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Development Specialist

Employer
The Children's Museum of the Upstate
Location
Greenville, South Carolina
Salary
$40,000-$45,000 per year plus benefits including medical, vision, dental, 401k, disability, and life
Closing date
Aug 5, 2021

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Focus Areas
Youth Development
Job Function
Development / Fundraising
Position Type
Full Time
Degree Level
Bachelors
Willingness to Travel
up to 25%
Experience Level
Administrative

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate is seeking a Development Specialist to assist in supporting the mission to ignite a community of compassionate problem solvers through intentional and inclusive play. Serving over 200,000 visitors a year, TCMU has locations in Greenville and Spartanburg, houses hands-on exhibits supporting learning through play, and provides robust programming and outreach opportunities to the Upstate SC community.

Major Responsibilities

  • Lead and take initiative in supporting fundraising activities from all sources (sponsors, donors, legislative)
  • Cultivate and steward external relationships to increase financial donations
  • Assist with planning and execution of fundraising events
  • Work directly with management and development team to manage project workflow and oversee day to day milestones for projects including maintaining an accurate donor database and following proper procedures

Predominant Tasks

  • Research and identify prospective new individual, corporate, and foundation donors; proactively initiate sponsorship and funding; and cultivate relationships to sustain longterm giving
  • Drive for sustainable funding sources for operating, project, and exhibit strategies
  • Maintain Development database for all data entry, gift processing, reports and recording of accurate interactions with donors and donor information
  • Develop, achieve, and surpass fundraising goals that support the museum’s day to day operations and longterm financial sustainability
  • Assist grantwriter with research, preparation and submission of grant applications to private and corporate foundations and governmental entities

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required

Experience

  • Three years+ of Development experience in nonprofit organization
  • Major gift solicitation experience
  • Familiarity with grant writing (25% success rate) and external relationships with all levels of leadership amongst industry, civic, and private individuals

Technical Skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, being able to manage dashboards/metrics, reporting, flowcharting, and digital communications
  • Ability to use various donor database software
  • Project Management

Personal Attributes

  • Great interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence with vast array of internal and external audiences
  • Trustworthy, passionate, collaborative, highly ethical and decisive
  • Curious and innovative in supporting objectives and efficient workflow
  • Strong communication skills, written and verbal
  • Team player, high energy and ethics, able to flourish in fast paced environment with confidence

TCMU offers medical, vision, dental, 401k, disability, and life benefits. Come join our team today!

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