Membership and Development Specialist

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid health insurance

Three weeks vacation

Sabbaticals every three years

Metro-accessible office in downtown DC

Job summary

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) is seeking a Membership and Development Specialist to sustain and grow our vibrant membership base. You will support renewals, manage member communications, and uphold data integrity for 500+ organizations.

The role involves engaging with members and funders through conferences, meetings, and calls to ensure an excellent member experience. Reporting to the Membership and Development Director as part of GEO’s revenue team, you’ll help advance

Qualifications

• Supports health of GEO's membership base as a strategic priority.
• Reinforces and oversees member renewals with tailored communications.
• Ensures data integrity of over 500 organizational members.

Responsibilities

• Support new members and funders through conferences, in-person meetings, email or phone.
• Ensure an excellent member experience.
• Assist with fundraising and administrative development activities.

Skills

Fundraising coordination

Data management

Member relations

Member communications

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) exists to help grantmakers turn their desire to improve into real progress. The GEO community bridges the gap between grantmaking as usual and transformational change. Our community includes more than 6,600 grantmakers working together to turn a hunger for more effective philanthropy into clear pathways for achieving it. We're cutting through the noise to lift up the practices that matter most to nonprofits. GEO cultivates a community for grantmakers to work with their peers while they are navigating the same journey towards improvement. To learn more about how GEO is making faster progress possible, visit www.geofunders.org.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Position Description:

Under the direction of Membership and Development Director and as part of GEO’s revenue team, the Membership and Development Specialist is responsible for supporting the health of GEO’s vibrant and growing membership base as a strategic priority of the organization with a significant focus on fundraising and supporting administrative development activities. The Membership and Development Specialist is responsible for reinforcing and overseeing the process of member renewals, including tailored communications at various stages of the member relationship, and ensuring data integrity of over 500 organizational members.

The Membership and Development Specialist will support new members and funders through conferences, in-person meetings and email or phone, ensuring an excellent member experience.

COMPENSATION

Salary and Benefits GEO offers a competitive salary starting at $64k and a generous benefits package, including 100 percent employer paid health/dental/vision insurance; three weeks of vacation; office closure for federal holidays as well as a one-week summer break, summer Fridays and the last two weeks of the year; twelve sick days, two personal days, one volunteer day; a seven percent employer retirement contribution; sabbaticals every three years of service; wellness benefits; telecommunications reimbursement; transportation benefits; a commitment to professional development and growth including annual funding for professional development; along with a Metro accessible office location in downtown D.C. Grantmakers for Effective Organizations is an equal opportunity employer. GEO is committed toequal employment opportunities in recruitment, hiring, promotion, training, compensation and disciplinary action with regard to the terms and conditions of employment. GEO does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, color, age, sex, disability, veteran status,sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, personal appearance, family responsibilities,matriculation, political affiliation or any other legally protected characteristic.