Position Overview

The Development & Community Engagement Coordinator (DCEC) works with the Development Director to implement and execute the overall development strategy of Bay Area Turning Point (BATP), including community engagement, events and fundraising, and donor stewardship of mid-level donors. The DCEC works closely with the Development Director (DD) to meet development goals by sharing the BATP mission through strategic communications and events. The DCEC manages and executes the agency’s annual signature event, manages a portfolio of event sponsors, and actively participates in community events. The aim of the DCEC is to acquire and retain donors through clear, compelling communications and well-executed, donor-centric events.  Additionally, the DCEC will maintain a visible presence as a primary ambassador of the agency through attending identified community engagement events.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Annual Fund & Stewardship – Time allocation: 15%
  • Work with Development Director (DD) to create and implement the agency’s annual fundraising campaign, including mailings, appeals, and logistics management of annual campaign activities
  • Work with DD to develop and execute donor stewardship plan to ensure donors (of gifts and in-kind donations) are appropriately recognized for their support of the BATP mission
  • Support other development staff in implementing and executing donor stewardship events when appropriate

• Mid-Level Donor Cultivation – Time allocation: 30%
  • Identify, cultivate, and solicit gifts ranging from $500 to $2,000 in support of BATP initiatives, prioritizing focus on retention and growth of agency’s mid-level donor segment
  • Utilize mid-level strategy to elevate those donors with higher capacity and inclination for promotion to the DD’s portfolio

• Community Engagement – 25% Time Allocation
  • Represent agency as a primary ambassador at community events
  • Facilitate partnerships for third-party fundraisers that benefit the agency
  • Build new relationships with community event attendees with purpose of acquiring new sponsors and donors for the agency

• Events – 25% Time Allocation
  • Develop event plan and timeline of agency’s signature event, under the supervision of the DD.
  • Execute all aspects of the signature event, including sponsorships, invitations, run of show, venue, food and beverage, speakers, entertainment, and presentation
  • Manage organization’s portfolio of special events sponsors through regular communication to deepen engagement with agency and solicit for continued support of the BATP mission 
  • Plan and execute donor stewardship events to support the overall development strategy

• Other Duties 5% – answer agency phones lines to support mission and vison of the Agency; and other duties as assigned.

Education and Other Requirements

• Demonstrated experience of administrative support and database maintenance
• Must embrace the mission of Bay Area Turning Point
• Associate Degree preferred or 2-5 years of Nonprofit Development experience
• Must embrace the mission of Bay Area Turning Point
• Demonstrated experience of 3+ years in fundraising of $100,000+ annually & event planning
• Demonstrated successful track record of personally identifying, cultivating, and soliciting major individual and institutional donors
• Must have exceptional interpersonal communication, public speaking, proofreading, and writing skills
• Possess the ability to effectively work with and gain respect of a broad base of staff, volunteers, and the general public
• Understand ethical behavior and business practices and ensure own behavior and the behavior of team are consistent with these standards and align with the values of the organization
• Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of donors to meet or exceed their expectations within the organizational parameters
• Maintain the desire to get out of the office and build external relationships
• Be a “self-starter” and goal-driven to initiate donor visits and fundraising calls
• Be aware and knowledgeable of the Greater Houston and Bay Area philanthropic community
• Possess strong organization skills, planning abilities, and attention to detail; must exhibit “follow through” on tasks and goals
• Computer skills required include MS Word (including mail merge experience), Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Network for Good or similar CRM database, and strong overall web and social media understanding
• Ability to attend meetings/events outside of traditional working hours as necessary
• Display a positive attitude, show concern for people and community, demonstrate presence and self-confidence, and possess good listening skills
• Be culturally sensitive and able to work with multicultural client/customer population

Bay Area Turning Point (BATP) believes that equal opportunity for all employees is important for the continuing success of our organization. In accordance with state and federal law, BATP will not discriminate against an employee or applicant for employment because of race, disability, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or non-job related factors in hiring, promotion, demotion, training, benefits, transfers, layoffs, terminations, recommendations, rates of pay or other forms of compensation. Opportunity is provided to all employees based on qualifications and job requirements.

NOTE: It is the policy of BATP not to hire applicants who have received services from our agency within the previous 12 month period.