Donor Relations & Special Events Associate — Hybrid

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East represents a nonprofit client seeking a Development Associate to support Special Events and Donor Relations. This temporary role offers a hybrid schedule with in-office Mondays and Thursdays, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, and a pay rate of $25.00/hour, with the potential to become permanent.

The role focuses on donor engagement, stewardship, and event coordination, helping maintain continuity across donor activities, preparing reports, managing invitations,

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of fundraising and/or special events experience in nonprofit.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; Excel and PowerPoint preferred.
• Experience with CRM databases; Salesforce experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Donor Relations: Create ThankView emails, assist with video editing, and track engagement metrics.
• Donor Relations: Support CEO and CAO donor correspondence and letters.
• Donor Relations: Prepare Sponsorship Impact Reports by organizing recipient lists and gathering statistics/photos.
• Donor Relations: Organize receipt lists and submit bulk uploads for donor stewardship and recognition communications.
• Donor Relations: Maintain fundraiser toolkits and related materials.
• Donor Relations: Pull event campaign reports for Relationship Managers.
• Donor Relations: Share event attendee lists for timely post-event follow-up.
• Special Events: Support sponsorship outreach and deliverables for Women Fighting Hunger (WFH).
• Special Events: Conduct guest list outreach and assist with event registration for WFH.
• Special Events: Follow up with Day of Giving volunteers and confirm participation.
• Special Events: Assist with event planning and logistics, RSVP tracking, and Salesforce updates.
• Special Events: Maintain event timelines, staffing plans, and materials.
• Special Events: Assist with planning meetings and day-of-event activities.
• Special Events: Coordinate materials, signage, gifts, awards, and supplies.
• Special Events: Provide admin support with vendors, contracts, quotes, invoices, permits.
• Special Events: Maintain vendor/event records and files.
• Special Events: Assist with post-event surveys, attendance reporting, and follow-up.
• Special Events: Support volunteer coordination and engagement for signature events.
• Special Events: Provide general admin/logistical support to the teams as needed.

Skills

Fundraising

Special Events

Donor Relations

Communication Skills

Microsoft Office

Salesforce

CRM Databases

Attention to Detail

Multiple Priorities

Team Collaboration

Tools

Classy

GoFundMe Pro

Job description

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East represents a nonprofit client seeking a Development Associate to support Special Events and Donor Relations. This temporary role offers a hybrid schedule with in-office Mondays and Thursdays, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, and a pay rate of $25.00/hour, with the potential to become permanent.

The role focuses on donor engagement, stewardship, and event coordination, helping maintain continuity across donor activities, preparing reports, managing invitations,