Development & Growth Communications Specialist

Community Services For Autistic Adults & Chi; Montgomery Village (MD); On-site; USD 51,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Services For Autistic Adults & Chi (CSAAC) in Montgomery Village, MD, seeks a Communications, Development & Strategic Initiatives Specialist to support the Director of Growth, Outreach and Strategic Initiatives across communications, fundraising, and programs. The role requires strong organizational, communication, technology, and project coordination skills.

You will manage website content, design materials in Canva, oversee CRM donor records, and coordinate campaigns, events, and

Qualifications

• Associate degree required; bachelor’s degree preferred in communications/marketing/public relations/nonprofit management or related field.
• Demonstrated experience in communications, marketing, development/fundraising, community outreach, engagement, or related area.
• Experience creating professional communications and marketing materials for digital and print.
• Experience maintaining websites and routine content updates using WordPress.
• Experience with donor management systems, reporting, and donor activity tracking.
• Experience coordinating multiple projects, deadlines, vendors, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assist with annual fundraising campaigns, appeals, events, sponsorships, and development activities.
• Maintain donor and constituent information within the organization’s CRM.
• Prepare donor acknowledgments, correspondence, and appeals.
• Conduct donor, prospect, corporate, foundation, and sponsorship research.
• Coordinate sponsorship outreach and track responses and follow-up actions.
• Produce fundraising reports, analytics, dashboards, and mailing lists.
• Assist with event logistics, materials, communications, and follow-up.

Skills

Communication and writing

Project coordination

Content creation

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor’s degree in communications/marketing/pr non profi t/ business

Tools

WordPress

CRM systems

Canva

Microsoft Office

Job description

Community Services For Autistic Adults & Chi (CSAAC) in Montgomery Village, MD, seeks a Communications, Development & Strategic Initiatives Specialist to support the Director of Growth, Outreach and Strategic Initiatives across communications, fundraising, and programs. The role requires strong organizational, communication, technology, and project coordination skills.

You will manage website content, design materials in Canva, oversee CRM donor records, and coordinate campaigns, events, and