Finance Associate | Washington DC | Boutique Firm

[progressive...@gmail.com]

Job Description: Associate (Finance/Fundraising)

Progressive boutique firm seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a fundraising associate in Washington DC. This position will assist the partners of the firm with all fundraising related activities on behalf of the firm’s clients.

Daily Duties:

• Donor outreach – significant volume of calls to donors and potential donors of clients to set up fundraisers, meetings, attend events, and opportunities for our clients to connect with donors and prospective donors to solicit funds

• Donor asks – some direct fundraising solicitations of lower dollar donors ($250/$500) will be made on behalf of the clients.

• Call time support – donor research including creation, research and completion of call sheets with donor information, correct phone numbers, biographical information

• Database maintenance – inputting data, de-duplicating contacts, and ensuring accuracy of data

• Call time follow up – any work required to enter in call notes, follow up requirements and ensure that clients and firm partners have all the tools to follow up with donors

• Scheduling – assisting clients teams with scheduling donor meetings

• Generate new leads – constantly be looking for new donors, information and data to grow fundraising program for all clients

• Staff call time – occasional support partners or clients by staffing call time

• Intern management – if assigned, the associate will manage any interns

• Manage up – provide feedback, clarity and information to partners when it will impact (positively or negatively) operations and fundraising for clients

• Other duties as assigned – complete any other assignment designated by a supervisor or partners of the firm.

Expectations:

A good fundraiser must be highly organized, a self-starter willing to work independently and also collaborate on critical projects will pushing partners and clients to meet their fundraising goals. We need a colleague with experience with targeting contributors and follow up management, ability to manage details and stay on top of multiple tasks and a strong commitment to Progressive ideals and issues. You must have excellent verbal, written and analytical skills, demonstrated experience with Google suite, Excel and NGP/VAN and Constant desire to do more, perfect the craft and manage up when something is needed.

To apply send email to: progressive...@gmail.com.