Development Associate and Communications Associate
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Job Description
College Possible Seattle
This Work Is Our Mission
At College Possible we believe talent is universal. For many students the path to college can feel overwhelming or out of reach. Thats where you come in.
We support students on their journey to higher education by providing personalized coaching resources and guidance. When you join College Possible you become part of a team dedicated to making college access and success a reality. Together we help students navigate the admissions process overcome challenges and earn their degrees.
Our Impact
80 of College Possible students are admitted to college
86 of College Possible students enroll in college
93000 students served nationwide since 2000
Why Join Our Team
When you work at College Possible youre not just taking a jobyoure advancing a mission to help more students get to and through college. Youll play a direct role in helping students achieve their educational goals and build brighter futures.
Key Benefits
Professional Growth
Access training mentorship and career development opportunities as you support student success.
MissionDriven Impact
Make a direct difference in students lives by helping them access and complete college.
Collaborative Community
Join a team that values teamwork innovation and excellence in service of students.
WorkLife Balance
Enjoy flexible work options unlimited PTO and resources to support your wellbeing.
Basic Description
We are seeking a creative and energetic individual to be our Development & Communications Associate at College Possible Washington. This position works closely with the Sr. Development Director to achieve annual revenue goals and manages marketing and communications.
The position supports the operational functions of development working closely with the national external relations team in a matrixed environment to customize the design messaging and strategy for Washingtons constituencies and achieve the sites fundraising and communication primary focus will be on supporting community partner engagement through written communication engagement activities social media and administrative development tasks. This position will assist with the of the fundraising and communications plans.
Development responsibilities include planning and executing development events and activities direct mail campaigns generating reports managing the donor database analysis of donor giving grant tracking and supporting the writing and gathering of information for grant proposals and reports.
Marketing and communications responsibilities include content creation and management of social media blog posts newsletters collateral pieces and community partner reports. This position assists with site photography and periodically coordinates professional videography.
The ideal candidate will be strategic detailoriented and able to organize manage and prioritize deadlinedriven projects as well as be an effective storyteller. This position reports directly to the Sr. Development Director and works very closely with the Sr. Program Director.
Essential Job Functions
Marketing/Communications 50
- Create and coordinate crossdepartment collaboration to ensure consistent mission focused messaging that is audiencecentered and relevant.
- Responsible for content development strategy and delivery informed by engagement tracking and measurements of communication vehicles including website ecommunications and social media.
- Manage development customization distribution and maintenance of all print and electronic collateral including newsletters brochures ecommunications and the College Possible Washingtons website.
- Collaborate with the development team in creation and implementation of individual donor strategies including writing and designing direct mail appeals and donor communications.
- Source and write student impact stories to elevate organization mission to College Possible audiences as well as potentially pitch to external news outlets.
- Provide support to program team with marketing and communications needs.
- Manage development and communications calendar to strategically integrate messaging to listserv individuals institutions and social media followers.
- Attend College Possible events and activities to build on catalog of usable photos for collateral social media website etc.
Development Operations 50
Development
- Support individual giving program through direct mail campaigns online giving programs and individual prospecting.
- Support planning and of annual fundraising events.
- Work closely with national office to process and acknowledge all local gifts.
- Maintain and manage donor records in Salesforce database and shared files including grant tracking and reporting.
- Collaborate with local and national finance and development teams to gather information necessary to report to all funders on grants and programs.
- Create and run reports and analyze data to support better understanding of donor trends next steps and forecasting.
- All other development and communications duties as assigned.
- Grants
- Support the writing of grant proposals and reports.
- Develop/maintain grants calendar to track deadlines communication and reporting.
- Ensure that donor funder communications and follow up are timely and accurate.
- Develop detailed understanding of College Possible WAs program and glean information from a wide range of sources that can be used to weave a compelling narrative and case for support through grant proposals.
- Assist with grant research
What You Bring
Education/Certifications/Licenses:
- Bachelors degree in Communications Marketing Journalism Nonprofit Management or related field required;
Related Work Experience:
- Two to four years of experience in development communications marketing donor relations or related field
- Proven copywriting and editing acumen
- Prefer experience organizing fundraising events and activities
- Experience creating social media posts and newsletter content preferred
- A strong track record of managing multiple projects and deadlines concurrently
- Experience with a variety of communications channels including multimedia
- Experience developing and implementing communications strategies a plus
Computer/Software Skills:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite required
- Experience with Salesforce fundraising Salesforce Marketing Cloud CRM and email marketing preferred
Other Skills Abilities and Requirements:
- Ability to project manage events and activities independently
- Problemsolver comfortable working in fastpaced work environment
- Relationshipbuilder with the flexibility and sensitivity to balance the perspectives of others
- Sincere commitment to work collaboratively with all constituent groups including staff volunteers donors program participants and other supporters
- Selfstarter able to work independently and entrepreneurial; enjoys creating and implementing new initiatives
- Highly organized and detailoriented
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
What We Offer
In addition to joining a committed diverse valuesbased organization we offer:
- An opportunity for you to have a tremendous impact both internally and in the broader country.
- A competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Excellent benefits including complete health dental life shortterm and longterm insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Encouraged sustainability through a generous paid time off program.
- Personalized professional development and growth opportunities.
To Apply Please apply at: Include a resume and cover letter.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
