<p>Join an effective organization of conservation professionals and be a part of a winning team that is greening corporate America. Dogwood Alliance, a nonprofit organization working to protect forests in the Southern US by building broad-based, diverse support to end unsustainable forestry practices, seeks a part-time Donor Relations Coordinator to support its fundraising program. The Donor Relations Coordinator manages the organization’s database, ensures accurate and timely record keeping, gift processing and acknowledgements, produces regular analytical reports to support the organization’s fundraising planning, and coordinates donor mailings. The Donor Relations Coordinator reports to the Executive Director and works in the Asheville, NC office. <br><br>

Primary responsibilities include: <br>
• Update and maintain the organizational database to industry best practices <br>
• Ensure accurate data entry, including contact information, pledge records and other relevant information <br>
• Receive, process and prepare deposit from all donations and other forms of income <br>
• Track progress towards fundraising goals through generating weekly reports <br>
• Generate other analytical reports as necessary to guide fundraising planning and strategy <br>
• Generate timely acknowledgement letters for all individual gifts received <br>
• Coordinate sending all mailings and announcements to individual donors and prospects according to fundraising plan <br>
• Participate in fundraising team meetings <br>
• Ensure organization’s database best practices manual reflects current understanding of best practices <br>
• Work with the Associate Director to ensure consistency between database and accounting <br>
• Process and enter names and information generated by staff, volunteers and interns into the database <br>
• Support the Executive Director in meeting fundraising goals. <br><br>

The Donor Relations Coordinator will work part-time at 24 hours a week. <br><br>
Diversity:
Dogwood Alliance values diversity and encourages applicants from traditionally marginalized groups to apply for positions. We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, marital status, ethnic or national origin, age, sexual orientation, economic class, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.</p>