Annual Giving Associate

Annual Giving Associate 

Job Title: Annual Giving Associate 

Department:  Resource Development 

Reports To: Director of Development 

Status: Full-Time (40 hours per week) 

Position Purpose: The Latin American Association (LAA) seeks a dynamic, goal-oriented professional to help strengthen and amplify the LAA’s annual giving initiatives through outreach to and solicitation of individual donors and prospects. Reporting to the Director of Development, the Annual Giving Associate is a self-motivated, confident, and experienced fundraiser with demonstrated success identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and closing individual gifts as well as a proven track record of donor retention and annual giving activities. The successful candidate will lead the direct mail and annual giving program, and work hand-in-hand with the Development Director to develop a robust mid-level and major gifts program. This position is a great fit for someone who is independent, analytical and organized, a strong communicator, knowledgeable about direct marketing, an excellent writer, and passionate.   

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Manage and grow the LAA’s annual giving initiatives, setting ambitious goals, then creating and executing strategy to attain them. Work with Development Director and Database Manager to develop, track, and report on fundraising plans and metrics; manage budgets, and proactively forecast shifts in revenue expectations. 
• Oversee all activities related to donor direct response. Steward the approvals process to ensure deadlines are met. Work with the communications team to integrate messaging and donor information from gifts received through donor direct response, online donations, and others. Ensure that bequests are tracked and properly stewarded. 
• Work alongside the Development Director to create a portfolio of mid-level and major gifts donors and prospects. Develop a working knowledge of the current donor base and assist in creating strategies to support and cultivate relationships with past, current and future supporters. Research current donors and promising leads. When possible, meet, qualify, and solicit current and potential mid-level and major donors.  
• Draft correspondence, board reports, and committee meeting minutes, as needed. 
• In coordination with the communications department, draft individual donor correspondence including but not limited to newsletters, appeals, briefing memos, proposals, and reports, as well as formal and informal thank you letters and scripts for thank you calls. Evaluate and streamline acknowledgement/tax receipt process, ensuring compliance with IRS regulations and donor stewardship best practices.  
• Manage individual giving hard copy and electronic files in accordance with organization’s record retention policy. Organize and maintain event, direct mail, and other distribution lists. 
• Engage in other duties assigned by the Development Director. Represent the LAA professionally by attending foundation, community, and grantee events as appropriate  
• Participate in ongoing professional development opportunities as appropriate  
• Contribute to and manage special projects, as requested  

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree  
• Excellent presentation, written and oral communication skills 
• Excellent research, analytical, and organizational skills 
• Strong ability to plan and manage processes with high attention to detail 
• Effective collaborator with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team 
• High degree of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint 

Compensation:  Salary commensurate with experience and background. 

This job description should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform other related duties as may be required by their supervisor. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. 

To apply: 

Please submit cover letter and resume to jmartinez@thelaa[dot]org. 

About the Latin American Association 

Founded in 1972, the Latin American Association (LAA) is the longest serving and largest provider of social and immigration legal services in Atlanta’s Latino community.  Our services and programs impact more than 40,000 individuals each year. For more about the LAA at www.thelaa.org. 

Mission: To empower Latinos to adapt, integrate, and thrive 

Vision: Opportunity for All