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Job Description
At Summer Search, we believe in 'No Ceilings' and envision a world in which young people, regardless of circumstances, can chart their own destiny. In the United States, students from underserved communities - disproportionately BIPOC and first-generation - face systemic inequities in school, in the workforce, and in life. Nevertheless, these young people possess unique strengths, resilience, and limitless potential. Since 1990, Summer Search has partnered with young people during their transition from adolescence into adulthood by connecting them to expansive opportunities, professional mentoring, and a community of support. Summer Searchers recognize their potential and build a toolkit to navigate and challenge systemic barriers, break new ground for their families and communities, and achieve economic equity and a life of purpose.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Join an experienced team of institutional fundraisers dedicated to providing crucial fundraising and corporate partnerships that make our program possible for youth across five regions nationwide. The Development Coordinator role is a new position on the Summer Search National Institutional Fundraising Team that will support grant writing, corporate partnership fulfillment, and data management and coordination. Reporting to the Associate Director of Institutional Partnerships, this hire will have the opportunity to develop expertise within institutional fundraising and work with a diverse range of colleagues across all of Summer Search.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
The Development Coordinator serves primarily as a grant writer working alongside a Development Manager to steward a portfolio of institutional funders developing compelling proposals, fundraising content & grant reports, overseeing reporting in our grant calendar, corporate partnership fulfillment and supporting with overall data management and coordination for the Institutional Partnership Team (IPT). Specifically, the Development Coordinator will perform the following: Stewardship, Communication and Fundraising - 60% Update and maintain grant report templates for five Summer Search sites, collecting and organizing team members to inform high-quality, accurate products for organization-wide use. Coordinate a cross-team grant report-deliverable process and execute all assigned report deliverables, including: Serve as central liaison for grant reporting, managing the reporting calendar and upcoming deadlines Populate report deliverables with template language and partner with new Relationship Managers (RMs) on the IPT on any new draft report content needed Organize the collection of language content, data or other grant deliverable needs with various teams, track steps and update stakeholders on action steps: RMs, Regional and National Program Teams, the National Director of Strategic Partnerships, Finance, Operations and others Oversee accurate and timely grant deliverable submission Assemble and/or draft to be assigned institutional collateral, including select additional grant deliverables such as sponsorships, content for one-pagers, PowerPoint decks, impact reports and other materials Corporate Partnership Coordination 30% Support the National Director of Partnerships and RMs in tracking and fulfilling corporate partnerships across all five regions Complete corporate sponsorship requests for event support Maintain corporate partnership benefits matrix monitoring fulfillment timelines and working with the assigned relationship manager to execute deliverables for corporate donors. Coordinate logistics for corporate volunteer engagement events and needs, including volunteer engagement, event proposals, attendee lists, and post-event follow-up. Work cross-functionally with Program, Career and Business Development teams as needed to plan and administer corporate employee engagement events Update corporate partner's records in Raiser's Edge, documenting new engagements, fulfilled benefits, and volunteer activity Data Management & Administration - 10% Update organizational compliance data on Guidestar, Charity Navigator and other tools Collect the most up to date documents and maintain systems for all grant documentation on SharePoint such as 990s, audited financials, budgets, required government filings, etc.
WHO YOU ARE
The Development Coordinator calls for:
EXPERIENCE
You have 2-3 years of experience in non-profit fundraising and development inclusive of exposure to grants and/or drafting communications. Grant-writing experience is a plus. Experience working on a remote team is also a plus.
ACCOUNTABILITY
You hold yourself and others responsible for processes, decisions, actions, and commitments to results to drive high-quality outcomes. You're responsive to the needs of stakeholders and follow through on commitments.
COMMUNICATION EFFECTIVENESS
You are an active listener and thoughtful and strategic when conveying feedback, sharing ideas, or responding to inquiries to various audiences in multiple formats (including written communication).
CONTINUOUS LEARNING
You value the journey of learning and strive to develop your skills and knowledge; you leverage opportunities to integrate feedback and record and reflect upon data that supports organizational learning to have a positive impact on your work and the overall success of the organization.
TEAMWORK & COLLABORATION
You value many voices, are comfortable creating space for dialogue and handle interpersonal issues constructively. You inspire and foster commitment, connection, enthusiasm and trust and motivate others to achieve common goals.
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Experience using a CRM, Raiser's Edge/ other Donor Moves Management Database experience is a plus. Proficiency in Office including Powerpoint. In addition, all Summer Search staff bring a commitment to our mission of unleashing students' potential through mentoring and transformative experiences, as well as the ability to thrive in an environment that values excellence, gratitude, well-being, diversity, authenticity, and collaboration.
LOCATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
This is a remote role with occasional in-person commitments required, including corporate volunteer meetings and special events. New hires must be residing in one of their following states by their first day of employment: California, Washington, Pennsylvania, New York, or Massachusetts.
