NOW HIRING: Development Associate (Due 5/20/16)

by Fractured Atlas

Fractured Atlas is seeking a full-time Development Associate to serve as a member of its External Relations team. The position provides the primary support for a growing individual giving program and also assists with administrative tasks related to fundraising from all sources. The Development Associate processes and acknowledges gifts to Fractured Atlas and helps to maintain the sophisticated customized donor database.

The position also assists the Vice President of External Relations (VPER) and Development Manager’s efforts to steward relationships with key program officers, corporate executives, and government officials. In connection with Fractured Atlas’s growing major gifts program, the position supports such activities as researching prospects, scheduling meetings, managing cultivation events, and acknowledging donors. The Development Associate reports to the Vice President of External Relations.

The successful candidate will be someone who thrives in Fractured Atlas’s “work hard, live well” environment. Our organizational culture embraces people who:

• Seek out challenging problems and relish opportunities to venture into unexplored territory.
• Are entrepreneurial and comfortable with high-risk, high-impact efforts.
• Are agile, creative problem solvers with an unsentimental focus on concrete results.
• Invest their time in quality work and giving others their respect and support.

MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

This is how you will spend the bulk of your day:

• Annual fund individual giving program: Process written requests to current and past donors and prospects; Help to pull and manage lists for appeals; Support donor acquisition; Process and acknowledge gifts; Support cultivation and stewardship of donors and prospects, including events, correspondence, and other communication.
• Work with the VPER and Community Engagement Specialist to design and implement e-appeals and an online presence for development.
• Help to measure and analyze returns on appeals with an eye toward maximizing results of future mailings and e-appeals.
• Prepare and process acknowledgement letters to all donors of gifts of $1,000 or more.
• Help produce member and donor cultivation events in collaboration with the External Relations and Programs teams in New York City.
• Support Executive Director and VPER to manage annual Board solicitations.

Here’s some spice to change it up from time to time:

• Help to pull and manage invitation and response lists for events.
• Under the supervision of the VPER, collaborate with the Development Manager on the management of proposals and reporting to government agencies and requests to elected officials.
• Update and enhance donor solicitation materials, and oversee production of and updates to Development Information Package materials.
• Collaborate with Development Manager to maintain electronic files for a paperless office.
• Carry out special projects as they arise.

QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

• First-hand experience working in fundraising.
• Outstanding writing skills and a flawless attention to detail.
• Exceptional verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment; ability to handle multiple projects and deliver an impeccable work product while adapting to frequent, rapid changes.
• Self-motivated and hyper-organized with the ability to manage responsibilities independently while working with a small, tight-knit staff.
• Facility and strong comfort level with fundraising databases.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, MailChimp, and experience with web-based software required.

COMPENSATION

Starting salary is $41,336. Benefits include health insurance, employer-contributed 401K plan, TransitChek, tuition reimbursement, vacation, sick and personal days, and a casual but hard-working, friendly and supportive office environment.

TO APPLY

To be considered for the position, please use the application portal found at http://bit.ly/FA-DevAssoc to upload all of the items below in one PDF-formatted file with your name as the filename. (Materials can be addressed to Tim Cynova, Deputy Director.)

1. A substantive and original cover letter including your interest in the position and Fractured Atlas, and the date you are available to start.
2. A list of (2) professional references complete with phone number, email address, and explanation of the relationship. (References will not be contacted without your prior consent.)
3. A résumé no longer than (2) pages outlining your educational and professional experience.
4. A writing sample of your choice that highlights your outstanding skills in this area.

Incomplete submissions, including those failing to follow all of the directions, will not be considered. No calls please (we mean it). Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to review our website at www.fracturedatlas.org prior to submitting materials.

POSTING DATE

May 5, 2016. Deadline for submissions is May 20, 2016.

ABOUT FRACTURED ATLAS

Fractured Atlas is a nonprofit technology company that works with artists. We serve a community of over 400,000 artists and arts organizations in the U.S. and Canada, offering them a variety of programs and services that help artists strengthen the business side of their practice. We give them tools for raising money, managing risk, finding space, selling tickets, and tracking their fans. Founded in 1998, Fractured Atlas is headquartered in New York City.