Development Coordinator

Children's Cancer Research Fund; BLOOMINGTON (MN); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Children’s Cancer Research Fund is seeking a Development Coordinator to join a collaborative team supporting donor stewardship, campaigns, and development operations. The role reports to the Director of Development, Partnerships, with dotted line reporting to the Director of Development, Individual Giving, and requires some weekend/evening work.

This hybrid position requires at least 2 days per week in our Bloomington, MN office, with responsibility for CRM reporting, mailing coordination, event

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of admin, project, or operations support in nonprofit fundraising or communications.
• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM and project-management tools.
• Experience with mailing coordination, events, or donor communications.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate donor stewardship, data validation, and activity assignment in CRM.
• Schedule campaigns, manage recipient lists, and support campaigns.
• Process vendor invoices and support development communications.
• Provide meeting and calendar support to Directors of Development.

Skills

Project management

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Written and verbal communication

MS Office proficiency

Tools

Salesforce

Project management tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Children’s Cancer Research Fund is a national nonprofit dedicated to ending childhood cancer. We fund transformational research with the greatest potential to bring better, safer treatments and cures to children with cancer. Our approach is unique – we fund research across the country, not just at one hospital or institution, and our funding priorities address health disparities, aggressive and relapsed cancers, and long-term health after cancer. We also help kids and families find community and amplify their stories as they navigate the difficult experience of cancer treatment and survivorship.

Position Summary

Join a collaborative and passionate development team dedicated to advancing our mission through meaningful donor relationships and strategic fundraising efforts. The Development Coordinator provides essential administrative, operational, and project management support for donor stewardship, constituent engagement, fundraising communications, and development operations.

Reporting to the Director of Development, Partnerships, this position will have dotted line reporting to Director of Development, Individual Giving and support the full development team.

This is a non-exempt role that will involve some weekend and evening work throughout the year.

This position is hybrid REQUIRING, minimally, 2 days a week in the Bloomington office.

Project Coordination (Approx. 90%)

• Donor welcome, stewardship & acknowledgement support to include: running reports from CRM, validating data, and assigning activities appropriately; ensuring stewardship actions are completed accurately and timely.


• Digital stewardship support to include: scheduling and deployment of campaigns, test sending, extracting and preparing recipient lists from Salesforce, periodic contact management


• Mailing & donor communication coordination for development team


• Salesforce campaign, data and event support to include: processing event RSVPs and attendee information, tracking event participation at attendance

General Administrative Support – General (Approx. 10%)

• Meeting and calendar support for Directors of Development and CDO


• Serve as main point of contact for Development Team creative/print projects, coordinating internally with marketing and communications and externally with vendors, as needed


• Process vendor invoices and submit documentation


• Other duties and projects as assigned/needed.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong project management and organizational skills.


• Exceptional attention to detail and data accuracy.


• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills.


• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.

Education & Experience Requirements

• 2-3 years experience providing administrative, project, or operations support in a nonprofit, fundraising, communications, or relationship-management environment.


• Experience with Salesforce or comparable CRM/database systems and project management tools.


• Experience with mailing coordination, event support, or donor communications.