Development Associate - Museum coordinates fundraising, membership campaigns, annual fund, and sponsorship initiatives and events. Conducts grant research and writes proposals. Being a Development Associate - Museum administers correspondence with individual donors, maintains donor databases, and provides statistical reports on developmental activities. Typically requires a bachelor's degree. Additionally, Development Associate - Museum typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. The Development Associate - Museum gains exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. Occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. To be a Development Associate - Museum typically requires 2 to 4 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
An integral member of the fundraising team, the Development Assistant is responsible for precise and timely gift processing, gift acknowledgement, reporting, and reconciliation with accounting.
This position is responsible for database management, that is, maintaining the development database’s integrity, structure, queries, and reports, helping with appeals and mailings, special events, communications, and administrative tasks.
This position requires strong organizational and interpersonal skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize as well as manage multiple projects at the same time.
At Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, we are committed to using our skills as historians, archaeologists, and educators to help make systemic change in our work and in the museum field.
As part of this, we have spent the past two years working to remove barriers to access and pursuing new research projects that shine a light on untold stories of women and people of color in the Champlain Valley.
We recognize that there is more work to do to create space, challenge bias, and dismantle systems that reinforce inequality.
Responsibilities
Donor Data Management and Reporting
Manage the Museum’s donor database Little Green Light (LGL) including gift entry, gift acknowledgement, weekly and monthly reporting;
update donor contact information.
Donor Stewardship
Professional Skills
Schedule : This position is year-round, part time. A regular weekly schedule (e.g. 4-8 hours per day) will be determined in conjunction with the Director of Development.
The ideal candidate will also have the ability to make changes to their schedule in alignment with Lake Champlain Maritime Museum events when needed.
Salary : $22 / hour for 20 hours per week (benefits include a robust combined time off policy; flexible schedule; opportunity for partial work from home hours after a six month training;
and discounts in the museum store and on museum programs).