Development Administrator - Houston, United States - Vocation Ministry

Description

Vocation Ministry:


Houston, TX:

• Job ID#:

Posted:

• May 14, 2024
• Expires:
• July 13, 2024
• Category:
• Fundraising
• Terms:
• Part-Time Employee
• Experience:
• 25 Years Education:
• Undergraduate Degree
• Base Pay:
• $24.00 to $26.00 Hourly Overview

Vocation Ministry is a Catholic nonprofit located in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

Our mission is to train, equip, and encourage priests, parishioners, and educators to promote vocations to the priesthood, consecrated life, and sacramental marriage in their parishes and schools in a variety of ways.

We seek to hire and retain employees skilled in their field, active in their Catholic faith, and enthusiastically dedicated to carrying out Vocation Ministry's mission.

You must live within the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to be considered for this position.

Staff Opening

Development Administrator

About the Position

The Development Administrator will strive to increase donations and grant funding and is responsible for managing the donor database and improving the organization's fundraising efforts mostly through written and administrative tasks.

Key Responsibilities

Donor Management

• Gift processing, including entering donations and producing/sending acknowledgment letters
• Produce appeal letters and collaborate with team to create marketing materials for donors
• Communicate with donors intermittently through oral and written means
• Collaborate with President and Chief Operating Officer regarding donor stewardship
• Plan and organize stewardship events
• Maintain stewardship matrix for donor engagement

Database Management

• Maintain and oversee donor database
• Create and ensure accuracy of donor giving statements
• Export and analyze various donor reports
• Maintain and oversee annual gala auction site
• Collaborate with team to create website in annual gala auction site

Foundations / Grant Writing

• Prepare grant requests for local and national foundations, communicating with foundations and collaborating with team when applicable
• Maintain foundation data base and report on grant spending, working with Finance Director to ensure accuracy

Board Fundraising

• Engage Board members in fundraising to support the organization
• Provide and present quarterly development reports to Development Committee
• Participate in Development committee meetings

Qualifications & Experience

• Prior employment or volunteer experience with faithbased organizations
• Willingness and tenacity in seeking new opportunities for donor engagement
• High level knowledge of Excel and Word
• Knowledge and experience working with donor databases
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Interest and ability to interact with donors
• Experience with the following systems used by the organization is a plus:

Donor Perfect; Constant Contact; Ready, Set, Auction

Hours/Pay/Benefits
hours per week

• Flexible hours
• Work from home
• 7 company holidays
• Pay commensurate with experience

To Apply


About the Employer:

Vocation Ministry trains, equips, and encourages priests, laity, and educators to light a fire of vocations through awareness and prayer in parishes, schools, virtual events, and social media.