Development Associate

ORGANIZATION

Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem Foundation is a Catholic 501c3 not-for-profit organization providing vital funding and support to Holy Family Hospital, a state-of-the-art maternity and neonatal critical care center in Palestine. This Catholic teaching hospital serves more than 10,000 poor and at-risk families each year, 45% of whom are registered UNWRA refugees. Holy Family Hospital is a safety net providing lifesaving care for a catchment area of nearly 1 million people. In January 2023, the Hospital celebrated the delivery of its 100,000th baby.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Development Associate is a full-time position based in Washington, DC. The Associate will support the fundraising efforts of the Foundation including gift processing, communications, donor research, stewardship, and administrative support.

The successful candidate has outstanding organizational, interpersonal and collaborative skills with very strong attention to detail.

IDEAL CANDIDATE QUALITFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree with tthree years of relevant experience, preferably in a non-profit setting
• Computer proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Outstanding organizational skills with special attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills, sense of humor, good judgement and flexible character to enhance professionalism in a small office environment
• A customer service mindset
• Mission driven with the ability and interest in working for a Catholic organization
• Understanding of Catholic social teaching and a comfort working with Church hierarchy
• Experience in Raisers Edge NXT or similar fundraising platform a plus

POSITION OVERVIEW

Donor Processing and Engagement

• Oversee gift processing and donor acknowledgements in a timely manner, including the accurate and efficient entering of donor and gift records into our database
• Ensure personal recognition of all gifts by writing acknowledgment letters and other communications to donors to engage prospective and current donors
• Manage all aspects of the donor database and maintain data integrity and accuracy
• Create, and pull queries for campaigns, events and community outreach
• Document and track prospects
• Research and identify corporate, foundation and individual donors and prospects as assigned

Executive Administration

• Collaborate closely with the President on donor correspondence and outreach
• Schedule board of director and committee meetings
• Ensure proper record keeping of donations to the Foundation and distributions to the hospital
• Assist with timely distribution of mailings