Corporate and Community Philanthropy Assistant
Job Summary:
Under the direction of the Corporate and Community Philanthropy Director and Team, the Corporate and Community Philanthropy Assistant will be responsible for supporting the Corporate and Community Philanthropy team, including administrative support, event support and development outreach efforts. Corporate and Community Philanthropy is an integral part of Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego and this position will support its fundraising and awareness building efforts. Must be able to work cooperatively as part of a team as well as take direction and work with minimal supervision.
Essential Functions:
- Assist in executing Corporate and Community Philanthropy business plan, which includes a wide range of fundraising special events, donor stewardship activities and third party corporate and community group fundraising activities
- Manage data input and projects in Salesforce, Greater Giving, Asana and Artez
- Filing, photocopying, faxing, and other clerical duties and administrative tasks and projects as needed
- Events – Support campaign related and donor benefit events by organizing logistics; taking and tracking responses; making follow-up phone calls as needed
- Committee Meetings – Assist in the preparation of materials for committee meetings; preparing correspondence; conducting mail merges for committee and other solicitation mailings and assisting with special requests
- Assist with additional fundraising campaign opportunities including Pennies with a Purpose and Tiles Program
- Draft personalized acknowledgment letters as assigned: produce word processing and spreadsheets for campaign-related letters and proposals
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with a range of constituencies, including trustees, House volunteers, members of event committees and donors to the organization
- Demonstrate exceptional interpersonal skills while working as part of a small team environment
- Be able to work occasional weekend and evening events
- Be able to deliver and pick up items as needed (must have a valid driver’s license)
- Support a wide range of projects in other departments as needed
- Comply with company policies and procedures
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree from accredited institution
- One year administrative experience preferably in a nonprofit environment
- Familiarity with Salesforce or comparable CRM is highly desirable
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook)
- Exceptional writing and oral communication skills
- Above average English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary
- General knowledge in Adobe Acrobat is desired
- Highly efficient research and writing skills, preparing and submitting reports
To apply – Please send your resume and cover letter to VGarner@RMHCSD.org