DEVT204: Donations Management Team Lead

JerseySTEM; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated volunteer to assist with managing donations for STEM education programs. This role is pivotal in ensuring that donations are accurately recorded and acknowledged, while also identifying new funding opportunities. You will engage with various corporate platforms, maintain up-to-date records in Salesforce, and contribute to social impact initiatives aimed at bridging the gender gap in STEM education. If you are passionate about education and have a resourceful mindset, this opportunity allows you to make a meaningful difference while working in a flexible, virtual environment.

Qualifications

• Genuine concern about solving the STEM education gender gap.
• Experience with social impact or corporate-sponsored programs.

Responsibilities

• Log donations in Salesforce upon receipt and notify relevant departments.
• Review donation reports weekly for accuracy.

Skills

Attention to detail

Resourceful, can-do attitude

Social impact experience

Leadership experience

Comfortable with web-based platforms

Tools

Salesforce

G-Suite

Slack

Jira

Job description

Overview

This is a pro-bono volunteer position.

JerseySTEM provides free after school STEM classes to underserved middle school girls in grades 5-8. Funds are raised through corporate donations, employee donations, individual donors, and grants.

The donations management team is responsible for:

• Maintaining knowledge about the Corporate Platforms (Benevity, Easymatch, etc.)
• Updating JerseySTEM information in the corporate platforms
• Uncovering new funding opportunities with these platforms

Responsibilities

• Upon notification of a donation:
• Download the donation information from the relevant platform
• Log the donation in Salesforce
• Notify the relevant JerseySTEM department
• Ensure the donor receives a thank you letter
• Weekly:
• Log in to the Corporate Donation Platforms and ensure credentials are valid and information is up-to-date
• Review Salesforce donation reports and ensure they match reality
• Special projects:
• Seek to take advantage of specific opportunities offered by specific platforms:
• Benevity has volunteer posting opportunities
• EasyMatch has grants for charities

How success is measured in this role

You will be measured against the following Key Performance Indicators:

• How long it takes for a received donation to be recorded in Salesforce
• How long it takes for a donor to receive their thank you letter
• New related funding/fundraising opportunities uncovered
• How updated the JerseySTEM information is in the platforms

Qualifications

• Genuine concern about/interest in solving the STEM education gender gap
• Attention to detail
• Resourceful, can-do attitude
• Comfortable with learning web-based platforms
• Social impact experience, human resources, or corporate-sponsored employee programs
• Experience leading a function (i.e., team, department manager, etc.) and managing others, or desire to do so
• Comfortable working in a ‘virtual organization’ with digital tools (G-Suite, Slack, Jira, Salesforce)

It would be a plus if the candidate has a flexible schedule to allow for daytime calls with the school admins during the work week.