Under the direction of the Director, Principal Gifts, the Development Associate supports Principal Gifts, a key fundraising program working with individual donors and prospective donors of $5 million or more to the MFA. The Development Associate provides high-level support for the Director of Principal Gifts and the Principal Gifts staff, including creating and updating solicitation roadmaps, managing data in the donor database, drafting donor correspondence, compiling reports and event lists, tracking budget activity for the team, and electronic filing. Additional responsibilities include preparing materials and coordinating meetings with the Director’s office and other internal and external constituents as needed, and other duties as requested.
Essential Functions
Salary: $47,814.78
Full-Time, 35 hours per week
This position is affiliated with the United Auto Workers Union.
The MFA is an equal opportunity employer. The community and audience we serve is diverse, and we wish to foster that diversity in our workplace. Toward that end, the MFA does not discriminate against individuals in hiring, employment or promotion on the basis of race, religion, color, sex/gender, gender identity and gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, handicap or disability, veteran or military status, political belief, pregnancy, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
Essential Functions
- Provide operational support for the Principal Gifts team including an extensive array of technical and confidential matters involving donors, potential donors, volunteer leadership, and senior staff members.
- Track and update prospect portfolios by entering and extracting information to and from the fundraising database, Tessitura.
- Prepare reports as needed for development and related activity areas.
- Draft timely gift acknowledgements and other correspondence to donors.
- Coordinate event invitation lists for exhibition openings, lecture receptions, development dinners, and other special events.
- Schedule team meetings and coordinate agendas, notably for a bi-weekly meeting with the Chair, Development Committee as well as meetings with the Director.
- Support the work of the Director and Principal Gifts Officers including the Director of Gifts of Art in their work with assigned prospects and curatorial departments throughout the Museum.
- Attend events (some evenings and weekends) to greet and guide guests.
- Track the Principal Gifts budget expenditures.
- Perform other duties as required.
- Bachelor’s degree required
- One to three years of office experience, preferred, as well as a general knowledge of non-profit fundraising
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills
- Strong professional demeanor and interpersonal skills
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize assignments, and work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work with and to gain the respect of colleagues within External Relations, the Director’s Office, and broadly across the Museum – as well as with high-level prospects
- Must be committed to the Museum’s inclusion, diversity, equity and access efforts and initiatives
- Commitment to fostering respectful communication and collaboration within a diverse community
- Ability to work independently and a willingness to engage in a collaborative approach
- Solid working knowledge of PC-based Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are required; high level of comfort with database systems and an ability to extract data for the purpose of management reporting
- Some evening and weekend work required
Salary: $47,814.78
Full-Time, 35 hours per week
This position is affiliated with the United Auto Workers Union.
The MFA is an equal opportunity employer. The community and audience we serve is diverse, and we wish to foster that diversity in our workplace. Toward that end, the MFA does not discriminate against individuals in hiring, employment or promotion on the basis of race, religion, color, sex/gender, gender identity and gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, handicap or disability, veteran or military status, political belief, pregnancy, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.