Development Coordinator

Reports to: Executive Director of Helping Hands

Job Summary and Purpose:

This role is responsible for cultivating growth in the donor community and fundraising for Helping Hands, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to serving those in need locally, in Peru, and beyond. The ideal candidate is driven to provide effective strategies which actively grow and maintain community connections and financial support. The Development Coordinator enables Helping Hands to serve people facing hardships by establishing a thriving donor base and financial freedom to fund these social service projects. Helping Hands is a faith-based, nonprofit organization in Snohomish County, WA. 30-40 hours per week.

Pay rate:

$25-$30 per hour

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Fundraising: 50%

• Connect at the beginning of each month with store managers/clerks to educate on nonprofit partner fundraisers.
• Find ways to include guests in ministry fundraisers and grow donor base within stores.
• Ability to efficiently use Auctria (auction software) for auction and event management.
• Manage 3 main annual fundraisers (spring auction, summer event, and fall event)
• Collect stories from nonprofit partners to share with donors, prospective donors, shoppers, and social media followers

Donor Management: 30%

• Attend weekly staff meetings to stay current on work happening within ministry (Tuesday mornings)
• Attend community meetings within Snohomish County to grow donor base and partners (Mill Creek Community Coalition, Monroe Community Coalition, Snohomish Chamber of Commerce, Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce, Monroe Chamber of Commerce, and more)
• Maintain a solid understanding of current Customer Relations Management software (DonorView)
• Engage in public speaking to educate guests at meetings about Helping Hands’ work in the community

Communications: 10%

• Send emails regularly to stay in touch with monthly donors.
• Write thank you notes for monthly donors and guests who donate after events.
• Use DonorView to send emails to lists.
• Oversee design for quarterly newsletter and other publications for distribution. Coordinate distribution through mail, email, and social media.

Other: 10%

• Support/approve creation of social media content

Minimum Requirements:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree, 3 years' experience or combination

Physical Requirements:

• Lifting and carrying 0 – 20 pounds
• Sitting, standing for long periods of time
• Able to travel across a variety of surfaces (stairs, ramps, uneven terrain)

Essential Job Requirements:

• Driver’s license with clean record
• Guest service skills both internal and external
• Organizing, sorting, categorizing
• Recording data
• Proficient in computer programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Graphic, Web Design, Donor Management Software and Auction Software a bonus
• Problem Solving
• Sign and abide by the Ministries Statement of Faith Policy

Working Conditions:

Work is indoors with occasional outdoor activities as directed

About Helping Hands Ministries International

Helping Hands Ministries International (HHMI) supports underserved families and individuals from our local communities, Peru, and beyond. We do this by partnering with nonprofits that serve the most vulnerable.

HHMI operates four nonprofit thrift stores in Snohomish County (located in Bothell, Snohomish, Lake Stevens, and Monroe). As local nonprofit organizations face increasing demands on their program's funding and operate under tighter budgets, we aim to maximize their impact. HHMI offers direct assistance through our register fundraisers and by providing gift cards so our partners' clients can shop for items they need (such as clothes, shoes, furniture, home supplies, etc.) at no cost.

We also continue to support our sister organization in Trujillo, Peru, called Amor en Acción ("Love in Action"). The missionaries who founded HHMI established Amor en Acción in the 1980s, which runs a preschool for young children and six sewing centers for women. We are proud to continue to support this organization, helping women and children have more hopeful and sustainable futures in an impoverished region.