Baystate Academy Charter Public School is looking for a Fund Development Coordinator. The Fund Development Coordinator will work with the Board of Directors, school staff, key volunteers and outside consultants to create, implement, and maintain a fund development function for Baystate Academy. This position will report to the Executive Director.
Candidates must have experience as a development professional. Ideal candidates have strong interpersonal skills, with excellent verbal and written skills; attention to detail and follow-through; and excellent computer skills for business. They can juggle multiple priorities, work with a number of volunteers to accomplish tasks, and function well without a formal work structure. The successful candidate is a self-starter, self-manager, and has an entrepreneurial spirit.
Responsibilities: Working with various board members, staff and volunteers, responsibilities include the following:
Individual Donors
- Develops cultivation program and process
- Identifies and researches prospects
- Develops relationships with potential and current donors
- May include scheduling appointments, doing correspondence, event development, and donor cultivation and fulfillment
- Manages Annual Fund and produces appeal letters and email campaigns
Corporate Sponsorships and Philanthropy
- Explores opportunities for corporate relationships
- Creates and presents sponsorship packages, including PowerPoint and Word presentations for proposals
- Carries out and monitors fulfillment
Foundations and Government
- Identifies appropriate sources of funds
- Writes, assembles, and submits proposals
- Monitors and follows through with reporting requirements on grants received
- Supports the Friends of Baystate Academy Board: develops agendas, attends meetings, produces meeting notes, assist in follow-through.
Maintains fundraising data base system for donor and sponsorship management.
Work Schedule is flexible; approximately 20 hours/week Salary is commensurate with experience and the final details of the position structure. Send your resume to tsneed@bacps.net |