Development Associate
Development Associate
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19-08-2025
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Job Description
Position Overview:
City Year is seeking a dynamic creative and detail-oriented Development Associate (DA). Reporting to the Director of Development the DA will assist in the management and implementation of the development strategy for City Year Columbus with specific emphasis on managing a portfolio of multi-sector donors and prospects advancing the marketing efforts of the site and development operations in an effort to maximize financial resources to help City Year Columbus achieve its revenue and mission-based goals.
Responsibilities:
Fundraising Donor Relations and Grant Management
- Work with the Director of Development to create a strategy to identify track and secure new/existing funding partners
- Nurture and manage donor partnerships via written and verbal communication as well as donor presentations
- Engage public sector stakeholders to participate in site events
- Write grants and ensure contract compliance
Marketing Communications and Brand Management
- Develop a traditional social media marketing strategy and materials to attract donors and increase City Year brand awareness
- Oversee development and implementation of annual on-line giving campaign
- Ensure that all external communications maintain continuity with all aspects of the City Year brand
- Train staff and corps to understand and implement the elements of the City Year brand
Development Operations Contract Compliance & Reporting
- Manage day-to-day administrative operations:
- Database information entry data cleansing and management and revenue reporting
- Donation tracking
- Media analytics and trend reporting
- Create and update repository of photos quotes logos and templates for use by staff and corps when developing documents
- Invoicing gift processing mailings website maintenance
- Special event planning coordination and support
Qualifications:
- Associates or Bachelors degree
- 1-3 years in direct fundraising grant writing and/or communications experience. Grant writing experience and/or experience with government grant processes a plus
- Ability to managing a large multi-faceted workload while working closely in a small team
- Extensive experience using social media tools for an organization: Twitter; Facebook; LinkedIn; Hoot Suite; Blog; Word Press
- Strong computer skills: Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint Salesforce
- Strong communications and presentation skills (written and verbal) required to cultivate inspire and engage a wide range of audiences including stakeholders
- Excellent organizational skills ability to handle multiple tasks and think critically
- Proven organizational and prioritizing abilities with strong attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure and respond to short deadlines
- City Year/AmeriCorps/Peace Corps experience a plus
- Experience writing press releases preferred
Special Requirements
- Ability to travel to overnight events including Academy (a conference for all City Year staff held in Boston for one week in the summer) and other national events
- Must have a valid drivers license and vehicle
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation commensurate with experience. Great benefits including health insurance with Flexible Spending Account paid vacation holidays parental leave 401K and more.
Required Experience:
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Employment Type
Full Time
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