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Development Coordinator at Emerald Necklace Conservatory

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy

Job Location:

Boston, MA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 55000 - 55000

Posted: 5 September 2026 (21 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 3 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

TITLE: Development Coordinator

DEPARTMENT: Development

REPORTS TO: Major Gift Officer

POSITION STATUS: Full-time non-exempt

STARTING SALARY: $55000

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to stewarding and improving for all the 1100 acre linear park system that connects 13 diverse Boston and Brookline neighborhoods from the Back Bay to Dorchester. Discover more about our work and programs at .

OVERVIEW

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy seeks an energetic experienced self-motivated and organized Development Coordinator to bring fundraising donor database management and donor relations skills to a growing parks stewardship nonprofit that is working to improve the historic and vibrant Emerald Necklace park system. The Development Coordinator works within the Development and External Relations team and interfaces with a variety of staff and volunteer leadership donors and external audiences to build donor support for the Emerald Necklace parks and the Conservancys diverse public and educational programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Major Gifts Officer the Coordinator is charged with helping to develop implement and manage strategies to meet development goals in addition to providing essential operational and administrative support to all aspects of the organizations fundraising program:

Database Management and Gift Processing:

Manage the Raisers Edge database including maintaining and improving data integrity in individual and gift records prospect tracking relationships and more.

Manage mailing lists constituent queries and database exports.

Enter all gifts and pledges in Raisers Edge including checks recurring gifts credit cards online gifts donor payroll deductions gifts of stock matching gifts event ticket purchases and events sponsorships and more.

Set up Raisers Edge gift IDs for all funds appeals etc. and communicate with the Marketing and Communications department to ensure proper event gift coding

Process all gift acknowledgment letters in a timely manner customizing correspondence by content or signatory as appropriate. Create and send tribute cards for honor/memorial gifts.

Generate and circulate regular and ad hoc reports to appropriate staff and volunteer leaders.

Coordinate and execute pledge reminder process.

Work with outside vendors and brokers to ensure that gifts of stock are processed and recorded correctly and according to the donors request.

Act as the first point of contact for donors with questions about giving to the organization.

Process donations made in conjunction with tour and public program registrations.

Create and manage Raisers Edge user accounts; train other staff on use of Raisers Edge and assist colleagues with Raisers Edge tasks.

Generate in-house mailings for donor solicitation and stewardship and communicate printing and mailing needs to vendors.

Make direct calls to donors to solicit donations as directed.

Actively participate in donor engagement at Conservancy events and programs.

Assist with creation of Development reports for quarterly Board meetings and monthly Executive Committee meetings.

Support the Chief Development Officer and Major Gift Officer in preparing for and facilitating Development Committee meetings (approximately bi-monthly)

Provide staff support for 4-5 large publicly facing events each year with the entire Conservancy team.

QUALIFICATIONS

The successful Development Coordinator will demonstrate an understanding of a fundraising office and the ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. The incumbent will be eager to work in a mission-focused non-profit organization dedicated to the stewardship of public green space and increasing access to the Emerald Necklace for all.

The successful candidate will have the following:

Undergraduate degree

A minimum of 1-3 years working in a development office (annual fund experience a plus)

Outstanding skills in Blackbauds Raisers Edge and Microsoft Office Suite

A variety of development and event experience including gifts processing donor prospecting small and large scale events and donor relations

Excellent organizational and recordkeeping skills

Great attention to detail

Strong follow-through

A strong ability to juggle multiple tasks prioritize and reprioritize

Strong verbal written and interpersonal skills

Discretion and ability to handle confidential information with professionalism

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and no person shall be discriminated against on the basis of race creed color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status age Veteran status physical/mental disability or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories consistent with legal requirements.

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The Emerald Necklace Conservancy

A private non-profit stewardship organization, The Emerald Necklace Conservancy maintains, restores & protects the parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.

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