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Fund Development Specialist

Employer
Life Skills Training and Educational Programs, Inc.
Location
Sacramento, California
Salary
$53,000 per year
Closing date
Feb 20, 2021

Job Details

The Fund Development Specialist is responsible for effectively and accurately collecting, managing, and reporting constituent and client data within the database system; administering a timely and effective gift acknowledgment system; contributing to the marketing and fundraising goals of the organization.

 

Essential Job Functions include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Responsible for incoming and outgoing fundraising gift activity including processing gifts, inputting data into the fundraising database, processing gift acknowledgment letters, conducting mail merges, and overseeing mail logistics.
  • Process all restricted cash receipts and reconcile them with the database.
  • Assist with all restricted disbursements in the database, reconcile with partner reports and generate outcome stats monthly and as needed; includes all partner-specific reporting.
  • Manage all In-Kind donations including reconciling operations paperwork to a constituent database.  Monthly reconciling and reporting to finance and operation department. Assure In-Kind donations meet IRS guidelines and valuations are accurate.
  • Responsible for prospecting potential new funding sources; research public and private agencies and foundations to fund areas of operations, projects, pilots, and research.
  • Identify potential partners for ongoing programs and special projects through an examination of past records of contributors and knowledge of the community.
  • Write grants, research foundations, and corporations, and oversee or implement other fundraising strategies.
  • Contribute to department’s marketing and a communications plan; impact stories, strategic messaging internally and externally.
  • Contribute to department’s execution and management of the Academic and Sports Scholarship programs; includes all aspects to launching a campaign, application screening and scoring, committee support, award processing, and recognition event planning.
  • Mentor scholarship recipients through speaking at partner recognition/celebration events.
  • Represent LifeSTEPS at community events: Booth coordination, set-up, and presence

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: The minimum qualifications and training for this position are:

  • Associate’s degree in marketing, business management, public relations, or related field. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
  • Two (2) years of related experience in fund development practices.
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute for the degree.
  • Experience working in a non-profit setting preferred.

Skills

  • Communication Skills:
  • Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language.
  • Communicating with Supervisors and Peers: Provide information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
  • Communicating with Persons Outside Organization: Communicate with third parties with professionalism, represent and promote the LifeSTEPS values to program participants and partnerships, the public, governmental, and other external agencies. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
  • Management Skills
  • Time Management: Develop specific goals and the ability to organize and accomplish work.
  • Team building: Encourage and build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
  • Maintain strong boundaries.
  • Ability to educate and train staff, interns, and volunteers with regard to resource development strategies, systems, and techniques.
  • Ability to work in a very fast-paced, ever-changing environment while adhering to critical deadlines.
  • Leadership Skills
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others: Handle complaints, settle disputes, and resolve grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
  • Initiative: Willingness to take on responsibility and challenge while working within the construct of the agency goals.
  • Ability to inspire staff and partners to achieve agency success.
  • Team Building: Encourage and build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
  • Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures, percentages, and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, and proportions.
  • Reasoning Skills: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Other Skills and Abilities

  • Attention to detail: Detail-oriented and thorough in completing work tasks.
  • Complex Problem-Solving Skills: Identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
  • Computer Skills: Ability to operate a personal computer with email, internet, and word processing software.
  • Maintain confidentiality in all duties, actions, and communications.
  • Dependability: Ability to be reliable, responsible, and dependable in order to fulfill obligations. The position requires regular attendance and timeliness.
  • Office Support: Ability to provide office administrative support. Establish filing systems; organize and maintain an efficient workplace. Ability to operate office equipment such as fax machines, copiers, and phone systems.
  • Knowledge of tax law and IRS regulations that affect charitable giving.
  • Working knowledge of database systems.
  • May need to work some evenings and weekends in order to attend events or address situations of crisis.
  • Regional travel and occasional overnight travel may be necessary.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

  • Valid California Driving License and reliable, insured transportation.

Physical Job Description

  • Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; walk on uneven terrain; bend; sit; use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls; lift; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. Must be able to stand for extended periods of time and move about the facilities within the communities served by LifeSTEPS- both indoors and outdoors. Vision and hearing must be sufficient to perform job functions safely including visual acuity to perform activities such as data entry, preparing reports, viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading, and visual inspection of one’s own work product at varying distances.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

 

  • Work Environment: While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee regularly works in an office setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee occasionally works in outdoor weather conditions, at resident properties, and at special events.

 

You may E-mail your resume or Quick Apply through our website.

Jody@LifeSTEPSusa.org

or

https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=15240&clientkey=2128EFB4A05EA5D014F830759D647DD1 

Company

LifeSTEPS brings years of experience and specialization in social services to serve individuals and families living in affordable housing, including children, teens, and adults . The STEP in LifeSTEPS stands for Skills Training and Educational Programs and is the heart of our mission.

We believe community development is built one STEP at a time. Our vision is that every person touched by LifeSTEPS will be empowered with the skills, resources, and support needed to maintain stable housing and break the cycle of poverty.

Our founders believe that building affordable housing is only the first step. It is also essential to provide meaningful programs that empower people to move forward in their lives.

Mission: The mission of LifeSTEPS is to provide effective educational and supportive services to maximize the strengths of individuals and build resilient communities.

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
916-965-0110
Location
3247 Ramos Circle
Sacramento
CA
95827
US

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