Details
Posted: 22-Apr-22
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Type: Full Time
Required Education: 4 Year Degree
Salary: Negotiable
Categories:
Development/Fund Raising
Additional Information:
Employer will assist with relocation costs.
Collegiate School seeks a Development Assistant to work in the School’s Development Office. The primary responsibility of the Development Assistant is to manage all aspects of gift processing and receipting and ensure and maintain accurate management of donor records. Timeliness, accuracy and a high attention to detail is a must. This position also supports the Chief Development Officer. This is a full-time 12-month position.
General Responsibilities include:
- Manages all aspects of gift processing and receipting and ensures integrity of Raiser’s Edge database (75%)
- On a daily basis, prepares constituent records for gift entry.
- On a daily basis, enters gifts into Raiser’s Edge fundraising database and reconcile batch.
- On a daily basis, processes receipts and gift acknowledgments. Sends Head of School information for gifts of a designated threshold and above (or gifts that meet other criteria).
- Oversees memorial and honorary gifts and serve as primary point of contact for these families.
- Serves as point of contact for matching gifts and stock gifts.
- Responds to requests from the Collegiate community and provides timely follow through
- Assists in all department mail-related efforts: provide donor lists for invitations, major gift activities and the annual fund
- Attends and assists with departmental special events as needed
- Responsible for day to day maintenance of constituent records, in Raiser’s Edge and PawNet, including address and contact updates, deaths, marriages, births, bad addresses, etc.
- In coordination with Director, Development Operations, enters new families into Raiser’s Edge in Spring and flip the database in the summer (new and departing faculty/staff; new and past parents/grandparents; graduate/withdraw students; code Trustees, Alumni Board, etc.)
- Assists with mailing and other list requests
- Assists with aspects of donor and parent stewardship needs
- Oversees all aspects of Collegiate School directory
- Provide general administrative support to VP, Development (25%)
- Answers general development office phone and greets development office visitors
- Involvement in School sponsored activities
- Ability to run accurate reports, lists, and queries in Raiser’s Edge to support development activity
It is critical that candidates demonstrate a commitment to the School’s Core Values and Mission
HONOR
Personal integrity and devotion to the truth, which make one trustworthy, forthright, responsible and fair.
LOVE OF LEARNING
A creative spirit that promotes intellectual and personal growth through exploration, inquiry and openness to change.
EXCELLENCE
A sustained commitment to meeting high standards of character, achievement and personal accountability.
RESPECT
Fundamental regard for the dignity and worth of each individual.
COMMUNITY
A commitment to responsive and compassionate citizenship and service on campus, in the local community and in the broader world.
Who we are
Collegiate School is a co-educational, independent day school located in Henrico County, within 20 minutes of downtown Richmond, Virginia, for students in Junior Kindergarten through 12th grade. For more than 100 years, Collegiate has nurtured inquisitive thinkers, responsible citizens, and compassionate leaders. Grounded in the values that have sustained it over the course of more than a century, Collegiate provides its nearly 1,700 students with an engaging academic environment dedicated to preparing them for a globally connected and changing world.
The essence of Collegiate School is the richness of relationships among students, faculty, parents, administrators, and alumni in a dynamic learning community with high personal and academic expectations. This exceptional educational environment enables students to develop their potential for intellectual growth, leadership, and service.
Why Collegiate?
Collegiate School is well-regarded for developing students into citizens who lead, serve and shape the world. We do so with the help of a caring faculty and staff who also have opportunities to lead, serve and shape the world, through the young lives they touch.
Below are just a few examples of some of the great advantages of working at Collegiate:
- Excellent professional development opportunities for faculty and staff
- Collaborative working environment
- A rich employee benefits package (which includes free lunch!)
- Opportunities for growth and leadership
- An environment that fosters creative and innovative instruction
The School is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender (including pregnancy), age, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or military status, marital status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. Employment decisions at the School are based on merit, qualifications and skills.
Successful candidates will possess the following qualifications and competencies:
- Proficiency in Blackbaud/Raiser’s Edge
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Minimum of 3 years development experience
- High level attention to detail
- Strong written and oral communication skills; strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to maintain accurate records
- Proven cross cultural competency skills demonstrating self-awareness, awareness of others and the ability to adopt inclusive perspectives, attitudes and behaviors to drive inclusion and belonging in the ongoing development and maintenance of an inclusive campus community
- Performs data entry accurately and efficiently
- Proficiently uses Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Google Sheets
- Knowledge of fundraising best practices and trends related to data management, gift processing and records preferred
