Development and Communications Coordinator
- Employer
- Focused Community Strategies (FCS)
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Closing date
- Mar 28, 2019
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- Focus Areas
- Agriculture / Food / Nutrition, Housing / Shelter, Religion / Faith-based
- Job Function
- Development / Fundraising
- Position Type
- Full Time
- Degree Level
- Bachelors
- Experience Level
- Professional
Job Details
Focus Community Strategies (FCS) is a Christian community development organization that partners with under-resourced neighborhoods to provide innovative and holistic development that produces flourishing communities where God’s Shalom is present.
Description:
The role of the Development and Communications Coordinator is to provide highly professional and technical support to the leadership of Focused Community Strategies (FCS) by managing and executing development strategies; grant research, writing and reporting; overseeing fundraising events; data collection and analysis for all fundraising activities; and managing organizational communication processes
Strong applicants for this position will be self-motivated, team-oriented, highly detailed and organized. Applicants must be able to manage multiple projects and schedules while maintaining communication with executive leadership. He/She will be asked to develop and maintain internal systems to strengthen and support FCS development and fundraising processes. Applicants must be skilled at organizing and grant writing.
Responsibilities:
- Grant Management
- Research possible grant and funding opportunities for the organization
- Write and edit grant applications in partnership with executive leadership with grant writers
- Track all grant funding including upcoming deadlines, submitted applications, and funded applications. Complete and submit all requiring reports and documentation for funders
- Oversee grant compliance and reporting in partnership with program directors
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Communications
- Execute annual communications plan in partnership with executive leadership and contracted communications and design vendors
- Develop strategies to increase organizations platform, brand awareness and mailing lists
- Oversee the creation and execution of monthly and quarterly organizational communications, targeted communications to donors, annual report and other marketing materials
- Maintain content on website, blog, and social media in partnership with Communications team
- Leadership Support
- Coordinate board and board committee meetings and provide administrative support when needed
- Coordinate donor and foundation meetings on behalf of the organization as needed
- Assist leadership by ensuring organization has necessary communication materials for donors solicitation meetings and events
- Donor Relations & Events
- Maintain regular contact and communications with donors including follow up appointments, thank you’s, grant/donation inquiries, and marketing support.
- Research donor prospects and plan cultivation journey
- Oversee fundraising events as aligned in development strategy
Skills needed:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A self-motivated and detail-oriented planner
- Ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently
- Ability to communicate persuasively and accurately about FCS’s community development model and philosophy of responsible charity
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Google products, social media and database software, Raiser’s Edge NXT preferred
- Commitment to a team environment
- 3 to 5 years of development experience
Company
Focus Community Strategies (FCS) is a Christian community development organization that partners with under-resourced neighborhoods to provide innovative and holistic development that produces flourishing communities where God’s Shalom is present.
- Website
- https://fcsministries.org/
- Telephone
- 404-627-4304
- Location
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PO Box 17628
Atlanta
GA
30316
United States
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