Development Coordinator

POSITION SUMMARY

The Alliance is searching for a dynamic and detail-oriented candidate to serve as the Development Coordinator. Under the direct supervision of the Chief Development Office, the Development Coordinator plays a key role in advancing the Alliance’s fundraising efforts. This position focuses on engaging donors through prospecting, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. This is a full-time non-exempt position.

ABOUT THE ALLIANCE

The Alliance for Children’s Rights is a nonprofit organization that provides free, holistic, legal services and advocacy to youth and families impacted by child welfare and juvenile justice systems in Los Angeles County. Our lawyers, advocates, and social workers, together with hundreds of pro bono attorneys and community volunteers, work to ensure young people in foster care and guardianships can overcome barriers to stability and success and access to the education, healthcare, and financial supports they need. Since 1992, we have helped over 178,000 children and young adults. For more information, visit: www.allianceforchildrensrights.org.
To advance our mission of stability, equity, and justice for young people across the state, the Alliance also identifies systemic issues and barriers that impact our clients and advocates for comprehensive solutions and improvements through groundbreaking child welfare policy reform at the state and local levels.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Development Coordinator plays a key role in advancing the Alliance’s fundraising efforts. This position focuses on engaging donors through prospecting, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Working closely with the Chief Development Officer, the Coordinator helps track progress toward revenue goals, supports donor communication plans, manages a portfolio of individual and corporate donors, and assists with Board and volunteer engagement.

The Development Coordinator must be detail-oriented, possess strong organizational and communication skills, and be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously. They should be a positive and supportive team player and collaborator. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Donor Engagement & Events
• Partner with the Chief Development Officer to implement donor strategies and evaluate progress toward fundraising goals.
• Manage a portfolio of individual and corporate donors (up to $5,000) and build strong relationships to encourage continued support.
• Execute campaigns and development strategies to grow monthly giving, planned giving, and other fundraising initiatives.
• Support the Annual Champions for Children fundraiser by coordinating Board and Committee meetings, preparing materials, and stewarding corporate and individual sponsors.
• Leadership Support & Communications
• Provide key support for the Chief Development Officer and CEO and the relationship management of major donors and the Board of Directors.
• Prepare presentations and schedule meetings with Board members, Committees, and donors.
• Prepare calls sheets and contact reports, and ensure information is consistently and accurately captured in prospect/donor records.
• Assist with drafting and sending donor communications.
• Draft acknowledgement letter templates; review and personalize in a timely manner.
• Develop and launch new fundraising pages and forms.
• Coordinate donor relations, honor rolls, and stewardship activities.
• Proof collateral materials, sponsorship lists, and honor rolls.
• Create and maintain cultivation and fundraising event reports and materials (revenue reports, rsvp lists, expense budgets, etc.)
• Staff off-site events as necessary.
• Assist with budgets and projections.
• Prepare expense reports, requests for expenditure and other payment forms.
Prospect Management, Gift Processing, & Donor Database
• Conduct basic donor prospect research and create profiles and bios as needed.
• Conduct prospect research to identify, qualify and discover linkages and philanthropic capacity/inclination.
• Help develop and maintain pipeline ratings and projections.
• Review daily, weekly, and monthly gift reports to ensure proper coding.
• Monitor pledge schedules and reminders.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS

• Passion for the organization’s mission and values.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Collaborative and proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work across teams.

 

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Education: Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience: 3-5 years of related experience
• Skills: Strong organizational and time-management skills; excellent written and verbal communication; ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines; detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy; proficiency in Microsoft Office and donor management software (e.g., Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce); knowledge of social media management and email marketing tools (Loomly, Mail Chimp); basic graphic design skills (Canva, Adobe Suite).
This job description is of a general nature and does not constitute an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties associated with the position.

 

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, this position worked full-time from our Los Angeles office. However, since the pandemic, this position is hybrid, involving a mix of work-from-home and work-from-office arrangements to complete administrative tasks. This position may be asked to return to work in the office at any time, and at the employer’s discretion. The candidate must be Los Angeles-based.

 

VACCINATION REQUIREMENT

The Alliance is committed to prioritizing and safeguarding the health and well-being of our employees, their families, clients, and community members against the COVID-19 coronavirus. In response to COVID-19 and the increased transmissibility with recent variants, and to support a safe environment for everyone, all new Alliance employees must provide original documentation confirming they are fully vaccinated, and or evidence of an approved qualifying medical exemption or religious-held belief exemption at the time of hire.

 

SALARY AND BENEFITS

This is a non-exempt position with a target starting salary of $55,000 to $60,000 and set commensurate with experience. Benefits include generous vacation and paid holidays; comprehensive health plans covering 100% of the employee cost of medical, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; flexible spending accounts for childcare and health expenses; a generous retirement savings plan with organization contributions to your 403(b) after one year of employment; and access to staff member discounts on fitness memberships and entertainment venues.

 

APPLYING

Please email resume and cover letter to careers@alliancecr.org. Due to a high volume of interest, we are not able to contact each interested applicant. No calls please. If selected for consideration, candidates will be contacted to discuss our recruitment process and next steps.

 

NON-DISCRIMINATION

The Alliance for Children’s Rights is committed to building and supporting a culturally diverse and inclusive environment that values all staff members’ backgrounds and perspectives in our work. We strongly encourage individuals from all traditionally underrepresented communities to apply. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and prohibit discrimination against employees or applicants because of ace, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other unlawful basis.

The Alliance for Children’s Rights will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if the Alliance is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting the Civil Right’s Department
Fair Chance Act webpage.