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Development Associate

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About the Organization

TAAF serves the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in their pursuit of belonging and prosperity that is free from discrimination, slander, and violence. Founded in 2021 in response to the rise in anti-Asian hate and to address the long-standing underinvestment in AAPI communities, TAAF funds best in class organizations working to mobilize against hate and violence, educate communities, and reclaim our narratives through our core pillars of Anti-Hate, Education, Narrative Change, and Resources & Representation. Through our grants, high-impact initiatives and events, we’re creating a permanent and irrevocable sense of belonging for millions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. For additional information about TAAF, please visit www.taaf.org.

 

About the Role

The Development Associate plays a key role in advancing our mission and vision through revenue generating activities and partnerships for TAAF. They will provide operational support for key areas within the Partnerships Team supporting fundraising and donor stewardship activities and communications, tracking and reconciling gifts, ensuring that gifts are appropriately credited, assisting with the planning and delivery of special events, and partnering with the operations team on vendor and contract management, budget reconciliation and management. The candidate will believe in working strategically with transparency and accountability, embrace a culture of learning, work respectfully with compassion, kindness, and gratitude, and seek to be inclusive and collaborative in decision making. Most importantly, the candidate is passionate about our mission and recognizes and understands the challenges and opportunities in serving our community.

 

Responsibilities

Development Operations

  • Serve as day-to-day point person to review, reconcile, and track all contributions and revenue in collaboration with the Finance Team
  • Analyze variances and provide regular updates to Partnerships and Finance teams
  • Manage dashboard, create monthly fundraising reports, and develop materials for the Board
  • Maintain fundraising stewardship processes including donor outreach, donor contribution payments, and donor acknowledgements
  • Manage relationships and accounts with Donor Advised Funds
  • Track reporting deadlines and deliverables for individual, foundation, and corporate grants and pledges

Events Support

  • Manage and oversee the events budget and contracting/payment processes, e.g., communicating with external vendors to collect necessary documents, including contracts, invoices, and W9s 
  • Support the Events team with budget reconciliation and vendor communications, ensuring accuracy and prompt vendor payments  

CRM

  • Partner with team members to identify, implement, migrate information to, and maintain a Salesforce CRM for effective donor management 
  • Upload and maintain foundation, corporate, and individual donor records and files

General Support

  • Assist with the timely completion of proposals and presentations for current and prospective donors including writing, gathering research, developing proposal attachments and submission 
  • Provide administrative support including responding to inquiries, drafting correspondence, managing meeting agendas and taking notes, and requesting and scheduling meetings
  • Perform other duties as assigned

 

Job Requirements

Education/Experience

  • Undergraduate degree in a related field of study or the equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 3-5 years of experience in development, operations, and/or finance
  • Demonstrated success in developing and maintaining fundraising databases

Skills

  • Intermediate Excel/Google Sheets skills
  • Familiarity with a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system such as SalesForce
  • Exceptional attention to detail and task follow-through
  • Ability to manage a variety of projects and special events with minimal supervision and as part of a team
  • Ability to carry out duties respecting the sensitive and confidential nature of donor-related information and materials, and to demonstrate mature judgment in handling donor concerns
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to cultivate positive and productive relationships with donors
  • Humility and the highest personal integrity
  • Passionately supports, understands, and can communicate our mission to serve the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in their pursuit of belonging and prosperity that is free from discrimination, slander, and violence

Working Hours

  • Requires occasional weekend, off-hours, or evening work.

 

Location

  • New York City and San Francisco-based staff work in the office 2 days per week, and the other days remotely

 

Compensation and Benefits

  • TAAF provides competitive compensation and benefits including health insurance (including dental and vision) and a 401k retirement plan to all employees.
  • Anticipated salary for this role is $75,000

 

Equal Opportunity Employer

TAAF is deeply committed to being a diverse, inclusive, and equitable place to work. We encourage people with a wide range of backgrounds, experience, and perspectives to apply. 

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