Senior Development Coordinator

POSITION:  Senior Development Coordinator

LOCATION: Washington, DC

REPORTS TO: Executive Director

SUPERVISES: N/A 

FLSA STATUS: Exempt  

ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION 

LIFT is a national nonprofit on a mission to invest in families to break the cycle of poverty. We believe that racial and gender wealth gaps stem from structural inequities that keep them trapped in a cycle where poverty, like wealth, is passed from generation to generation. At LIFT, we interrupt the generational transmission of poverty by partnering with parents of young children to build well-being, financial strength, and social connections – or as we like to put it, Hope, Money, and Love. LIFT’s one-on-one coaching program empowers parents to set and achieve goals that put families on the path toward economic mobility – such as going back to school, improving credit, eliminating debt, or securing a living wage. In addition to coaching, LIFT parents also receive direct cash infusions to reinvest in their families and goals.

LIFT is at an exciting moment in its organizational trajectory. We aim to scale our impact by 1) making continuous improvements to our direct service model, 2) partnering with health care, postsecondary education, early child development, and government organizations to deliver LIFT’s model and influence change in those systems, and 3) influencing policy through the amplification of the voices of parents living in poverty on issues impacting their lives and communities. We are looking for team players who thrive in a growth environment of continuous improvement; are committed to LIFT’s work to combat intergenerational poverty and expand opportunity for families; and uphold LIFT’s values of diversity, equity, excellence, hope, and relationships.  

*LIFT operates sites in Chicago, Los Angeles, DC, and New York. Currently, LIFT is operating as a hybrid work environment. Accordingly, this role will be expected to work in the office at least two days a week.

POSITION OVERVIEW  

The Senior Development Coordinator for our LIFT-DC region will assume responsibilities across a wide range of fundraising, relationship building, marketing, communications, and operations activities. The role will require a growth mindset to foster a culture of philanthropy among the DC team and board, the Senior Development Coordinator role provides an exciting opportunity for a development professional to deepen his/her/their skills in a dynamic and nimble workplace.   

AS THE SENIOR DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR YOU WILL… 

Fundraising Planning Support (30%) 

• Serve as a thought partner with the Executive Director to create overall development strategy, set fundraising goals, and define and report on specific fundraising metrics
• Assist the Executive Director with scheduling and provide research and materials for funder calls, meetings, and site visits
• Manage the regional annual fundraising calendar
• Prepare and facilitate bi-weekly pipeline meetings and support with fundraising strategy
• Collaborate with the LIFT national development team, communications team, and staff to draft content for quarterly newsletter and other external and org-wide communications
• Design fundraising materials, execute mail and e-mail campaigns

Philanthropy Support (30%)

• In collaboration with the Executive Director and national development team, research new corporate, foundation, and individual donor prospects and create outreach, solicitation, and stewardship plans
• Conduct donor research and draft materials/case statements
• In partnership with the grant writing consultant, draft, review, and submit grant proposals
• Draft and review funder reports and prepare impact statements and infographics
• Work with the Executive Director to support the LIFT-DC Advisory Board, including support with recruitment and selection of board members and preparation for board meetings
• With support from the National Development Team, plan, and execute regional individual giving campaigns, including, Giving Tuesday, End-of-year, and major gifts campaigns

Event Support (20%)

• With the support of the Regional Program Team, plan, and execute events and corporate engagement activities, including LIFT & Learns, career workshops, holiday toy drives, and back-to-school events
• Work closely with LIFT-DC Program Team to identify volunteers for events and member workshops
• Create event project timelines, budgets and sponsorship materials, and execute donor-facing events

Database Management Support (10%) 

• Ensure high-quality and regularly updated data in Salesforce; track outreach opportunities, in-person meetings, solicitations, and campaigns in alignment with donor services best practices
• Run and analyze Salesforce reports related to key performance indicators like progress to goal
• With support from the national development team, maintain accurate salesforce data (merging/purging); create and improve systems and process to support fundraising operations

Operational Support (10%)

• Support the Executive Director as regional budget owner by managing a virtual business credit card and coding expenses in bill.com
• Support with LIFT-DC/National office management, including ordering supplies, serving as a touchpoint for technology support, vendor management, and managing facilities requests

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience 
• Emotionally intelligent and self-aware, including the ability to both ask for/receive and offer assistance or leadership when and where needed  
• Detail-oriented and proactive approach to managing time-sensitive and competing workloads
• Strong project management skills required
• Familiarity with cultivating and securing donor commitments
• Experience with planning and executing small to mid-size events
• Open to and appreciative of feedback, responsive to direction and coaching  
• Capable communicator with an astute eye for written and visual communication (design or marketing experience, including ability to use design software a plus)
• Excellent writer and verbal communicator that takes pride in creating compelling stories and content
• Detail-oriented and proactive approach to managing time-sensitive and competing workloads
• Experience using Salesforce or a donor management system (preferred)
• Ability to take initiative and work independently, and to adapt to shifting priorities
• Experience serving marginalized communities
• You are committed to LIFT’s mission and demonstrate LIFT’s values of equity, diversity, relationships, hope, and excellence.  

Don’t think you have everything for this role but are still interested? Please don’t hesitate to apply. We’d love to hear from you! LIFT believes that diversity in all dimensions of the organization supports and bolsters the innovative thinking essential to its success and is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants. LIFT’s goal is for our people to reflect the communities in which we live and serve and to ensure representation of people of color, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities in our organization.   

WHAT WE OFFER 

• Salary Range: $62,000 - $68,000/year. LIFT’s compensation philosophy is to pay competitively for our non-profit sector and ensure equity across the organization. Compensation for the role will depend on several factors including qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience.  
• Benefits:  
  • Employer-paid health care coverage (100% for employees, 75% for dependents) 
  • 403(b) retirement savings plan including an employer match contribution of up to 5%
  • Generous paid-time-off policy starting with 4 weeks in the first year (5 weeks in years 2-4, 6 weeks at 5+ years), Federal holidays, the day after Thanksgiving, Cesar Chavez day, and wellness days including a one-week organization-wide paid closure over the winter holidays (the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays), and a one-week organization-wide paid closure over the summer fiscal year transition (the week in which Independence Day is celebrated)
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave
  • Partial cell phone coverage 
  • Pre-tax accounts for transit, health, and childcare benefits 
  • Please see here for a more in-depth overview of LIFT’s Benefits and Culture. 

TO APPLY  
Please visit www.whywelift.org/careers to apply and submit a resume.