Business Development Assistant

New Growth Project; Rockford (MI); Remote; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

New Growth Project, a nonprofit care farm in Rockford, Michigan, is seeking a Business Manager & Development Support Coordinator to assist our development efforts and business administration from a remote, part-time role.

Reporting to the Director of Community Engagement & Business Management, you will manage donor records in Bloomerang, coordinate communications, track grants, and support payroll and onboarding.

Qualifications

• Experience with nonprofit administration, donor databases, or bookkeeping.
• Strong writing, organization, and follow-through.
• Comfort managing confidential information and working independently.
• Familiarity with Bloomerang, QuickBooks Online, and Microsoft Office is helpful.
• Light training is available.

Responsibilities

• Manage Bloomerang donor records, acknowledgments, appeals, and donor communications.
• Coordinate quarterly newsletter mailings and track grants and fundraising results.
• Research prospective donors and support annual fundraising and capital campaigns.
• Categorize QuickBooks transactions and maintain accurate administrative records.
• Coordinate employee onboarding paperwork, benefits administration, and payroll reviews.
• Support annual filings and board meeting preparation.

Skills

Strong writing

Organization

Confidential information handling

Nonprofit administration

Donor databases

Bookkeeping

Independent work

Tools

Bloomerang

QuickBooks Online

Microsoft Office

Job description

Business Manager & Development Support Coordinator

Part-time | Remote

New Growth Project is a nonprofit care farm in Rockford, Michigan, providing meaningful, paid employment for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We seek an organized, detail-oriented professional to support our development efforts and business administration.

Reporting to the Director of Community Engagement & Business Management, this person will:

• Manage Bloomerang donor records, acknowledgments, appeals, and donor communications.
• Coordinate quarterly newsletter mailings and track grants and fundraising results.
• Research prospective donors and support annual fundraising and capital campaigns.
• Categorize QuickBooks transactions and maintain accurate administrative records.
• Coordinate employee onboarding paperwork, benefits administration, and payroll reviews.
• Support annual filings and board meeting preparation.

Ideal candidate: Strong writing, organization, and follow-through; comfort managing confidential information and working independently; experience with nonprofit administration, donor databases, or bookkeeping. Familiarity with Bloomerang, QuickBooks Online, and Microsoft Office is helpful. light training is available.

Hourly rate commensurate with experience. $18-22/hour 20-25hrs/week