Donor Relations & Fundraising Associate

National Association For Education Of Young Children NAEYC; Washington (District of Columbia); Híbrido; USD 45.000 - 65.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) seeks a Development Associate to support donor engagement, fundraising campaigns, and stewardship. You'll manage records, generate metrics, and assist with prospect research in a mission-driven nonprofit.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Development and Donor Relations, the role offers a hybrid schedule in the DC Metro region and opportunities to grow in nonprofit fundraising and donor relations.

Qualificações

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• At least two years of nonprofit development, fundraising, donor relations, or nonprofit administration experience.
• Clean, on-brand writing instincts, and fluency with AI-assisted content tools as part of a modern workflow.
• Strong prospect research skills and comfort with accurate, high-volume data entry.
• A self-directed streak - you take ownership of your work and follow through without hand-holding.
• Experience with a CRM or donor database (e.g., Salesforce, Raiser's Edge, DonorPerfect) is a plus but not required; willingness and ability to learn new database systems is required.
• Strong written communication, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Highly organized, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and follow through on assignments without significant oversight.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word and Excel, and comfort with online tools such as SharePoint, OneDrive, and Claude.
• Commitment to NAEYC's values of excellence and innovation, transparency, reflection, equity and opportunity, collaboration, and care.

Responsabilidades

• Support fundraising appeals, donor communications, acknowledgements, and stewardship activities.
• Maintain donor, member, and prospect records in Salesforce or other fundraising databases.
• Generate reports, mailing lists, dashboards, and fundraising metrics.
• Conduct donor and prospect research and prepare briefing materials.
• Track donor and prospect activities across funding pipelines.
• Coordinate logistics for cultivation and stewardship events.
• Provide project and administrative support to the Development team.

Conhecimentos

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Excellent written communication

Multitasking

Self-directed

Editing/proofreading

AI-assisted content fluency

Data entry accuracy

Formação

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Ferramentas

Salesforce

Raiser's Edge

DonorPerfect

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

SharePoint

OneDrive

Descrição da vaga

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) seeks a Development Associate to support donor engagement, fundraising campaigns, and stewardship. You'll manage records, generate metrics, and assist with prospect research in a mission-driven nonprofit.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Development and Donor Relations, the role offers a hybrid schedule in the DC Metro region and opportunities to grow in nonprofit fundraising and donor relations.