Grants & Donor Relations Coordinator

Southern District YMCA; Exeter (NH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free YMCA family membership

Generous PTO plan

1 Floating Day Off per quarter

401(a) Plan with 10% match

Group Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Short-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Development Training

Job summary

Southern District YMCA is seeking an organized Development Assistant to support philanthropy growth across the organization. This role focuses on securing grant funding, donor stewardship, and development operations under the Director of Development and Marketing.

The Development Coordinator helps manage the grant lifecycle, donor communications, and fundraising programs, while coordinating calendars and events with program staff. This full-time role offers a meaningful community impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 1–3 years nonprofit development, fundraising, grant writing, communications, or admin support preferred.
• Experience with donor databases or CRM systems (Bloomerang is a plus).
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading abilities.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support donor communications, acknowledgments, and stewardship.
• Assist with annual fundraising campaigns, appeals, and donor communications.
• Maintain donor database records and generate reports as needed.
• Coordinate calendars, timelines, and development activities.
• Prepare grant proposals, letters of inquiry, and supporting docs.
• Collaborate with program and finance staff to gather information for applications.
• Provide general administrative support to the Development Department.

Skills

Excellent written & verbal коммуникали

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, English, Nonprofit Management, Public Administration, Business, Marketing, or related field

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

Bloomerang

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Job description

Southern District YMCA is seeking an organized Development Assistant to support philanthropy growth across the organization. This role focuses on securing grant funding, donor stewardship, and development operations under the Director of Development and Marketing.

The Development Coordinator helps manage the grant lifecycle, donor communications, and fundraising programs, while coordinating calendars and events with program staff. This full-time role offers a meaningful community impact.