Individual Giving and Development Coordinator
Minneapolis, MN - Groups
Operations – Development /
Full Time - Clinical /
On-site
All are welcome! People of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ individuals are strongly encouraged to apply!
Washburn Center for Children is a leading children’s mental health center, caring for a wide variety of children’s needs associated with anxiety, depression, behavioral difficulties and trauma.
The 141-year-old nonprofit offers critical mental health intervention to help children - and their families - realize hope. Washburn Center for Children serves almost 4,000 children ages 0-18 and approximately 9,000 family members each year. Washburn Center’s three office locations – Brooklyn Park, Edina, and Minneapolis – serve the entire Twin Cities metro area. The nonprofit also offers in-home services, and its school-based program serves 50+ schools in the Eden Prairie, Bloomington, Minneapolis, Savage, Burnsville and Eagan school districts.
The demand for therapeutic care has skyrocketed. Join our team to help children through the setbacks of life and create a better future. To learn more about how we do that work in homes, schools and clinic-based services, visit us online.
The Individual Giving and Development Coordinator works cross-functionally with the entire Development and Marketing/Communication Teams. This position primarily supports Washburn Center’s Annual Fund and manages a portfolio of entry-level individual donors of up to $1,499. This position is a crucial development team member who works under the supervision of the Chief Development Officer.
Annual Fund
Collaborating with the Chief Development Officer, develop and implement comprehensive Annual Fund strategies to meet Washburn Center’s short and long-term need for philanthropy and maximize revenue from entry-level individual giving.
* Coordinate efforts to sustain and grow the individual donor base and implement practices to increase donor acquisition, retention, and giving at the mid-level donor category.
* Manage entry-level donors, up to $1,499, emphasizing cultivating these donors to deeper engagement and financial commitment.
* Collaborate closely with the marketing and communications team on strategies to support and execute fundraising campaigns across multiple platforms and channels, ensuring voice, tone, and messaging consistency.
* Project manage the annual spring and year-end direct mail campaigns, including but not limited to list segmentation, generating queries, mailing lists and reports from Raiser’s Edge.
* Provide other support as necessary to facilitate the creation of mailing lists for newsletters, annual reports, brochures, solicitation letters, and other communication materials as determined by the Chief Development Officer.
Development Administrative Support
* Contribute to the effective cultivation and stewardship of new and existing relationships with donors at all gift levels through clear, polite communication, thank you calls, notes, and timely follow-up on requests or queries.
* Schedule meetings, coordinate logistics, and prepare materials for the CDO and team to support their work with individual and institutional donors, volunteers, and committees.
* Work closely with the CEO and CDO on high-end donor cultivation events.
* Coordinate donor mailings and other communications logistics
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required with a preference in database administration or record management.
- Minimum of two to three years of successful individual fundraising coordination and database management.
- Knowledge of Raiser’s Edge and Raiser’s Edge NXT and supporting technologies.
- Proficiency in managing donor and constituent databases
- Must have a strong customer service orientation.
- Must be able to organize and prioritize work, be proactive, take the initiative, resolve problems, follow through, and simultaneously manage multiple priorities to ensure goals are met promptly
- Ability to work cross-functionally in a small team-based environment.
- Ability to build effective working relationships both internally and externally.
- Diligent work ethic, personal drive, and ability to prioritize multiple tasks independently.
- Creative thinker who meets challenges with innovation and resourcefulness.
- Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.
$55,000 - $60,000 a year
The starting salary range is $55-60k annually, commensurate with experience. This is a full-time, exempt position with work hours primarily Monday-Friday during the agency’s regular business hours, with some evenings and weekends required.
BENEFITS at WASHBURN:
Washburn offers benefits to Full-Time benefit eligible employees comprehensive Dental, Vision, Health, Life and Long term disability insurance. Additionally we offer a 403b retirement plan and a flexible benefit option (FSA).
Vacation: Paid Vacation accrues at 10 hours of vacation per month - up to 15 days / 120 hours annually.
Sick Leave: Paid sick leave accrues at 6.68 hours of sick per month - up to 10 days / 80 hours.
Holidays: There are 2.5 days/20 hours of floating holidays per year in addition to the eight standard holidays.
***Please note that Internships, Part-Time (less than 30 hours/week) and Temporary positions are NOT eligible for all of Washburn Center's benefits***
Vaccine Requirements at Washburn:
Washburn Center for Children (WCC) maintains a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan that mitigates the transmission and spread of COVID-19 to ensure the safety of staff, clients, residents, and community members. As part of the COVID-19 Preparedness Plan and to comply with federal, state, and local government regulations Washburn requires COVID-19 vaccinations for All employees, interns and contractors who are working onsite. Exemptions for medical or religious reasons may be requested and submitted for review.
Washburn Center for Children is an EEO/AA employer: women, minorities, people with disabilities, people that hold different gender identities and expressions and veterans are encouraged to apply. Cultural responsiveness and advancing equity are essential to achieving our mission. Our core values guide how we actively heal, learn and work.
To learn more about life at Washburn and how we work together, visit us online.
