Development Assistant: Donor & Events Support

Raphael House of San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Raphael House of San Francisco is seeking a Development Assistant to support fundraising activities, donor database management (Raiser’s Edge NXT), gift processing, and donor acknowledgements. You will collaborate with leadership and events staff to engage volunteers, sponsors, and donors while helping to share our mission.

The role supports a team raising over $4,000,000 annually and requires strong organizational, writing, and communication skills, with occasional evening/weekend commitments

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in an administrative or fundraising role.
• Experience with MS Office, Google Drive, and CRM/fundraising platforms like Raiser’s Edge, Greater Giving, OneCause, Auctria, and/or Eventbrite preferred.
• WordPress and social media platform proficiency.
• Excellent organizational skills; ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks.
• Strong written and verbal communication; team player with a solutions mindset.
• Flexibility to work remotely and in-office with occasional evenings/weekends.
• Must be 21+.
• Number of years of Development experience: 1

Responsibilities

• Process gifts, enter data, and run reports using Raiser’s Edge NXT.
• Process donor acknowledgements and stewardship, assign tasks in RE NXT.
• Ensure timely monthly revenue reconciliation with Accounting.
• Maintain data quality and organize files in fundraising databases.
• Identify in-kind needs and coordinate with donors and staff for donations.
• Assist with volunteer events and recruitment; supervise on-site during events.
• Support with volunteer calendars and monthly data collection.
• Prepare meeting minutes, agendas, and internal/external reports.
• Produce weekly gift reports and pull data lists for the team.
• Update website/blog content and support marketing duties as needed.

Skills

MS Office

Google Drive

Communication

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Deadline-driven

Fundraising principles

Customer service mindset

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Raiser’s Edge NXT

Greater Giving

OneCause

Auctria

Eventbrite

WordPress

Social Media platforms

Job description

Raphael House of San Francisco is seeking a Development Assistant to support fundraising activities, donor database management (Raiser’s Edge NXT), gift processing, and donor acknowledgements. You will collaborate with leadership and events staff to engage volunteers, sponsors, and donors while helping to share our mission.

The role supports a team raising over $4,000,000 annually and requires strong organizational, writing, and communication skills, with occasional evening/weekend commitments