Development Coordinator - CNHF

The Development Coordinator supports their team to raise and steward funds for Children's National Hospital Foundation. Responsible for planning, coordinating and executing fundraising campaigns, events, donor meetings and donor deliverables. Supports general team operations including assisting with donor tours, donor engagement events, donor communications and other activities.

Knowledgeable about funding priorities and able to lead presentations and conversations with donors and prospects. Manages project for deliverables related to donor engagement. May also manage a portfolio of donors and prospects with the expectation to maintain and grow relationships.

Other duties as assigned related to Children's National Hospital Foundation.

Qualifications:
Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree Business, Marketing, Public Relations, Communications, Journalism or related field (Required)

Minimum Work Experience
2 years Related experience (Required)

Required Skills/Knowledge
Goal oriented, strong organizational skills, communications and interpersonal skills necessary.
Needs to have stamina, be flexible, courteous, patient, positive and be an enthusiastic team player.
Should be able to adapt easily to constantly changing situations, be creative and able to produce prompt and effective results.
Vehicle is necessary to carry out job assignments.
Must be available some evenings and weekends to attend and staff events.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher and Powerpoint required; Proficiency in Raisers Edge, Adobe Creative Suite, and Donor Drive preferred.

Functional Accountabilities
Development

• Assist in in the cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of prospects and donors.

• Participate with in-person/virtual visits with donors and prospects under the direction of management; may be involved in direct solicitation and have fundraising goal.

• Host tours to prospective donors and prospects to demonstrate the need for fundraising and steward previous giving.

• Manage post meeting and event donor stewardship and data clean-up.

Critical Thinking

• Draft strategic fundraising materials, briefings, and presentations based on independently gathered information.

• Anticipate and responds to needs and requests from donors and the team; is pro-active in assisting and follows up until needs are met.

• Evaluate the data generated from Raiser's Edge and online fundraising platforms for accuracy and then independently follows through to correct errors and analyze fundraising trends.

• Coordinate sections of large projects or entire small projects, independently.

Planning and Organizing

• Provide project management support to ensure deadlines are met, input is gathered from appropriate staff, and approvals are obtained.

• Provide project management for proposals, stewardship reports, donor communications, business plans, briefings, presentations, agendas, minutes, etc.

• Assist to enter and track donor information in Raiser's Edge to inform strategies and tactics

• Provide high-quality writing and editing assistance on proposals, reports and correspondence.

Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification

• Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

Teamwork/Communication

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

• Partner with all team members to achieve goals

• Receptive to others' ideas and opinions

Performance Improvement/Problem-solving

• Contribute to a positive work environment

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

• Use resources efficiently

• Search for less costly ways of doing things

Safety

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance