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Title: Specialist, Development

Location: Los Angeles, California, United States

Position Reports to: Director, Development

Location: Remote or based out of any NFF offices (Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Oakland, and Philadelphia)

Department: Resource Development

The COVID crisis and the uprising for racial justice have shone national light on both the urgent work required to build a more just and vibrant society for all Americans and the potential for positive action when our communities mobilize. In most cases, these efforts are spearheaded by nonprofits, community organizations, and their heroic staff who deliver essential services like affordable housing, social justice advocacy, health, youth development, and the arts. Yet these nonprofits and the communities they support operate within a flawed, inequitable funding system that controls their access to resources, impeding their ability to make a difference.

Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) is setting out to change that. We know that nonprofit leaders have power when they have access to capital and financial knowledge. Our strategy focuses on helping to shift that power by changing funding and financing practices so more money flows equitably and with less restriction to community-centered organizations led by and serving people of color, so they can be the drivers of their own change.

Read about our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion here.

About the Opportunity:

NFF has an exceptional reputation and strong fundraising foundation and is seeking a Specialist to support our Development team in mobilizing philanthropic support. This position sits within NFF’s new Development Department and plays a critical role supporting all aspects of NFF’s fundraising efforts. This position will join a team of five that consists of the vice president, two directors, and a manager.

The Development Specialist will support the following areas: administration, project management, data entry and integrity, research, and analysis. The Specialist will coordinate and support a wide range of fundraising, relationship building, and donor stewardship activities. The ideal candidate is a continuous learner who contributes to a culture of collaboration while exemplifying NFF’s values across a newly created department. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about community building, getting more funding and capital into BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of color) communities, and looking to hone their development skills.

This position can be remote or based out of any one of NFF’s office locations which are in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Oakland, and Philadelphia. Our offices have re-opened, and staff can opt into in-person work. The Specialist, Development will report to the Director, Development who is remote and based out of North Carolina.

What you’ll do:

Funder Engagement & Cultivation Support

• Research and maintain sector knowledge and share funding announcements across the social sector that align with NFF’s work
• Prepare research briefs (history of giving to NFF, funder priorities, leadership bios, etc.) and prepare pre- and post-funder meeting notes and follow-up
• Help coordinate, schedule, and prepare Development Team for funders meetings, solicitations, and post-award engagement

Development Team Coordination Support

• Coordinate and manage logistics for internal and external meetings including the following: setting agendas, filling in templates, creating PowerPoints, outlines, and note-taking; provide post-meetings recaps and next steps
• Manage project timeline updates in Asana, our project management software ensuring project workflow; proactively update project details, notes, and any other relevant information

Gift Integrity & Data Management

• Work across the Development Department to ensure proposal, reporting, and award deadlines are accurately maintained and met in our CRM database (Salesforce)
• Work cross-organizationally to support accurate entry of inidual gifts and to send gift acknowledgments
• Update, audit, and maintain database in Salesforce including entering/editing funder Account & Contact records
• Support data integrity of the fundraising pipeline by updating Campaign records and pulling revenue forecast reports

Who you are:

• You have at least 3 years of relevant experience in fundraising and coordination, scheduling, stakeholder engagement, prospect management, and/or grant writing
• You are highly organized and possess excellent project management skills with dedicated attention to detail
• You possess a highly collaborative work style
• You are adept at relationship building, communication and interpersonal skills
• You have an aptitude for problem-solving and can proactively identify challenges and provide solutions
• You continuously look for and implement ways to improve and streamline work processes/flows
• You are open to feedback and committed to continuous learning
• You are proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and Salesforce (strongly preferred)
• You embody NFF’s mission, core values and commitment to equity

Compensation:

At NFF, we are invested in discussing the depth and breadth of each candidate’s background and experience during the interview process and using that information to determine the best offer while considering internal pay equity. The salary range for this position is $71,500-$81,000. If provided an offer, NFF will determine salary compensation based on skills and years of experience. NFF takes into consideration internal equity of our existing team members as part of the offer stage. The range mentioned is the full base salary range for the role. We typically do not hire at the maximum range in order to allow for salary growth. NFF provides an attractive benefits package that currently includes up to 18 paid holidays, 3 floating holidays, unlimited vacation time off, health insurance with NFF funded health reimbursement account on medical plan, 2% match and 4% non-match employer contributions toward retirement plan. In addition, NFF provides flexibility to work remotely and access to a work from home fund, and flexible spending accounts including commuter benefits.

Please Note:

All salaries are commensurate with experience and include an attractive benefits package.

Nonprofit Finance Fund is committed to ersity, equity, and inclusion in its workforce. We encourage candidates that will help us live out this commitment to apply.

NFF is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant or employee because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or military or veteran status in accordance with federal law. In addition, NFF complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every jurisdiction in which it maintains facilities. NFF also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified iniduals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.

This job posting provides a general list of the essential responsibilities and qualifications required for this position. It does not represent a contract for employment and NFF reserves the right to change the description and/or posting at any time without notice.

When applying, please DO NOT include any of the following information with your job application: Social Security number; driver’s license number or state-issued identification card number; financial account number, or credit or debit card number.