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Job type full-time
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Open campus, a nonprofit news organization focused on transforming the coverage of higher education and how it serves (or doesn’t serve) communities, seeks a development associate to help us achieve our ambitious fundraising and expansion goalsThe development associate will work closely with our local revenue director and chief revenue officerThe right candidate will be smart, organized, and entrepreneurial, with strong communication, project management, and task management skills.
The key responsibilities for this role include:
Maximize the efficiency of open campus’s revenue-generating work by owning specific project management tasks, budget tracking, and overseeing team document and data management.
Expand open campus’s communications reach with grant writing support, grant reporting, external communications, and ensuring that all delegated proposals and reports are timely, accurate, and consistentSupporting the creation of compelling development communications including grant documents, development reports, funder and board materials, and emails to donors and supporters.
Strengthen open campus’s revenue pipeline by researching new donor and foundation prospects.
Assist the revenue team and organization leadership with planning virtual and in-person donor events.
What background and skills do you have?
Proven project management and task management ability in a deadline-driven environment.
Superior attention to detail, with excellent analytical skills.
Flexible and comfortable in a work environment where multitasking is the norm, the pace is fast, and priorities will evolve.
Proficient with office software, primarily the google suite.
One-to-two years of relevant professional experience is preferred (prospect research, grant writing, nonprofit operations).
It would be great if you have:
Knowledge of the journalism or higher education fields.
Experience using customer relationship management tools and document management solutions (e.gDropbox, google drive)
This is a remote, full-time position with benefitsOpen campus offers a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package, including a paid winter recess from december 26-31.
Job type: full-time
