This position requires strategic mindedness clear and compelling writing and editing creativity and social intelligence among many other skills. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate a keen interest in the work of the Quincy Institute. The senior associate will closely follow the work of the entire staff to be able to sell the organizations work and tell its success stories effectively. The associate will utilize strategic thinking skills to crystallize program work into compelling and succinct proposals. This associate will report to QIs director of development.
Responsibilities
Closely follow the daily and weekly news cycle tracking issues of relevance to the organization including philanthropic news. Make mental connections between the news and QIs work and see opportunities for QI to reach out in support of its development and strategic goals.
Manage QIs donor management system (Raisers Edge) and email distribution system (Mailchimp) including entry and maintenance of donor records and produce custom reports. Assist with financial reports and general analysis of data as it relates to fundraising financial reconciliation and donor recognition. Maintain and produce lists for email campaigns event invitations programmatic updates and successes and annual reports.
Own production of the organizations annual report and distribution including management of relationships with internal stakeholders outside vendors artists and printers.
Creativity clarity and brevity will be needed when you help develop targeted collateral materials to encourage giving across different aspects of QIs focus.
Build relationships across internal teams at QI to assist in program development and securing support for new mission oriented projects.
Liaise with the operations team to develop program budgets and accurate fiscal reporting in support of the audit and 990.
Support donor and board maintenance and research and write prospect profiles for potential board additions and identify pathways for outreach and asks.
Help staff and run the organizations Leadership Circle and develop donor incentive programs as well as assist in developing and planning travel and speaking tours to further our development goals.
Maintain the development calendar ensuring that board meetings grant applications reports and regular contacts with donors and board members are made.
Help develop digital fundraising strategies including via email LinkedIn FaceBook and video ads and plan and implement multiple direct mail and email appeals annually with a high degree of customization and emotional appeal. Work with the communications team and coordinate key QI staff.
Maintain the organizations public facing development profiles including the QI website and other nonprofit transparency sources like GuideStar.
Prospect new sources of funding from individuals and foundations beginning with online supporters and provide personalized donor impact updates on an asneeded basis
Support the director of development in organizing and staffing weekly meetings of the development leadership team and the board development committee.
Qualifications
Minimum of 35 years of experience raising foundation funds writing grant applications for a nonprofit organization and/or stewarding individual donors.
Commitment to QIs mission and knowledge of and interest in issues related to U.S. foreign policy and ongoing policy debates in the United States as well as familiarity with the IR theories of Realism and Restraint.
Extremely strong written and oral communications skills; able to discuss policy in an engaging manner. Clear compelling and careful writing and deep research skills are essential.
Excellent project management skills; able to evaluate and prioritize concurrent proposals reports and prospecting projects and respond flexibly to changes.
Ability to think creatively and anticipate the needs of senior leadership and colleagues; ability to listen to and synthesize ideas from colleagues into products that satisfy funder requirements.
Ability to work in a fastpaced environment and meet tight deadlines. You will be detailoriented and wellorganized take initiative and be able to meet deadlines while producing highquality work.
A graduate degree in political science international relations business psychology or marketing preferred.
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