Donor Relations & Fundraising Coordinator

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center; Alaska; On-site; USD 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 paid holidays

Sick leave up to 56 hours/year

PTO 2 weeks first year

Job summary

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is seeking a Development & Donor Relations Coordinator to support fundraising, donor stewardship, events, and gift processing under the Development Director.

The role focuses on coordinating annual campaigns, donor communications, and stewardship across individuals, sponsors, and corporate partners, with on-site work in Portage, Alaska, and occasional remote opportunities.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, donor relations, communications, events, or administration.
• Strong organization, accuracy, writing, communication, and ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Comfort with databases, spreadsheets, financial records, and handling confidential information.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and donor CRM systems.

Responsibilities

• Support annual fundraising plans, direct mail and digital appeals, year-end campaigns, Giving Tuesday, and monthly giving initiatives.
• Coordinate fundraising mailings, donor lists, appeal materials, campaign communications, and response tracking.
• Assist with donor acquisition, renewals, retention, upgrades, re-engagement, and membership and animal adoption stewardship.
• Draft donor-focused letters, emails, appeals, and reports; collaborate with Marketing on digital content and impact updates.
• Coordinate timely acknowledgments, donor recognition, and personalized stewardship for individuals, sponsors, corporate partners, members, and monthly donors.
• Respond to donor inquiries and support cultivation visits, tours, meetings, and donor experiences.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen donor relationships and maintain accurate communication preferences.
• Process gifts, pledges, sponsorships, memberships, and animal adoptions; issue tax receipts; maintain donor records and giving histories.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor relations

Communications

Events

Administration

Donor CRM (Bloomerang)

Tools

Microsoft Office (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Bloomerang (CRM)

Canva

Email marketing

Job description

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is seeking a Development & Donor Relations Coordinator to support fundraising, donor stewardship, events, and gift processing under the Development Director.

The role focuses on coordinating annual campaigns, donor communications, and stewardship across individuals, sponsors, and corporate partners, with on-site work in Portage, Alaska, and occasional remote opportunities.