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Job Description
Boston Children's Chorus, Inc. 186 Lincoln StSuite 401
Boston, MA 02111
Date Posted:
July 02, 2026
Region:
Eastern Massachusetts Category:
Development/Fundraising Type:
Full-Time
Development Assistant Description:
ABOUT BCC
Boston Children's Chorus harnesses the power of music to connect our city's diversemunities, cultivate empathy and inspire social inquiry. Children, ages 7-18,e together across differences of race, religion, and socioeconomic status in a celebration of d humanity and love of music.
We focus on the energyat the intersection of themany different identities represented across BCC singers. BCC bridges Greater Boston's many diverse groups and fosters a sense of belonging and inclusion. Through intensive choral training and once- in-a-lifetime performing experiences locally, nationally, and around the world, BCC enhances the education and social development of youth as future leaders and global citizens in the 21st century.
JOB SUMMARY AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Development Assistant plays a critical role on the Advancement Team, ensuring efficiency ofanizational fundraising efforts and contributing to growth of the donor base. The Development Assistant provides essential support to the development team by processing gift information, conducting monthly reconciliations, preparing acknowledgement letters, and ensuring database maintenance and integrity of donor and prospect data. General Support Provides administrative support to the Advancement Team and Executive Director(scheduling, filing, drafting correspondence, etc.) Assists Director of Advancement in creating, documenting, and implementing protocol and procedures for day-to-day fundraising operations Provides exceptional customer service to donors in person, via phone, and through email Assists in the calendaring and logistics of donor site visits, board meetings, and other events or meetings that require significant planning and execution Ensures the Advancement team is equipped with essential tools bymonitoring all subscriptions to key publications and professional services, and maintaining inventory of letterhead, envelopes, and other stationary maintain a positive, productive, and collaborative work environment Donor Stewardship Drafts timely thank you notes& other donor correspondence forAdvancement staff/Executive Director Issues acknowledgment letters with appropriate tax information, and updates templates on an annual basis Ensures pledge payments are received according to gift installment plans and issues pledge reminders Assist with prospect research on individual, foundation, and corporate donors to support donor cultivation and stewardship Data Entry and Management Maintains cleanliness of constituent records in Raiser's Edge, including creating new donor records, updating existing records, updating appeal codes, uploading donor research, etc. Generates reports on a pre-determined basis for Advancement team meetings, and other meetings as requested Updates event records in order to accurately track donor engagement with BCC's concerts, cultivation, stewardship, and fundraising events Queries and edits lists needed forall fundraising activities Acts as a liaison with Finance to reconcile revenue figureson a monthly basis to ensureaccurate revenue tracking Direct-Mail Program Management Provides project management for Annual Giving/Membership direct-mail program, including identifying themes, establishing and implementing timelines, and authoringmissioning letter content in partnership with leadership and other staff Leads audience segmentation analysis in conjunction with Advancement team to increase effectiveness of mail-in program Manages and maintains all vendor relationships (graphic designer, er, mail house, etc.)related to direct-mail campaigns
Qualifications:
Commitment to BCC's mission and core values, social justice, and youth empowerment Impeccable attention to detail, clarity, both in written and numerical forms Bachelor's degree preferred, 1 or 2 years of work experience a plus Experience in non-profitadministration, fundraising, and/or project managementhighly preferable Must be able to work independently, contribute to team efforts, adapt to changing priorities, and meetdeadlines Exceptionalverbal and writtenmunications skills, keen attention to proofing and editing Stronganizational and time management skills Experience with Microsoft Officerequired, especially Microsoft Excel Proficiency in Raiser's Edge or similar CRM
