gift acknowledgment, donor stewardship, reporting, event logistics, and administrative coordination to ensure smooth and successful fundraising operations. This is a great opportunity for a candidate looking to learn and grow in the development and fundraising field while focusing on advancing social justice and critical legal services in Maryland.

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Comfortable with fundraising CRMs, spreadsheets, and email platforms.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Interest in nonprofit fundraising and donor relations.
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, and access to justice.

Responsibilities

• Project manage 3–4 annual fund campaigns (email and direct mail) providing necessary support to ensure successful campaigns including completing campaign briefs, managing audience segmentation, and providing campaign analytics and reporting.
• Maintain donor records in Bloomerang: data entry, list generation, and reporting.
• Execute a dynamic annual donor stewardship program designed to strengthen retention and engagement, including timely gift processing, personalized acknowledgements, and ongoing donor communications.
• Support logistics for 2-3 major fundraising events and assist with smaller outreach activities.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of donor records in Bloomerang through consistent data entry, list creation, and reporting to support fundraising operations.
• Prepare mailing lists, merge letters, and liaise with vendors for printing/mailing.
• Support donor research, meeting prep, and follow-up documentation.
• Create custom online donation forms in Bloomerang Fundraising for campaigns and report on campaign performance.
• Deliver timely insights through monthly reporting on campaign and overall fundraising performance against benchmarks.
• Liaise with Finance on offline gift entry and donation reconciliation.
• Provide general administrative support to the fundraising team.

Benefits

• health, dental, and vision insurance
• life insurance
• a 401(k) retirement plan
• three weeks of paid time off
• paid sick leave
• 14 annual paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed