Job Details
Job Location
HAWC – Houston, TX
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
4 Year Degree
Travel Percentage
Up to 25%
Job Shift
Day
Job Category
Nonprofit – Social Services
Description
Being a Philanthropy Specialist at HAWC you will be responsible for the implementation and delivery of HAWC’s fundraising strategies including campaigns, events, and ongoing fundraising programs. The position will collaborate with the Marketing and Communications team and other organizational stakeholders to support key strategic objectives and will manage the administration of all philanthropic activities for the department.
Your Schedule:
- Full Time
- Monday – Friday from 8am-5pm
- Flexibility in schedule, nights and weekends as needed
- Work Model: hybrid
- Local Travel:25%
Our Total Compensation Package:
- Starting Pay Rate: $24.04 hourly
- Pay schedule bi-monthly
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance Programs
- Generous Paid time Off- 11 paid holidays per year, 3 personal holidays per year, 15 paid Vacation days per year, Approx 7 hours per month of accrued Sick days
- 401K the agency matches 125% of employee contributions up to 4% of the annual salary of a full-time employee
- Company paid Life Insurance
- Company paid Long Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. Working at Houston Area Women’s center gives you a rewarding experience in which our diverse team of employees work together as part of the empowerment of a survivor’s life and at the same time part of a much larger mission. We are committed to doing the work and challenging each other to be an organization in which everyone is respected and heard. Every day we continue to embed diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity in everything we do as we provide service to survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
Qualifications
The Requirements We are Seeking:
- Bachelor’s Degree or a bachelor’s degree within one year.
- A minimum of two years experience with customer service and data entry
OR
- A minimum of one year of progressive experience in fundraising, development, or advancement..
- A minimum of one year of experience working in a mid to large-nonprofit agency strongly preferred.
- Intermediate Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Teams, Excel, and Outlook).
- Experienced in Donor Management/CRM software (Raiser’s Edge preferred).
- Experience working with large data sets preferred.
- You have a valid Texas driver’s license with a good driving record; reliable transportation; ability to travel to off-site locations utilizing personal transportation.
What you Deliver in this role:
Fundraising Campaigns and Events
- You create and update online donation forms for all campaigns and events.
- You collaborate with the Marketing and Communications team to prepare landing pages, e-blasts, and social media posts for fundraising campaigns and events according to campaign/event strategy established by the Director of Philanthropy
- You conduct professional and respectful communications with major and mid-level donors to gather key information for campaign/event communications, such as sponsorship listing and RSVP status, often under a deadline; and
- You support ad hoc campaigns, sometimes with limited turnaround time, in response to agency needs (i.e. challenge campaigns).
Ongoing Fundraising Programs
- You will be responsible for the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of an assigned portfolio of donors to increase annual giving and strengthen supporter relationships.
- You coordinate all communication for HAWC’s Circle of Friends recurring gift program; and
- You coordinate and support internal stakeholders for the agency’s stewardship program.
Subdepartment Administration
- You will maintain accurate and organized constituent and donation records within the Raiser’s Edge donor management system according to department’s established naming conventions.
- You manage all subscriptions and vendors for HAWC’s Philanthropy sub-department; and
- You take accurate meeting minutes and record key action items from planning meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.
What Skills and Assets you bring, and more:
- Excellent attention to details
- Demonstration of professional objectivity and appreciation for confidential information
- Ability to follow instructions and to adhere to policies and procedures
- Ability to prioritize tasks to meet individual and team deadlines
- Ability to research and apply accounting standards in the work product, as well as to learn new systems and programs.
- Has a growth mindset and is a good team player
- Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
When you work here at HAWC you make an impact not just in the lives of the survivors and the people you help, but also make an impact in our own lives and our community. We learn and grow with a purpose where we strive to work for a common cause, which is to end domestic and sexual violence for ALL.