Development Coordinator

NLIHC Seeks Development Coordinator

The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) seeks a Development Coordinator who will have prime responsibility for a portfolio of development/fundraising activities for the Coalition. The activities, along with those of another Development Coordinator with a separate portfolio, will ensure the Coalition secures the necessary resources to support its mission of advancing socially just public policy to ensure the lowest-income people in America have decent, accessible, and affordable homes. The individual will also support NLIHC with other key operational and event-management needs. This is a full-time, 2-year position that will report to the Director of Fund Development. The salary range for this position is contingent upon experience and is from $75,000 - $78,000. This position requires physical time in the office and the candidate must be located in the metropolitan Washington DC area or be able to commute to our office located in DC for a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate/manage reports, proposals, relationship management, and research/prospect development for corporate and non-corporate foundations.
• Track progress on current grants and reports due, as well as other requirements for each funder, and draft reports and proposals. Coordinate calls and meetings with current and new funders.
• Coordinate/manage NLIHC’s end-of-year fundraising campaign, drafting language (postcards, emails, etc.), creating outreach list, mailing them out, etc.
• Handle inquiries about individual giving, particularly end-of-year requests to contribute stocks or other donations, and cultivate individual donors as needed.
• Coordinate/manage NLIHC special members renewals, invoicing, provision of benefits, procurement of ads and complimentary event registrations, and efforts to recruit additional special members. Track progress on special member benefits (ads needed for the annual Leadership Awards Celebration, publications to be mailed, etc.)
• Along with the other Development Coordinator produce a list of previous year donors and their giving levels for Annual Report.
• Coordinate with contracted agency (currently Cogency Global) on state charitable registrations, ensuring annual registrations for all states in which registrations are required.
• Produce list of previous year donors and their giving levels for Annual Report.
• Monitor NLIHC’s various webpages that recognize donors for any missing logos, ensure updates are made.
• Maintain files of copies of all acknowledgment/grant letters.
• Assist in the coordination of other events and activities for which fundraising is involved, such as NLIHC’s anniversary events.
• Attend all meetings of the NLIHC Board of Directors and Board committees, as needed.

CRM

• Be an expert administrator of, and make ongoing improvements to, Salesforce infrastructure for all aspects of the development team.
• Coordinate uploading of new lists secured from partners into Salesforce/Mailchimp.
• Monitor incoming data to Salesforce for any irregularities.
• Ensure all grant agreement and follow-up information for foundation and corporate funders is up-to-date and accurate in Salesforce database.

Organizational/Operations Support

• Support VP of External Affairs with various operations activities.
• Ensure successful NLIHC business licenses and Good Standing reports with DC government.
• Attend all meetings of the NLIHC Board of Directors and Board committees, as needed. Participate in staff meetings, retreats, trainings, and all Coalition events.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: To receive serious consideration for this position, an applicant should have the following attributes and background:

• A bachelor’s degree.
• A strong commitment to the alleviation of poverty and social justice (affordable housing knowledge/experience a plus).
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communications skills, both orally and in writing.
• Experience successfully building and maintaining professional partnerships and relationships.
• Experience in funder/donor research and cultivation, proposal- and report-writing, and fundraising appeals.
• Experience in event coordination.
• Experience using Salesforce CRM a plus.
• An ability to work in a diverse, fast-paced environment.

This is a full-time, two year position, and candidates must be physically located in the metropolitan Washington, DC area. Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree. Applicants must have a strong commitment to social justice and NLIHC’s mission.

An equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, NLIHC offers a competitive salary and a generous benefits package.

Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter with salary requirement, and one writing sample to Jen Butler, NLIHC VP of External Affairs, via email at jbutler@nlihc.org.