Development Coordinator at Hallie Q. Brown Community Center
The Hallie Q. Brown Community Center is hiring a Development Coordinator. This position organizes the volunteers for fundraising events, maintains the donor database, and collaborates with the Marketing and Events Coordinator. We are looking for candidates with a deep commitment and understanding of the Twin Cities African American community, with a celebrated level of emotional intelligence, ability to build relationships in the community, and the expertise to manage multiple projects at once. Due to demands and schedules of the organization, the schedule will vary between the hours of 7:00am to 6:00pm, with occasional evenings and weekends depending upon fundraising events.
Benefits:
- Hourly Range: $18.00-$20.00
- 11 Paid Holidays and accrued paid time off
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability and retirement plan
- Matched retirement savings plan
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Development
- Support agency development plan to effectively promote the organization, educate the public, and maximize fundraising efforts.
- Prepares grant proposals by determining concept, gathering and formatting information, writing drafts, and obtaining approvals.
- Determines grant proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs, studying requests for proposal (RFPs), and attending strategy meetings.
- Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, approval, and transmittal.
- Track deadlines for proposals and reports.
- Track and analyze the effectiveness of fundraising activities and prepare regular development reports.
- Maintain donor records, including donor database and grant records
Communications and Marketing
- Provide input on content for agency communications and web site.
- Incorporate targeted fundraising strategies within all agency public relations efforts, including website, social media, and print and electronic materials.
- Assist with production of communication materials including e-newsletters, brochures, annual report, and press releases. Monitor and assist with inventory of printed communications materials.
Volunteer Management
- Manage volunteer pipeline.
- Coordinate and organize volunteers for organization’s events.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and minimum of 2 years of work experience relevant field; or demonstrably equivalent knowledge gained through alternative courses of study and life experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- A commitment to the mission of Hallie Q. Brown Community Center.
- Knowledge and experience working with culturally and racially diverse populations in lower socio-economic conditions.
- Exceptional project management and administrative support skills.
- A balance in personal qualities, including integrity, dedication, intelligence, initiative, and flexibility.
- Strong critical thinking skills, attention to detail, and the ability to organize ideas, materials and workflow.
- Excellent communication (oral and written) skills, interpersonal skills, and presentation skills.
- Ability and willingness to assist coworkers, supervisors and clients in a cooperative, solutions-oriented manner.
- Commitment to racial equity, shared leadership, civic engagement and building the capacity of communities.
- Intermediate to advanced MS office skills.
- Experience with fundraising and/or program related databases.
Licenses and/or Certifications:
- Must have completed COVID-19 vaccination and/or will have completed the vaccine before starting; Hallie Q. Brown can provide vaccination resources if needed.
- alid MN Drivers’ License, access to reliable transportation, and the ability to meet Hallie Q. Brown’s driving record requirements.
We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements.
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY: Founded in 1929, Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, Inc. is an African American, nonprofit social services agency committed to serving the needs of community members of all ages, abilities, races, cultures and economic levels in the Summit-University neighborhood and greater Twin Cities area. Our mission is to improve the quality of life in our community by providing access to critical human services, fostering and promoting personal growth, and developing community leadership. Over the years, Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, Inc. has evolved from an independent human services provider to a multi-service center, and is the administrative body of the Martin Luther King Service Center, which houses our partners offering specialized services and programs., including Project Cheer, Prepare + Prosper, the St. Paul Branch of the NAACP, the African American Leadership Council, and the nationally-recognized Penumbra Theatre Company. We are committed to building partnerships and providing services designed to reflect the needs and character of the Summit-University community.
To apply, submit an online application here: https://forms.gle/5U91UJ8jbmHu1dkR7
Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of Hallie Q. Brown Community Center. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements.
Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or a protected veteran’s status.
Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the recruiting process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials. You may also be contacted by a MACC employee to conduct or schedule an interview.