Development Coordinator/Associate

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Kakenya’s Dream is looking for a Development Coordinator/Associate

About:

Kakenya’s Dream seeks to empower and motivate young girls through education to become agents of change and to break the cycle of destructive cultural practices in Kenya, such as female genital mutilation and early forced marriage. These future leaders will improve their community, their nation, and the world. We challenge ourselves to come up with the best educational system for young African girls and we promise to share our models with others.

Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya is a leading advocate for girls’ education and empowerment. Surviving female genital mutilation and avoiding an arranged marriage as a child, Dr. Ntaiya went on to become the first woman from her community to go to college in the US. She founded Kakenya’s Dream to continue paving the way for the next generation of women leaders in her community.

Kakenya’s Dream is seeking a Development Coordinator or Associate to assist in executing our fundraising operations of $2.5M annually. Reporting to the Director of Development, this person works closely with the President and communications team to ensure the organization achieves annual and multi-year fundraising goals.

Success in this position requires the ability to lead the management and coordination of our donor database and this person must be extremely detail oriented, have superior organizational skills, excellent writing skills, and sound judgment/critical thinking skills, and should be interested in working in a fast-paced environment with highly motivated staff in a mission-focused organization.

Location: USA

Job Type: Full-time

Responsibilities:

Development Operations (40%)

Manage the donor and communications database (Bloomerang). Develop deep proficiency and ownership with the system, including utilization of the database to improve or simplify processes and reconciling data/ensuring data integrity.
Produce and maintain a series of reports in Bloomerang that provide insights into revenue raised and work with the Director of Development to track annual fund metrics.
Manage the gift processing system including processing gifts/entering information into the Bloomerang database, updating and maintaining constituent records, producing timely acknowledgments for all gifts, and drafting new acknowledgements on a quarterly basis.
Work with the Director of Development and Finance Team to reconcile revenue monthly to align all gifts recorded in Bloomerang with monthly account registers in Quickbooks.
Attend fundraising-related meetings with the President to ensure meeting notes are captured and action items are collected and assigned appropriately following meetings/events.

Individual Giving (30%)-

Support and implement the organization’s development efforts by tracking, acknowledging and recognizing individual donors.
Serve as the primary relationship manager for donors in our Kuza Giving Circle starting at $1,250 – $10,000 annually, with a specific focus on upgrading donors to this giving range and beyond.
Support the Director in writing and executing the organization’s fundraising appeals in print and online through electronic solicitations and communications, monthly giving and social media fundraising (e.g., Spring Appeal, Global Giving matching appeal, Annual Appeal, etc.).
Support the President, Director, Board, and other staff in their own fundraising activities and donor stewardship.
Conduct prospect research on targeted individual donor prospects.
Support the cultivation process for the engagement of major donors and other prospects by the President, Director, and Board Members.
Manage peer-to-peer campaigns/crowdfunding efforts.

Foundations/Grant Management (25%)-

Identify and conduct prospect research of new foundations that will support the organization’s operations and programs.
Draft donor correspondence and grant applications/reports for the Director and President.
Work with the Director to draft grant proposals and reports as needed.
Manage grant deadlines, including grant report/renewal deadlines and disbursement schedules.

Events and Other (< 5%)-

Work directly with the Director of Development to support logistics, planning and execution of all events as needed.
Additional duties as assigned and needed.

Requirements:

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree and 1-3 years of hands-on development/non-profit fundraising experience.
Previous experience managing a fundraising database.
Impeccable attention to detail and strong verbal, writing, editing, and research skills.
High level of proficiency with Microsoft/Google Applications
Proactive, organized, and energetic self-starter with the willingness to work hands-on to develop and execute a variety of fundraising activities.
Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands.
Positive attitude, sense of humour, and ability to work efficiently and effectively with a partially remote team.
3-4 years of hands-on development/non-profit fundraising experience.
International experience or perspective, especially related to East Africa, education, violence against women/girls, and/or empowering girls.

Benefits: