POSITION PURPOSE 

The position is responsible for providing essential support for various WFYI fundraising initiatives, including underwriting and other development revenue initiatives. Working closely with the development team, the position helps optimize WFYI’s member and sponsor experiences through coordinating cultivation events, managing donor communications, providing database support, and assisting with a wide spectrum of membership and sponsor activities. 
 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform in a satisfactory manner the essential functions and responsibilities listed below. WFYI will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, consistent with federal and state law. 

This role is responsible for providing administrative support for WFYI’s donor and sponsor cultivation efforts. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Developing and maintaining  

• Donor communications, member services and customer support initiatives such as preparing gift acknowledgments, generating monthly thank you letters, tracking communications and providing prompt responses to donor questions and requests and coordinating mailings for added, lapsed, or renewing members  

• Impact and stewardship materials  

• WFYI’s case for support  

• Quarterly impact stories to use for cultivation and engagement of donors and sponsors 

• Reviewing membership and sponsor content online and in the media kit, keeping language, content, data and design up to date 

• New materials across multi-media platforms that communicate the value of WFYI program outcomes, community benefits, and the value to donors and sponsors 

• Standardized reporting  

• Maintaining accurate donor records in databases  

• Coordinating the planning and execution of donor and sponsor cultivation events, and fundraising campaigns and solicitations 

• Coordinating volunteer support for donor or sponsorship projects  

• Coordinating sponsor digital inventory, sponsor package fulfilments and providing post-event proof of performance requirements 

• Supporting marketing initiatives, including coordinating requests for marketing assets and assisting marketing with related fulfillment  

• Collaborating with interdepartmental teams to coordinate schedules, materials, and production for membership drives and member testimonials  

• Perform all other duties as assigned 

• WFYI’s team members, including this position, share essential functions and responsibilities based on available staffing, workload, expertise, and organizational needs.  Proposed solutions and process improvements are to be reviewed and approved in partnership with management prior to implementation. 
   

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the following education and/or experience unless otherwise noted below. 

Required: 

• Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, communications, development or similar/related field 

• 1-3 years of experience in nonprofit, development or related field 

• And/or equivalent experience or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the essential job functions of this position 

Highly Desirable: 

• Experience with 

• Canva 

• Donor CRM database 

• Event coordination 

• PowerPoint 

• Project management 

• Familiarity with public media  
   

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES 

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform each essential duty satisfactorily 

Basic Knowledge of: 

• Regulatory compliance needs, including charitable giving regulations and tax receipting standards 

• CRM Database management  

• Fundraising principles, including nonprofit development, stewardship, and donor cultivation strategies and techniques 

• Gift processing, including how to process various types of donations (checks, online, in-kind, stock) 

• WFYI’s Mission, Vision and Values 

Skills in: 

• Data entry & accuracy, including exceptional attention to detail in entering and maintaining, high-volume gift data and constituent records 

• Interpersonal & communications, including excellent verbal and written skills for drafting acknowledgement letters, responding to inquiries, and donor stewardship 

• Technology, including mastery of Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) 

• Project management, including the ability to manage mailings, event logistics, and donor recognition programs 

• Organizing, prioritizing and managing multiple tasks at once 

• Problem-solving, including ability to resolve donor issues, such as missing information or receipt inquiries  

Ability to: 

• Adapt, bend and flex in a fast-paced ever-changing environment 

• Effectively communicate and interact with and motivate individuals and groups, includes being highly skilled with verbal/written communications and interpersonal interactions 

• Learn and grasp industry-related legal and regulatory requirements 

• Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion 

• Make recommendations to effectively solve problems, consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulations, and/or government law 

• Manage and analyze data accurately 

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and manipulate large data sets 

• Strong organizational and time-management abilities 

• Complete work at agreed-upon deadlines including the ability to prioritize and manage tasks efficiently and effectively  

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, with a focus on meticulous record- keeping 

• Focus on details, handle multiple tasks, and remain highly organized in a fast-paced environment 

• Work at WFYI’s main office location as needed, remote work more likely the exception rather than the rule   

• Work evening or weekend hours 

• Work independently 
   

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The physical demands described here are representative of those an individual must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. We will make reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions. 

• Ability to operate office equipment, including computers, copiers, and phones 

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time and to move intermittently throughout the workday 

• Must be able to lift, kneel, carry and position items up to 25 pounds at times