Development Associate

Job Overview:

TheACLU of Utahseeks a full-time Development Associate. TheDevelopment Associate is a non-exempt salaried position that reports to the Development Director. This position is classified as For-Cause as defined in the ACLU of Utah handbook afteran initial6-month probationary period.

The Development Associate provides dedicated support to the Development Director across donor stewardship special event execution grantmanagement and donor portfolio management. This position takes ownership of donationacknowledgements and reporting coordinates and helps lead fundraising events manages a portfolio of smaller-dollar donors and prospectsrepresentsthe ACLU of Utah at public eventsand plays a lead role in the organizations grants program. The Development Associate helpsmaintainhealthy relationships with ACLUof Utahmembers and donors and plays a key role in expanding the organizations capacity to raise funds in support ofthe ACLU of Utahs mission.

Primary Responsibilities:

Donor Stewardship & Reporting:

• Timely process and manageacknowledgementletters forall incomingdonations.

• Generatedonorand giftreports as assigned.

• Assistwith reconciliation of CRM (Salesforce/Blackbaud CRM) and QuickBooks records as needed.

• Attend and take minutes for the Boards Development Committee support to the Committee as needed.

• Serve as afirstpoint of contact for donorsor prospective donorswith questionsconcerns or feedback.

• Coordinate withthe Development Director andrelevant contacts at ACLU National to manage and update monthly and quarterly recurring donors.

• Serve as backup supportforadditionalDevelopment and Administration supporttasks as assigned by the Development Director. Thismayinclude entering incoming donations to any relevant databases processing recurring or third-party donations etc.

Donor Portfolio & Cultivation:

• Own and manage a portfolio ofsmaller-dollardonors and prospectsunder the supervision of the Development Director.(TheDevelopment Director and Executive Directoralso eachmanagea portfolio ofhigher-dollar donors.)

• Serve as the primary point of contact for this portfolio:inclusive ofregular check-ins event invitationsandin-personone-on-one or their primary point of contact with the organization.

• Identifyand evaluate prospective donors for inclusion inthisportfolioand collaborate regularly with the Development Director toidentifydonors/prospectsready to transition into the Directors major gifts portfolio.

Grants:

• Research potential grantors and funding coordination with the Development Director prepare update and manage a grants calendar including submission and reporting deadlines.

• Preparemost grantrequests and reportsinclusive ofproposals budgets and supporting documents underthe Development Directors supervision and final larger or more complex grants prepare first drafts of proposals and reports with the Development Director completing andfinalizingthe submission.

• Coordinate with internal departmentsand staffto gather information needed for grant proposals and reports.

Fundraising andSpecial Events:

• Serve as lead project manager for assigned fundraising eventsincludingcoordinating with hosts and vendors to set a date managing catering creating event materials sending invitations managing the RSVP list and conducting invitee follow-up calls/emails/text with the Development Director on events where leadership is shared taking on the bulk of day-to-daylogistics.

• Coordinate with the Communications Department toeffectivelyadvertiseeventsandmanagecommunications with guests.

• Supportadditionalspecial eventsand donor gatherings as assigned.

Community & Donor Outreach:

• Attend eventsassociated withcommunity partnerssupportersor donorson behalf of the ACLU of Utahas assigned.

• Alongside the Campaigns Department table at rallies protests Pride and other community eventsas assigned.

Requirements and Skills:

• Abilityto and comfortability inassistingwith fundraisingeffortsincludingmanagingand fosteringrelationshipswith donors.

• Experiencein event planning includingplanningorganizingandexecutingevents.

• Experience working in a role that requiresinteractingwith customers donors clients adirect and sustained way. Experience and comfortability serving as the face of the organizationfor these individuals.

• Strong writing verbal analytic and time-management skills with exceptional attention to to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with diplomatic skills.

• Ability to work effectively with and gain the respect of diverse constituencies including donors board membersvolunteers andstaff.

• An utmostdedication to discretion and candidatewill be capable ofmaintainingstrict privacyregardingdonorspersonal information and details.

• Ability tomaintaindatabases and record-keeping including donor database/CRM.

• Excellent organizational skills with strong follow-through and the ability to meet tight deadlines.

• Ability to use sound judgment inmaintainingconfidentiality of donor adherence to privacy protocols isrequired.

• A highly detail-oriented work style. As this role interacts with sensitive areas of work including financial information donor relation management and grant reporting a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines document processes and decision making and ensureappropriate follow-throughis critical.

• The ability on occasion to work evenings weekends and irregular hours. Some travel may berequired.

• A commitment to diversity: a personal approach that values the individual and respects differences of race ethnicity age sex sexual orientation gender identity and expression religion ability involvement with the criminal justice system and socio-economic circumstance.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-4 yearsof experience in nonprofit Development ora similarrolewith directly transferrable skills.

• Demonstrated success in interacting withnonprofit donorswith a wide variety of personalities and preferences.

• Direct experience withnonprofit donor databasessuch asBlackbaudCRMSalesforcetheRaisers Edge etc.

• Professional writing experience inareas such asgrant-writingfinancial reportingcopywriting forannualreports samples may be requested.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to work at a computer for multiple hours per day.

• Ability toparticipatein person fordonor meetings donor events and fundraising work may be required by the Development Director.

• Ability to perform the physical acts associated with donor event organizing including lifting & pulling items that weighapproximately 5-15lbs; standing sitting kneeling or squatting.

• Ability to travel short distances within Salt Lake City and its immediate occasion travel elsewhere in Utahor to professional conferences or events outside of Utahmay berequired.

Work Environment:

Hybrid work requirement consisting ofapproximately a40-hour work week with work from home permitted when work responsibility permits. This position does have some in-person responsibilities that must occur at the officeseeabove.

SALARY & BENEFITS:

The Development Associate salary range is $62000-$80000 based on experience. Demonstrated experience is strongly preferred but candidates with applicable skills who think they might be a great fit are encouraged to apply. Excellent benefitsinclude:generous paid time off medical vision and dental insurance and a 401(k) plan with employer matching contribution that vestsimmediately.

TO APPLY:

Please upload BOTH a resume and cover letterin order foryour application to be considered.

Application review will beginimmediatelyand will continue until the position is filled.

The ACLU of Utah is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online please e-mail HR at emailprotected. If you are selected for an interview you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.

The ACLU of Utah is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online please e-mail HR at If you are selected for an interview you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.