Development Associate - Arts Fundraising (Hybrid)

Louisville Ballet; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care benefits

401(k) plan

Flexible remote-hybrid work

Generous paid vacation

Job summary

Opera Lafayette is seeking a Development Associate to support all aspects of the contributed-income program, including donor records, gift processing, acknowledgements, reporting, and development communications. The Associate will work closely with the Executive Director to nurture donor relationships.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and at least two years in development, strong organizational skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with PatronManager or CRMs is a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least two years of development or related work experience.
• A passion for arts fundraising and the ability to build relationships with patrons, donors, and colleagues.
• Flexibility and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, discretion, and sound judgement.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Working knowledge of donor databases or customer relationship management systems (CRMs) preferred.
• Experience with PatronManager, Kindsight/iWave, or FoundationSearch is a plus.
• Commitment to working as part of a small team and to embracing new ideas.
• Availability for occasional evening and weekend work associated with performances, donor events, and annual benefits.
• Love for and knowledge of opera are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain PatronManager records for contact, pledges and payments, interactions, communications, events, relationship managers, and next steps.
• Process and acknowledgement gifts, maintain complete donor records, gift designations, tax documentation, and supporting materials.
• Track donor giving, engagement, benefits, renewals, and opportunities for upgrades, new donor cultivation, and ticket-donation conversion.
• In partnership with Finance, prepare bank deposits and documentation, and coordinate monthly gift reconciliation.
• Support Annual Fund donor-communications, and crowdfunding campaigns across print and digital channels, include segmentation, lists, schedules, content support, deadline and response tracking, and reporting.
• Maintain the grants calendar and coordinate deadlines, materials, submissions, reporting obligations, and funder records.
• Support annual benefits and other cultivation, stewardship, and donor recognition events, including invitations, guest lists, RSVPs, recognition, and follow-up.
• Research prospects; prepare donor reports and prospect briefings; track relationship information and next steps; and support cultivation and stewardship activity.

Skills

Donor relations

Communication

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PatronManager

CRMs

Excel

FoundationSearch

KindSight/iWave

Job description

Opera Lafayette is seeking a Development Associate to support all aspects of the contributed-income program, including donor records, gift processing, acknowledgements, reporting, and development communications. The Associate will work closely with the Executive Director to nurture donor relationships.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and at least two years in development, strong organizational skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with PatronManager or CRMs is a