Employment

OPPORTUNITY: Development Associate
The New Hampshire Historical Society, one of the state's leading nonprofit cultural organizations, seeks a full-time development associate to join its team of staff, board, and volunteers working to strengthen relationships with members and donors, attract new members, and increase funding. 

• Manage gift receipt, processing, and acknowledgement.
• Track pledges and produce pledge payment reminders.
• Manage development department files, electronic and print.
• Identify members and donors requiring additional acknowledgment and stewardship, and make recommendations to the development team.

• Assist with the planning and implementation of new and continuing strategies for membership acquisition and retention, annual giving, and other fundraising campaigns (e.g., annual raffle, etc.).
• Develop member/donor prospect lists.
• Draft solicitation and other development-related materials (letters, brochures, forms, social media posts, etc.).
• Organize and process all solicitations for annual fund, business membership, and other fundraising campaigns.
• Manage distribution of print mailings and other communications to donors, members, board, and other constituencies.
• Maintain inventory of development/administrative printed materials and supplies.

• Perform varied tasks in Raiser’s Edge, the Society’s membership/donor database (e.g., gift entry and processing, record updates, appeal creation, queries), and monitor the work of those who use the database.
• Create complex queries and requested lists from Raiser’s Edge.

• Prepare donor lists for annual report and other recognition.
• Prepare and analyze fundraising reports including membership growth, renewal rates, giving trends, and attrition.
• Recommend and implement new methods and refine existing methods to increase membership/donor renewal and recruitment results.
• Assist in the preparation of and reporting for grants.
• Assist with budget preparation related to development.

• Participate in the planning and implementation of membership programs and events (annual meeting, exhibition openings, trustee reunion, etc.).
• Conduct donor research.
• Monitor merchant/vendor accounts and service contacts such as Raiser’s Edge, USPS, Constant Contact, printers, etc.
• Support the board development committee, including the preparation and distribution of meeting notices, agendas, and minutes.
• Supervise volunteers and provide guidance to other development/administrative staff as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Trustworthy, energetic, reliable, friendly, and flexible.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to quality and accuracy.
• Excellent customer service, organizational, and communications skills, particularly the ability to write in a concise, engaging, and persuasive manner.
• Strong initiative, and the ability to work independently, while also having enthusiasm for working collaboratively in a team environment.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Solid knowledge of Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge software preferred; experience with other donor management software considered.
• Bachelor’s degree and at least two years of nonprofit development office experience.

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