Urban Roots Hiring for Development Coordinator Job at Reno, NV Full Time

Who is Urban Roots?

Urban Roots is a 501(c)(3) agriculture-based education non-profit mission driven to change the way our community eats and learns by growing healthy minds, bodies, and communities through hands-on education in the garden. Urban Roots is founded on the idea that food is a powerful tool for academic and nutrition education when it is fully integrated into the classroom and accessible to the community. Serving primarily northern Nevada, Urban Roots has a history of bringing seed-to-table education to our community, our children, and the educators who teach them.

Our team is led by passionate people who started as volunteers and worked their way up. Collectively, we value, positive attitudes, enthusiasm for making a meaningful change in our community and willingness to work both independently and collaboratively as a valued part of the team.

Urban Roots is an equal opportunity employer that highly values staff diversity.

About the role

The Development Coordinator is responsible for helping our donors accomplish their philanthropic goals and ambitions through a relationship with our organization. This involves overall donor stewardship and assisting the Urban Roots development team to deliver thoughtful strategies that create a vibrant, healthy, gracious culture of giving. This person will be an excellent team player focused on stewarding existing relationships and building new strategic partnerships with donors, foundations, and community partners/sponsors. Their work will be guided by establishing and maintaining positive relations with funders, corporate partners, and community leaders, particularly in the nonprofit sector. They will routinely handle donor database, SharePoint organization, reporting development updates and outcomes, and providing assistance with event planning and logistics. They’ll work diligently on the day-to-day operations of a small development department while keeping a big picture awareness of how to increase funds for our work while making a meaningful impact in the community. This position offers a flexible schedule to an independent and efficient employee who takes initiative to complete tasks and projects in a timely manner. The Development Coordinator will report directly to the Executive Director of Development and Operations and will work with the entire team to turn to with additional questions and concerns.

This is a Full-time position ranging from 35-40 hours per week and might require some weekend and evening work. The target start date is Wednesday, February 8th.

Areas of Responsibility

Fundraising and Development (55%)

• Process donations and gift acknowledgements;
• Serve as lead for donor communications for both financial and in-kind contributions;
• Brainstorm partnership opportunities with community partners and Executive Director of Operations and Development;
• Maintain sponsorship and events calendar including identifying opportunities, drafting letters of intent, assisting with MOU and MOA writing, and coordinating with entire team for interim and final reports;
• Outline and design customized community sponsorship packages;
• Develop and execute strategies that ensure sustainable and diverse funding through corporate giving programs in collaboration with Volunteer and Grants Manager;
• Collaborate in all stages of grant life cycles, including searching for and writing grant proposals, grant tracking, management and reporting;
• Cultivate new donors and strengthen current donor support;
• Create and maintain strong ties to the community;
• Enthusiastically and professionally represent Urban Roots.

Events (35%)

• Assist Development staff with planning and executing events;
• Research and prospect new community sponsors to support the organization;
• Develop and implement a sponsorship plan for continued community support;
• Lead our communication efforts at outreach events such as tabling or networking.

Other Duties (10%)

• Attend all staff meetings;
• Ability to meet monthly with Urban Roots’ team members (preferably in-person) when needed to coordinate development related requirements;
• Assist with data collection and reporting to measure outputs and outcomes of Urban Roots programming;
• Assist with the development and improvement of programs.

Qualifications

• Positive attitude and passion for the Urban Roots mission;
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing;
• Collaborative mindset and desire to work closely with a small team;
• Self-motivated and able to set priorities and track progress toward key goals;
• Highly organized with excellent follow-up and prioritization skills;
• Willingness to follow all COVID-19 precautions at and outside of work.

You’ll wow us if you can show one or more of the following skills:

• Excellent time management, organizational, and intrapersonal skills;
• Aptitude for spreadsheets, database or project management software;
• Technical knowledge of digital design for development communications tools;
• Experience in development and/or working in a mission-based organization;
• Coursework in marketing, communications, education, nutrition, social justice, or related field.

Compensation and Benefits

• $16.00-$20/hour based on experience
• 12 paid holidays and PTO on your birthday
• Health insurance
• Wellness stipend
• Professional development opportunities

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 – $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience:

• Fundraising: 1 year (Required)
• Event planning: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: One location