Development Specialist
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Reach Out and Read NorthwestNonprofit fundraising
The role is fully remote and requires candidates to be based in Washington State.Full-TimeJunior
Salary70,000 - 75,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- Approximately two three years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, development, or a related role where writing was a regular part of the work
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementSalesforceEditingAsanaCanva
Requirements
- Approximately two to three years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, development, or a related role where writing was a regular part of the work.
- Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills, including producing clear narratives and solid first drafts.
- Project management skills, including managing multiple deadlines, planning ahead, and maintaining calendars.
- Ability to work collaboratively across teams, build trust with colleagues, and keep people informed.
- Comfort working with data and maintaining accurate, up-to-date records.
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment while staying connected to the team.
- Commitment to equity in opportunities and outcomes for children.
- Experience supporting grant proposals, reports, compliance, or donor stewardship is preferred.
- Experience with Salesforce or another donor database, including running reports, is preferred.
- Familiarity with Asana, Canva, and similar project management and design tools is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Draft and edit foundation and corporate grant proposals, reports, and related communications.
- Gather program and financial information from colleagues and coordinate accurate, timely grant reporting.
- Maintain proposal templates, boilerplate language, and resource documents, including materials created in Canva or similar tools.
- Manage the Northwest grants calendar and track requirements, deliverables, and timelines in Asana.
- Enter and maintain grant and donor data in Salesforce and run recurring pipeline and grant status reports.
- Communicate grant requirements and restrictions to leadership and finance, and submit backup materials promptly.
- Facilitate timely donor and funder acknowledgments and prepare stewardship and cultivation meeting materials.
- Join select funder meetings and draft follow-up applications and communications.
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