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Development Coordinator

Job Description

CoEd’s Cincinnati office is looking for a Development Coordinator to support the Grants team with maintaining foundation and corporate relationships, prospect research, tracking communications and grants cycles, and preparing proposal and report components. The Development Coordinator will also support the Major Gifts team in engaging individual donors and steward donations.

Job Responsibilities

Donor Relationships and Communications

Supporting the Grants and Major Gifts teams with prospecting, stewardship and reporting, data entry, and other tasks as assigned.
Stewarding gifts from foundations, individuals, and businesses ensures they are well informed and engaged with CoEd’s programs in Guatemala.
Building connections with current and prospective funders to identify areas of interest and establish trust between the funder and CoEd’s staff and programs.
Staying ahead of schedule with proposals, reporting deadlines, and sponsorship calendars to promptly communicate with donors and funders and comply with grant requirements.
Drafting or updating written communications and compiling photos, quotes, measurable results, and other assets, as needed.
Assisting teams in scheduling and prepping foundation calls and donor meetings.

Research Initiatives and Records & Resource Management

Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records for active, prospective, and lapsed funders across various platforms.
Supporting Grants and Major Gifts team in updating communication logs, donor information, and sponsorship details in the Salesforce database.
Monitoring the details and due dates on the grants calendar and working with various teams to maintain efficient tracking systems.
Scoring and qualifying potential funding opportunities through online database searches, researching leads, and networking and outreach.
Managing cyclical projects and tasks to ensure that resources, such as photos and videos, internal and external statistics, case studies, etc., are available in line with the grants and sponsorship calendars.

Ideal Candidate

You’re filled with gratitude.
You love showing others the appreciation they deserve and recognize that thoughtfulness is critical when communicating with donors.
You value attention to detail.
You care about the little things and carry out your work with thought and integrity. Youre even watching for typos, and this sentence made your eye twitch.
You’re passionate about empowering students.
You recognize the importance of education and long to make a difference by connecting promising students with supporters who can help them surmount the barriers to their success.

Qualifications

Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in a related field. Please include your area of study in your application.
2-3 years of work experience in fundraising, donor relationship management, or sales and customer service is strongly preferred.
Grant writing/research experience is a plus.
Proactive in project management and takes initiative on research and lead development.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to interact and work effectively with donors, volunteers, and colleagues.
Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
High level of critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Database experience and tech savviness preferred. Experience with Salesforce is a plus.
Spanish reading/writing ability is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

$42,000 – $45,000 annual salary.
Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance.
Employer HSA contribution (based on the type of insurance selected).
401(k) plan.
Flex time.
Four weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO), eight observed paid holidays, and two paid floating holidays.

About the Organization

Cooperative for Education (CoEd) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty in Guatemala through education. CoEd accomplishes this mission by helping kids learn to read, graduate, and thrive. By providing sustainable education tools (like books and computers), teacher training, and scholarships, CoEd strives to address the root causes of poverty in Guatemala rather than merely treating its symptoms.

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