Girls on the Run of the Bay Area The Women’s Building 3543 18th Street #31 San Francisco, CA 94110 Phone 415.863.8942 Fax 415.863.8989 www.gotrbayarea.org
Development Assistant Seeking: Optimistic, "can-do" self-starter with a passion for empowering young girls through physical activity. Organization Overview: Girls on the Run of the Bay Area is a nonprofit after-school program serving girls in the 3rd-8th grades in the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo. Our mission is to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. We emphasize serving low and middle-income girls with few alternatives for constructive, educational activities. Girls on the Run of the Bay Area is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and an Independent Council of Girls on the Run International. Girls on the Run is a small organization, with 5 full-time staff and 1 part-time staff. We pride ourselves on being friendly, flexible, efficient multi-taskers. Our office is casual and fun and we are located in San Francisco's Mission District, convenient to BART, several bus lines, and much of the best food the Bay Area has to offer. Though our staff is small, our location in the Women's Building means we are surrounded by other like-minded non-profits. We are very hard-working and our office is fast-paced, but we work to nurture the physical and emotional health of our employees, and encourage the balanced, healthy lifestyle that we teach the girls in our programs. We actively seek candidates who reflect the diversity of our participants and who will be role models for our youth.
Position Summary: We are looking for a person who is comfortable with verbal and written communications, project management, and resource management. A very special person, indeed! This Development Assistant will be responsible for managing the day-to-day details of the organization's fundraising efforts, helping the organization to achieve its goal of raising funds to expand the program to serve 15-20% more girls year over year. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Development Assistant position is 15-20 hours/week. The Development Assistant position provides opportunity for significant fundraising experience in a well-regarded, fast-growing, entrepreneurial non-profit. The key responsibilities of the Development Assistant include but are not limited to: Communications: Implement organization's stewardship plan -- thanking major donors, foundations and corporations. Design and implement giving campaigns.
Connect board members to major donors and manage those connections. Assist in grant proposal and report writing, as needed. Track grant status. Generate acknowledgement letters / donation receipts for individual donors, corporations
and foundations. Answering calls and inquiries from donors. Assist Executive Director in making direct asks, as needed.
Project Management: Grow organization's corporate matching program. Create and manage organization's monthly sustainer program. Research new grant opportunities. Donor prospect research. Assist with events, as needed. Resource Management: Update and maintain donor database in our customer relationship management system, including updating contributions and donor contact information. Develop and implement database best practices. Occasionally manage interns and other volunteers. Work with staff to generate and execute continuous improvements as needed in all facets of our operations. Assist Executive Director as needed.
Required Qualifications/Skills: Passion for the mission of Girls on the Run and the ability to effectively communicate
issues surrounding empowerment, self-esteem and health. Highly organized. Outstanding written and oral communication skills in multiple environments and with a
range of audiences. Strong analytical skills. Attention to detail and proven success managing logistics without errors. Demonstrated ability to meet project deadlines. Ability to multitask, prioritize and make efficient decisions. Self-starter with interest in taking initiative and finding new, more effective, ways to approach tasks. Quick learner. Knowledge of MS Office, social media, and Google Docs. Flexible, adaptive and a collaborative team member. Occasional evening and weekend work is non-negotiable: staff are needed on a few specific Saturdays during the school year for our semi-annual 5K and for coach training. Valid Driver's License.
Desired Qualifications/Skills:
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One year of work in an office environment desired. Ability to manage contacts in Salesforce and make continuous improvements to our
customer relationship management system. Experience in graphic design.
Position Details: Part Time (avg. 15-20 hours per week). Possibility for future growth with the organization.
How to apply Email a cover letter and resume to
[email protected] with the subject line "Development Assistant Application - [Your Name]." Applications without a cover letter will not be reviewed. No phone calls please.
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