Development Associate

Pet Partners Development Associate

Rewarding Development Opportunity – Join the Pet Partners Staff Team and make a big difference!

Pet Partners is a national non-profit leader that supports thousands of therapy animal teams who are specially trained to lovingly share the healing benefits of pets with people in need. We are currently seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Development Associate to support the Development team with responsibilities associated with donor stewardship including gift processing and acknowledgement, mailings, and daily reconciliation. The Development Associate is a part-time position, working in-office at our Bellevue, WA Headquarters.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Role Core Competencies:

• Demonstrated accurate and efficient processing of gifts.
• Accurate execution of gift acknowledgment process.
• Demonstrated ability to support Development staff as needed.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate verbally and especially in writing, consistent with the role’s expectations:
• To write in a compelling manner about programs or the position’s area of expertise and responsibility
• To write in an effective manner about organizational initiatives to contribute to specific recruitment and fundraising goals
• To write effectively to summarize data or incorporate as a foundation for strategy recommendations, consistent with expectations of the position

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Database administration and data management
• Process all mailed-in donations by inputting gift details and supporting information accurately into our Salesforce database.
• Maintain database and donor files with accuracy, consistency, and attention to detail.
• Create and run reports, build mailing lists and queries to assist development staff.
• Stewardship:
• Prepare and distribute gift acknowledgment letters in a timely manner.
• Prepare and distribute pledge reminders and peer-to-peer strategic event resources and incentives.
• Additional duties:
• Assist with mailing tribute letters and Rainbow Bridge cards.
• Create new facility accounts in Salesforce based on Log-a-Visit posts.
• Keep track of in-office inventory and order more items when in low stock.

Other

Duties

• This is not a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee for this job at any time.

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail, including data entry accuracy managing high-volume workload.

• Ability to work effectively and efficiently with minimal direction.

• Collaborative nature and ability to balance working in a team environment with self-directed projects.

Education & Experience:

• 2+ years of professional experience with donor database / CRM; Salesforce strongly preferred.

• Demonstrable computer skills, including proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook), and the use of standard office equipment like copiers and postage meters.

Position location and hours:

• This is an in-office position based at our Bellevue, WA headquarters.

• The work schedule is flexible; weekday daytime hours. Weekend hours available upon request by Associate and approval of supervisor once training is complete.

• Hours worked could flex between 15-25 hours per week depending on gift volume.

• Weekly schedule to be determined and agreed upon by Associate and supervisor.

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Benefits

• No associated benefits. Comfortable office environment; ample free parking is available.

• Level of Language Proficiency

• English; proficient

Location

On-site

345 118th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98005, United States Suite 100