Philanthropic Partnerships Coordinator
Who We Are:
FoodCorps partners with schools and communities to nourish kids’ health, education, and sense of belonging. Our AmeriCorps members partner with educators and school nutrition leaders to provide kids with nourishing meals, food education, and family-driven experiences with food that celebrate and nurture the whole child. Building on our service program, FoodCorps develops leaders, grows networks, and advocates for policy change in service of every kid’s health and well-being. Our goal is that by 2030, every child will have access to food education and nourishing food in school.
The Problem We're Trying To Solve:
School is where kids grow and learn, building knowledge and life skills that will last through their childhood years into adulthood. But too many kids go through the school day without the nutritious food they need to do and feel their best. FoodCorps works with schools to set students up for success by helping to provide nourishing meals, nutrition education, and community connections through food. We partner with schools to get kids excited about eating fruits and veggies, support school nutrition staff in getting nourishing meals on the lunch tray, and work with families to create positive school food environments for all kids. FoodCorps provides hands-on food education to more than 40,000 students each year, helping to support kids’ health, academic success, and connections to their community.
What We’re Looking For:
FoodCorps seeks a highly efficient and organized individual to provide outstanding support for its fundraising, donor communications, and development operations functions. Reporting directly to the Director of Philanthropic Experience and Operations, the Philanthropic Partnerships Coordinator works collaboratively with the expanding Revenue team, within the External Relations unit, to deeply engage and steward FoodCorps’ supporters, and is integral to the day-to-day operations of the department.
This is a full-time, remote position and requires occasional travel for department meetings.
Who You Are:
You are passionate about FoodCorps’ mission and eager to enter the field of fundraising and/or nonprofit management. You are a highly motivated individual with a strong ability to learn quickly and adapt to new challenges. You are skilled at articulating ideas clearly and anticipating obstacles all while effectively as part of a team to achieve shared goals. You approach your work with impeccable discretion, and are skilled at juggling multiple projects and tight deadlines. You are comfortable with technology and open to quickly learning new systems, graphic design programs, and databases. You’re excited to support intentional community-building and effective communications in a remote work environment. In short, you are energized by working in a fast-growing, high-paced work environment.
Primary Responsibilities:
Donor Relations
- Coordinates and manages lists for external donor communications, including email and paper updates, annual report distribution, and donor office hours calls, among others. Executes monthly Gmail merges for donor communications purposes.
- Provides support for executing cultivation and fundraising events and creative donor engagement opportunities, as needed.
- Responsible for the logistics of physical donor mailings (such as the annual report highlights booklet), including printing, mail merges, and shipping.
- Creates and maintains Salesforce campaigns for donor engagement opportunities.
- With the Director of Philanthropic Experience & Operations, maintains the donor communications calendar in Asana.
Operations
- Ensures the timely and accurate processing of gifts and notification of internal moves managers.
- Manages FoodCorps’ gift acknowledgement processes, including sending thank you letters, receipting, and maintaining accurate donor listings.
- Helps track donor relationships in Salesforce, FoodCorps’ CRM.
- Assists the Director of Prospect Research & Management and Philanthropic Operations Coordinator with research and evaluation of current and prospective supporters.
- Fields general fundraising inquiries from the public via phone and email.
- Performs other administrative and organizational duties as assigned and as appropriate to the workload and needs of the FoodCorps External Relations team and its effective day-to-day operation.
Department Support
- Supports the coordination of efficient departmental meetings, including scheduling, agenda development, and keeping track of key ideas and items for follow-up.
- Works closely with Revenue Team Leads on regular internal communications and intentional community-building spaces for the department and External Relations unit.
- In the future, could support cross-departmental work such as account service teams and ad hoc work groups by managing meetings, tracking Revenue deliverables, and partnering with department leaders and/or Executive Team.
Measures of Success:
By the end of year 1, the Philanthropic Partnerships Coordinator will have:
- Produced timely, accurate acknowledgment letters for our donors each week.
- Sent monthly Donor Digest e-newsletters to major donors and facilitated follow-up from Moves Managers as needed (ex: updating bounced email addresses in Salesforce).
- Provided vital support for the planning, execution, and follow-through of top-notch donor engagement opportunities and communications.
- With Revenue Team Leads, spearheaded a holistic department and unit meeting strategy and a regular cadence of internal updates.
- Added capacity to our prospect research efforts with briefs that are thorough, highlight major points, and are easily understandable.
- Notified the appropriate Moves Manager(s) of new gifts in Slack’s #giftprocessing channel within 1 business day of the gift being posted.
Starting Salary Range
$49,000 - $57,000 USD
Thriving at FoodCorps:
In addition to generous medical benefits and an annual $3000 401(k) matching, FoodCorps provides:
Time Away:
Our work is both vital and demanding. FoodCorps recognizes this and provides ample time to step away and recharge, including:
- half-day Fridays
- 5 weeks of accrued time off
- 12 federal holidays (AND your birthday!)
- 2-week winter break
- a sabbatical policy
Family Planning:
As an organization that supports youth development, our family policies need to match our values. To that end, we offer a wide range of health, wellness and medical benefits.
Ongoing Support and Professional Development:
At FoodCorps, we want our people to work in the way that works best for them. We provide:
- $850 annual home office funds
- Internet bill reimbursement
- Partial cell phone reimbursement
- $500 annual professional development funds
How to Apply:
Applications will be accepted until a match is made. Please note that incomplete applications (applications without all requested materials; ie. cover letter, writing or portfolio examples, etc.) may not be considered.
FoodCorps is committed to reflecting the rich experiences, identities, and customs of the communities we partner with across the country in our workforce, and to supporting our staff with ongoing career development opportunities. We welcome any and all candidates who identify with our mission and values to submit an application for consideration. FoodCorps is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions. FoodCorps provides reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees as required by law.
Applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation at any point in the employment process, including but not limited to the application and interview process.
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