Development Assistant/ Donor Research and Events
The Yiddish Book Center seeks a fulltime Development Assistant to join this dynamic cultural organization and help grow its fundraising program. Now in its 44th year, the Center, located in Amherst, Massachusetts, recovers, preserves, teaches, and celebrates Yiddish literature and culture to advance a fuller understanding of Jewish history and identity. The Center is in the planning stages of a $35 million endowment campaign to secure its vision for the future and celebrate its 50th anniversary. The Development Assistant will support the development office, including events coordination, donor research, correspondence, and data entry.
Responsibilities include:
- Conduct donor and prospect research and analysis, and develop modeling of program attendees, donor visit briefings, and a pool of prospects using Donor Search, Windfall and other database and electronic sources
- Assist with constituent and gift entry, updates, and query and report generation in Raiser's Edge NXT
- Help manage special projects and maintain donor and prospect pool files
- Help plan and manage Development events, working with venues, compiling suggested guest lists, invitation production, mailing and tracking; and overall logistics
- Assist with mail processing (opening, sorting, documenting, etc.) as needed
- Responding to donor inquiries
- Occasional weekend, evening, and travel required
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Sense of humor, entrepreneurial spirit, flexibility and ability to work in a team
- Familiarity with conducting Internet research, and comfort working with databases.
- Experience with Raiser’s Edge NXT and Donor Search a plus
Benefits:
The Center offers a full benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, paid vacation and sick time, and retirement matching.
Application Instructions: Please send a cover letter and resume to: jobs@yiddishbookcenter.org and put “Development Assistant” in the subject line. No phone calls, please.