Philanthropy Assistant

The Children's Center; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental and vision insurance

HSA with employer contributions

FSA

paid time off

paid holidays

employer paid group life insurance

short- and long-term disability

voluntary life insurance

401K with employer match

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

The Children’s Center Utah is seeking a part-time Philanthropy Assistant to support major gifts and philanthropic partnerships efforts. You will help maintain a donor pipeline, organize portfolios, and produce reports to guide donor strategy.

Responsibilities include CRM data entry, prospect research, meeting briefs, donor communications, and coordination of donor events. The role requires strong organization, communication, and a willingness to learn Raiser's Edge NXT.

Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Two+ years in administrative, donor/fundraising, or CRM roles preferred.
• Experience with a CRM/donor database required; Raiser’s Edge NXT preferred.
• Strong Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint skills.
• Willingness to learn fundraising operations and donor research tools.

Responsibilities

• Support major gifts and capital campaign portfolios and donor strategy.
• Maintain accurate tracking of prospects, stages, and next steps in the CRM.
• Prepare pipeline reports, donor meetings briefs, and fundraising updates.
• Coordinate donor meetings, events, and engagement activities.
• Assist with donor correspondence, proposals, and stewardship materials.
• Provide project support and collaborate with the Development team.

Skills

Highly organized

Strong written & verbal communication

CRM data management

Attention to detail

Ability to travel locally & work some-

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Raiser’s Edge NXT

Microsoft Office

Job description

Every year, Utah Business anonymously surveys thousands of employees to identify which workplaces have their staff doing a happy dance on their coffee breaks. The Children's Center Utah was named one of Utah's Best Companies to Work For in 2023, 2024, and 2025!

We are honored to be among the 100Companies Championing Women in Utahthat create an environment of equity and inclusion for women by Governor Cox, the Office of Economic Opportunity,and the Utah Women & Leadership Project at Utah State University.

Are you ready to join a top-notch team committed to changing the lives of young children and their caregivers? The Children’s Center Utah has an opening for a part-time Philanthropy Assistant to join our Development team.

The Philanthropy Assistant provides administrative, data, and operational support for The Children’s Center Utah’s major gifts and philanthropic partnerships efforts. Reporting to the Director, Philanthropic Partnerships, this position helps maintain an organized, accurate, and actionable major gifts and capital campaign pipeline and provides the information, materials, and administrative support needed to cultivate and steward donor relationships effectively.

• Assist the Director, Philanthropic Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager with monitoring and organizing the major gifts and capital campaign portfolios.
• Maintain accurate tracking of major gift and capital campaign prospects, opportunities, stages, next steps, and related activity in Raiser’s Edge NXT.
• Prepare regular pipeline reports, prospect lists, portfolio reports, and fundraising updates to support donor strategy and portfolio review.
• Track follow-up activities and next steps resulting from donor meetings, prospect strategy discussions, and portfolio reviews, including documentation of contact reports, correspondence, next steps, and internal assignments.
• Help ensure donor and prospect information is current, accurate, and consistently documented.
• Support preparation of fundraising updates and reports for organizational leadership, board members, campaign leadership, and committees as needed.
• Conduct basic prospect and donor research using Raiser’s Edge NXT and compile relevant information to support cultivation and solicitation strategies.
• Coordinate scheduling and logistics for donor meetings, cultivation visits and events, tours, and other philanthropic engagement activities.
• Prepare donor meeting briefings, agendas, background materials, giving histories, research profiles, and other materials as requested.
• Assist with the preparation and organization of donor correspondence, stewardship materials, proposals, presentations, and other fundraising materials.
• Provide administrative and project support to the Director, Philanthropic Partnerships and collaborate closely with the Philanthropy Manager and other Development team members.
• Assist with special projects that strengthen major gifts, campaign fundraising, donor stewardship, and overall philanthropy operations.
• As a member of the Development team, support events and other development activities.

The Children’s Center Utah is a highly respected nonprofit organization providing comprehensive mental health care to infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families. The Children’s Center Utah was selected as one of the 2023, 2024, and 2025 Best Companies to Work for by Utah Business Magazine!

The Children’s Center Utah is the recognized local expert in treatment related to childhood trauma for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families. We offer a range of services based upon the mental health needs of each child and family, including outpatient family and group therapy, and therapeutic preschool services. Our expertise is sought after by professionals from throughout the nation. We are committed to excellence. We strive for best-in-class.

• You are highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to maintain accurate records and keep multiple priorities, deadlines, and requests moving forward.
• You are a strong written and verbal communicator who can prepare professional materials and communicate effectively with donors, colleagues, organizational leaders, and other stakeholders.
• You are comfortable working with data and technology, exercise sound judgment with confidential information, and are interested in developing expertise in Raiser’s Edge NXT, prospect research, and fundraising operations.

Requirements

• Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Two or more years of administrative, database, customer relationship management, nonprofit, fundraising, or related experience preferred.
• Experience working with a CRM, donor database, or similar information management system required.
• Experience with Raiser’s Edge NXT preferred.
• Experience with prospect research or wealth screening tools helpful.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Comfort working in CRM/database systems and demonstrated ability to learn new technology and systems quickly.
• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and requests.
• Ability to travel local and work occasional evenings or weekends to support donor cultivation activities and events.

Part-time position, approximately 25 hours per week

• Medical
• dental and vision insurance
• HSA with employer contributions
• FSA
• generous paid time off
• paid holidays
• employer paid group life insurance and short- and long-term disability
• voluntary life insurance
• 401K with employer match
• Employee Assistance Program

The Children’s Center Utah (TCCU) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any phase of employment. TCCU participates in E-verify and we will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm eligibility to work in the U.S. All TCCU employees are required to pass an annual background check. Employment is contingent on passing the background check.

Our organization is the best that I have worked for and with, and I have worked for and with many non-profits in the state of Utah and nationally. I feel incredibly supported and validated by my team and supervisor every day, ESPECIALLY when work is hard. To me the emotional fulfillment and satisfaction I receive from the relationships I build in the organization and by extension the community is incomparable.

Working at The Children’s Center Utah makes me excited to see all the ways I can grow
both within the company and within myself!