Development Associate, Development Department

 

About Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta

Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta is the first nonprofit legal advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the civil rights of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI) and Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AMEMSA) communities in Georgia and the Southeast. We envision a social movement in which communities of color are fully empowered, active in civic life, and working together to promote equity, fair treatment, and self determination for all.

 

Founded in 2010 as the Asian American Legal Advocacy Center (AALAC), our organization became part of the Asian Americans Advancing Justice affiliation in 2014. Since then, we have re-organized our work into four major focus areas: Policy Advocacy, Organizing & Civic Engagement, Impact Litigation, and Legal Services.

 

About The (Department) Team

The Development Department at Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta is responsible for securing revenue from institutions (foundations and corporations), individual giving, and events. Working in collaboration with programmatic and operational departments as well as the Executive Director, the Development department identifies donors and cultivates and stewards these relationships with the aim of securing long-term financial sustainability for the organization. The team consists of the Development Director and the Development Associate.

 

Position Summary:

The Development Associate would provide a wide variety of essential operational and administrative functions to the Development department spanning direct management of the individual giving database, proposal and report deadlines, and department files as well as directly interfacing with donors and partners across all three areas of revenue (institutional funding, individual giving, and events). This position will take primary responsibility for individual giving, growing individual giving revenue and serve as the primary interface with individual donors. This position reports directly to the Development Director. 

 

How You’ll Contribute to Our Impact:

 

Individual Giving:

  • Manage relationships with individual donors as well as the individual giving platform and database (Funraise, Action Network, matching gift platforms)

  • Collaborate with Communications Department and Programmatic Departments for fundraising campaigns (Giving Tuesday, End of Year Giving, others as determined by programmatic departments)

  • Manage communication with individual donors to answer questions, provide tax receipts, invite donors to events, etc. 

 

Events:

  • Assist with events management, to include venue and vendor management, communications and marketing plans, and event logistics

 

Institutional Funding:

  • Assist with tracking foundation and corporate funding, to include management of grant files and grants calendar

  • Track subgrants and manage reporting process for subgrantees

  • Support Development Director with writing grant proposals and reports, as well as other fundraising collateral and donor communications

 

Development Operations: 

  • Oversee systems for prospecting, research, and pipeline development using existing tools (Foundation Directory Online, Asana, Funraise) 

  • Lead CRM improvements, including identifying and championing new tech solutions 

  • Help prepare quarterly and annual revenue projection reports 

  • Oversee incoming gifts processing and stewardship systems 

  • Manage Development files

 

What You’ll Bring to the Team:  

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a high degree of responsiveness and initiative

  • 0-2 years of relevant work experience

  • An ability to grasp Advancing Justice - Atlanta’s organizational narrative and incorporate it into grant and fundraising materials

  • Excellent organizational skills and high attention to detail

  • Strong computer and other clerical skills

  • Strong proficiency with digital project management and communication platforms, including Google Workspace, Zoom, WhatsApp, Asana, and Calendly

  • Comfort in and flexibility with learning new technologies and data platforms as well as compiling data from various sources into one database

  • Event and/or project management experience 

  • A sincere desire to advocate for the rights of immigrants, refugees, and people of color and a commitment to Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta’s mission

  • Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

  • Ability to work independently and proactively in a small team

  • Willingness to learn and be flexible

 

Why You’re Excited About Us:

  • Impact: We are building the power for good in the South, and your contributions will matter

  • Growth: We are invested in growing your leadership within the organization and beyond

  • Our Team: We are a group of talented, passionate, and dedicated people who love our community and care about cultivating meaning, authenticity, and joy in our work.

  • Flexibility: We follow a hybrid work model and invest to support remote work. We encourage and support work-life balance because you’re able to do your best work when you’re living a full life.

  • Benefits: We offer an attractive variety of healthcare plans, several come with a $0 employee premium, matching 100% of 401(k) contributions up to 4% of salary, paid time off and a generous holiday calendar, covering DACA/TPS renewal fees, and professional development opportunity

  • Salary range is $50,000-$60,000, commensurate with experience, and is based on principles of internal equity.

 

 Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

  Physical Requirements: 

The candidate must be local to the Atlanta area, with access to reliable transportation. The position permits working from home but requires travel, as necessary, to the Advancing Justice-Atlanta office and to other local meetings and events. Precautions are in place to ensure safe access to the office.

 

 To Apply:

 

Submit your resume, cover letter, and 2 references. 

 

Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply, regardless of race, color, creed, ethnicity,  national origin, ancestry, age, height, weight, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability,  HIV status, marital or domestic partner status, or religious affiliation. For any accommodations requests in the application process, please contact accommodations@advancingjustice-atlanta.org

 

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