Position: Development Assistant
DuPage Children's Museum
Naperville IL
Job Summary: This individual works as assistant to the Director of
Institutional Advancement and to the department to increase donor
support for the Museum's mission. The Development Assistant is
responsible for coordinating direct mail initiatives and communication
with donors, managing the donor database, doing data entry, assisting
with special events and providing administrative and project support to
the department director.
Responsibilities:
1. Coordinates production of queries, exports and reports
from the donor database to provide information and analysis on D.C.M.
fundraising progress.
2. Coordinates customer service for donors and prospective
donors. This may include creating correspondence and administering
benefits.
3. Helps oversee management of the donor database and
appeals; Sends acknowledgement letters; Performs on-going data entry and
organizes and makes corrections to donor records as needed. This may
include data entry related to donors, prospects, donations, members,
volunteers, employees, etc.
4. Organizes and manages direct mail and appeals
preparation and mailing processes related to same.
5. Supports the work of other members in the department on
special events; works with outside vendors, and works in support of
these events.
6. Creates appropriate signage in-house, or coordinates
production of signage if it must be produced outside of DCM
7. Performs administrative support duties and does projects
for the Director of Institutional Advancement, such as coordination of
the appeals and event status tracking.
8. Maintains the donor files and assists in maintaining the
grant files.
9. Performs development research as requested.
10. Other duties as assigned.
Job Relationships:
* Supervised by the Director of Institutional Advancement
* Must work well in a team environment and maintain
excellent relationships with museum staff, board, funders, vendors,
visitors and various D.C.M. constituencies.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
* Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or
university or equivalent experience.
Two (2) years of related experience, preferably in a museum or
other non-profit setting or an equivalent combination of education,
training and experience.
* Proficiency in MS Word and Excel; knowledge of
fundraising software is highly desirable.
* Strong planning and organizational abilities and
excellent written communication skills; high level of analytical,
presentation, negotiation, problem solving, and customer service skills.
* The nature of the work requires this person to execute
assignments and tasks under only general supervision, to demonstrate
strong initiative, to exercise considerable discretion and independent
judgment, and to deal independently with volunteers, other departments,
community partners and the public.
Other:
Must have your own transportation, a valid Illinois driver's license and
appropriate liability insurance.
Send application to:
Rosie Sajak
Director, Institutional Advancement
DuPage Children's Museum
301 N. Washington Street
Naperville IL 60540
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Amy Southon
Associate Director of Programs
DuPage Children's Museum
301 N. Washington
Naperville IL 60540
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
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