Philanthropy Associate

Overview

Terms of Employment: Full Time, At-Will, Non-Exempt

Reports to: Philanthropy Operations and Donor Care Manager

Position Location: Remote within the continental US

Summary

Animal Equality seeks a Philanthropy Associate to assist in the day-to-day administrative operations of Animal Equality’s fundraising programs. This position is ideal for a deadline-driven, detail-oriented, and well-organized administrative professional who will bring together high-performing and diverse teams to ensure the delivery of our commitments and exceed fundraising efforts.

General Responsibilities:

• Communicate with and provide courteous service to donors, including management of gift inquiries and issues, via email, text, and phone.
• Drive the strategic administration and utilization of the Salesforce CRM for the philanthropy team
• Maintain donor records in organization databases, including Salesforce, EveryAction, and FreeWill. This includes ongoing updates to donor and prospect constituent records, entering financial gift information, and creating financial reports.
• Process and upload offline and online platform gifts to the organization’s fundraising database, including documenting gift information and notifying team members of new mid-level and major gifts
• Create and send reports and update metrics, including donation summaries and tax receipts.
• Assist with producing fundraising materials, including background research, gift acknowledgments, stewardship reports, and donor correspondence.
• Actively participate in the organization’s culture of philanthropy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and requirements:

• At least two years of work experience, preferably at a nonprofit advocacy organization or in fundraising/development or operations.
• A high degree of computer literacy and experience with Google Workplace (Google Documents and Google Sheets in particular) or Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Excel in particular).
• Must be able to maintain donor files and routinely handle confidential donor information.
• Experience with Salesforce CRM or another CRM is a must.
• Must have the demonstrated ability to think strategically, problem-solve, and manage multiple tasks concurrently.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have a positive attitude, excellent interpersonal skills, effective communication and the ability to work cooperatively with others in a team-oriented work environment.
• Ability to work additional hours as needed to meet deadlines and manage workflow.
• Professional appearance and adherence to a vegan lifestyle.
• Commitment to the objectives of Animal Equality.

Salary and Benefits:

$23-$25/hour. The benefits package includes 100% employer-covered health, dental, and vision insurance, paid child care leave, a generous vacation package, paid sick time, one paid volunteer day per year, two floating holidays, and 401(k) with partial employer match.

Application Deadline:

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Animal Equality is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Tagged as: administration, assistant, customer service, data management, fundraising