Development Coordinator
The Development Coordinator (DC) is responsible for assisting the Head of School with all major donor relationships as well as supporting and sustaining mid-level donor relationships through communication regarding pledges, other strategic touchpoints, and invitations to school events to provide AACS with a strong, ongoing base of financial support.
Essential to the role is a basic understanding of the biblical view of giving. This understanding needs to be evident in the life of the individual, who must be able to speak to others about the value of generosity from his or her own personal experience. Alongside this, it is also important that this individual has a proper perspective on wealth. A DC should not be enamored or intimidated in the presence of those who have wealth. Additionally, a DC must have an understanding of protocol and an ability to feel comfortable in a setting outside their own social structure.
Duites & Responsibilites
● Steward and support mid-level donors through phone calls and other communications, in order to develop a strong base of financial support for AACS.
● Assist with planning and logistics for Head of School donor meetings, including initial calls and other correspondence to set up meetings when appropriate.
● Assist the Head of School by managing the follow-up process after all donor appointments, including record-keeping, data management in all systems, and follow-up correspondence.
● Prepare and send thank-you letters to donors.
● Be aware of and push forward gift receipts as needed, ensuring that donors receive receipts and are thanked in an appropriate and timely manner.
● Manage portfolio relationships by creating and carrying out communication plans for each donor in the portfolio.
● Draft and publish outward-facing printed and digital materials for communication to donors and the broader community.
● Collaborate with other members of the development team on fundraising strategies and approaches.
● Set short-term and long-term goals for fundraising work, including goals on calls, touchpoints, requests, and funding.
● Provide documentation and reporting on interactions with donors to track and analyze development efforts.
● Assist with programming and events involving development.
● Make recommendations to the Head of School and provide key information on donors.
● Other duties in the area of fundraising and development, as assigned.
Required Skills
● Passionate for the mission of AACS and dedicated to promoting the organization’s priorities through the work of donor cultivation.
● Adheres to high ethical standards.
● Must be able to listen well and empathetically.
● Effective in verbal and written communication.
● Able to build relationships.
● Effective in verbal communication, writing, and relationship-building.
● Has an aesthetic mindset for creating effective and engaging communication materials
● Proficient in Google Suite applications.
Education & Experience
● Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
● Must be known and respected in his or her church and in good standing with his or her community.
Key Competencies
● Understands the necessity of prayer and is committed to it personally.
● Encourages partners to be earnest in regular prayer for worldwide outreach.
● Understands partner relations are focused on discipleship as well as their and our personal Christian growth, and ministry to one another.
● Good listener and effective communicator.
● Sacrificial giver.
● Enthusiastic, self-starter, and can strategize for results.
● Does not take rejection personally.
● Decision-making skills.
● Dependable, with good time management.
● “Get it done” attitude
● Organizational skills, attention to detail.
● Relational, good interpersonal skills.
● Problem-solving and conflict management skills.
● Information management.
● Stress tolerance.