Development Coordinator

Desert Botanical Garden • Phoenix, AZ

17d • $25 - $35

About The Position

Member of the Development team that helps drive the Garden fundraising programs through donor
engagement, stewardship, and fulfillment. This position will ensure donors are receiving appropriate
philanthropic benefits from their support, articulate impact to donors and utilize the Garden’s Customer
Relationship Management software to build and maintain donor relationships.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred and minimum of three years related work experience in fundraising, donor or customer relations, or non-profit administration or comparable combination of education and experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and editing and proofreading skills.
• Ability to successfully coordinate meetings.
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively in a fast- paced team environment.
• Proficiency with MS Office products (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and CRM (Salesforce).
• Talent for building relationships.
• Passion for non-profit work and commitment to the Garden’s mission. with a discretion of confidential information and professional integrity.
• Availability to work flexible hours, including occasional evening and weekend commitments.
• Comfortable working in an open office environment.

Nice To Haves

• Database management experience, skills with data analysis and segmentation, and experience working with executives and/or high net worth individuals preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure fulfillment of corporate sponsorship benefits and in-kind benefits to include: fulfillment of discount, ticket, recognition, and engagement benefits.
• Set-up and manage internal Corporate Days with processes to include internal and external communications to ensure donor expectations are met.
• Field and manage inquiries from corporations for volunteer experiences.
• Generate Impact reports for donors that detail outcomes for select events, exhibits, and programs. Reports will also detail information about the Garden’s audience, such as demographics and marketing reach as needed.
• Respond to all donor inquiries in a timely and professional manner, ensuring all communications align with the Garden’s stewardship standards.
• Coordinate with internal staff and donors on logistical details related to Dinner on the Desert donor fulfillment to include coordination with board committee on donor lists and engagement with donors to facilitate donation and table coordination.
• Assist with grant proposal preparation as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees