Development Associate

Hack the Hood Development Associate Job Description
Location: OAKLAND, CA
Job Category: Part Time, non-exempt Employee
Reports To: Development Director
Compensation commensurate with experience

Hack the Hood was launched just five years ago to build a tech sector that works for everyone. We support under-resourced youth of color in communities around the state and the country to build 21st century careers in technology and social media. We turn the digital economy from threat to opportunity by joining our youth with the 58% of small businesses that don’t have a website. As one of the first organizations in this field, our programs aim to ensure that tech is making the world better for all the communities it intersects.

We are seeking a Development Associate to support our fundraising and development team. You will be instrumental in accelerating our fundraising efforts by engaging in grant research and writing, relationship-building with donors, and preparing for our end-of-year campaign. Besides providing administrative and creative support, you’ll be a key force in creating new systems and processes to organize donor and grant communications while learning to fundraise for a $2 million organization.

Work at Hack the Hood is strongly collaborative.  We achieve amazing things not just through hard work, but through the value we place on our relationships with the young people we serve, with each other, our community, and the businesses, small and large, that we partner with.  Come join us!

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Grants cultivation

• Research new funders online, at times using The Foundation Center
• Keep our grants database updated with incoming data  
• Work with the Development Director to rank potential funders and identify upcoming opportunities
• Support with data entry as we move our systems into Salesforce

Events Management

• Maintain the calendar of fundraising events
• Coordinate event logistics and fundraising/communication materials
• Attend events, track attendance, and represent Hack the Hood while tabling
• Enter data after an event

Donor Development

• Manage individual donor appreciation, including sending thank-you letters and keeping track of our list of major donors
• Support creative and admin work on our online donation site, including setting up and customizing special campaign pages

QUALIFICATIONS

• Able to navigate large databases
• Strong writing and research skills
• Team player, strong collaborator

• Excellent management skills and ability to multitask
• Ability to thrive and provide leadership in cross-cultural and cross-age contexts
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Suite
• Aligned with Hack the Hood's mission and values
• Strong personal integrity, maturity, credibility
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback

Desirable

• Knowledge of and experience with HTH programs
• Knowledge of Salesforce

This is a wonderful opportunity to be part of a committed team doing important, innovative regional work. The position offers growth opportunities, great community engagement and tangible measurements of outcomes and impact. Candidate consideration will begin the 11th of December 2018.

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