Galvanize USA Hiring for Development Associate at Washington, DC Full Time

We are seeking an energetic, highly-organized, and detail-oriented Development Associate to join our development team and play a key role in helping to grow our fundraising efforts. The successful candidate will be analytical, creative, relational, collaborate well with a passionate and fun staff, and have demonstrated ability in managing multiple projects.

The Development Associate will report to the Senior Development Director, and work closely with the Director of Institutional Development, Special Assistant to the Executive Director, and the Data and Operations Associate. This is a new position that will provide the opportunity to help take Galvanize USA and Galvanize Action to the next level of fundraising and development. Some of your first projects may include scheduling donor meetings, providing administrative support, sending acknowledgements, managing and tracking key development deadlines, researching and identifying funding opportunities and prospective donors, as well as managing donor data in the development database in conjunction with the Data and Operations Associate. The position is for a self-starter keen to continue building their career in fundraising.

Our philosophy is that fundraising is just like any other kind of organizing—a relational way to help people align their impact with their values and vision for an equitable future.

About Galvanize USA

Galvanize USA is a nonpartisan civic empowerment program for women who want to help build an America that works for everyone – white, Black, and brown. Women who participate in Galvanize USA programming gain confidence, knowledge, and skills to more fully and authentically engage in civic life. We believe in unlocking the power of every woman to use her political agency to advance progress for all.

The person holding this position will also work part-time for a coordinated project, Galvanize Action, in the Sixteen Thirty Fund, a 501(c)(4) organization, under a resource sharing agreement between the Hopewell Fund and Sixteen Thirty Fund. The responsibilities under that position will be overseen by Sixteen Thirty Fund. Galvanize Action identifies, engages, and moves moderate women in rural, small town, and suburban America to reliably vote for progress. To learn more visit galvanizeaction.org.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist with the execution of an annual development plan
• Conduct research and outreach to prospective donors, from sourcing introductions to making cold calls
• Track and manage the Senior Development Director’s outreach to individual prospects, meeting requests, and follow-up
• Manage and track grant deadlines
• Develop real-time reports for leadership that track all facets of the development plan
• Communicate with prospective donors and prepare pre-meeting briefings for Senior Development Director and Director of Institutional Development
• Respond to donor inquiries in a timely and professional manner
• Oversee all gift acknowledgments to, follow-up with, and onboarding of new donors
• Serve as a point of contact for the organization’s individual donors
• Project manage virtual and in-person development events, ensuring success from event conception to completion and follow through
• Maintain donor-facing Google Drive folders and donor portfolios
• Update and maintain the development database with contact information, contribution records, meeting notes, and correspondence (NGP VAN and EveryAction toolsets)
• All employees of Hopewell Fund are required to complete timesheets
• Assist with other activities as needed

About You

• You have excellent relational skills, are detail-oriented and dependable
• You are incredibly organized, you see what’s needed, come up with solutions, and adapt with ease
• You have the ability to manage up and laterally with staff at all levels
• You have experience managing successful events and possess excellent communication skills
• You have the ability to see the patterns of fundraising in data and the accompanying relationships and connections
• You are committed to understanding how race, class, gender, and other identities operate to create systemic oppression, and you have a deep commitment to doing the work of unlearning these habits as part of our individual and collective equity work as an organization
• You demonstrate grace under pressure
• You have a track record of developing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with and among a diverse group of stakeholders
• You can work well independently on a remote team
• You are trustworthy, especially with confidential information, and have managed high-stakes relationships with professionalism
• You have a passion for politics and a commitment to our mission of unlocking the power of women to advance progress for all

Required Qualifications

• One to three years of fundraising experience
• Proficiency with Google Suite, MS Office, Slack, and Asana, or the ability to independently and quickly learn
• Demonstrated exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently, but collaboratively
• Ability to prioritize, manage multiple projects successfully, and work well on multiple deadlines
• Commitment to the mission of our organization
• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally

Strongly Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with NGP VAN and EveryAction toolsets
• Knowledge of 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and political organizations

How to Apply

Please submit your resume via JazzHR. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Compensation & Benefits

The starting salary range for this position is $60,000 – $68,500. Placement within this band will be determined based on years of prior experience and relevant skills. Galvanize USA also offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (and their families). Employees are able to enroll in 401k retirement plan and are eligible for a 3% automatic contribution and up to a 3% employer match on 401k contributions. Employees are also eligible for pre-tax transportation benefits. Employees will receive 120 hours of vacation time, 80 hours of health leave, up to 2 days of casual leave, and 20 hours of volunteer leave annually. Employees will also receive 13 paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Employees are eligible for 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave after 90 days of employment.

E-Verify

Hopewell participates in and will provide the federal government with employees’ Form I-9 information to confirm authorization to work in the United States. Job candidates and employees with the may not be discriminated against on the basis of national origin or citizenship status.

Hiring Statement

Galvanize USA is a project of Hopewell Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-interest projects and grant-making programs. Hopewell Fund is committed to attracting, developing and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding and enables each of us to realize our potential. Hopewell Fund’s work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.

To center the safety and well-being of its employees, Hopewell Fund requires that any employee who is required to conduct in-person activities for their job must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 within four weeks of their start date. This position may require candidates to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Accommodations may be sought and approved in accordance with the law by contacting human resources at .

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