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Fountain House seeks Development assistant

Reports to: Director of Development

Job Title:  Development assistant

Position Description:
Fountain House, one of the world’s leading providers of community mental health programs, is seeking a development assistant to support its multi-faceted fundraising effort.  This position interfaces with a broad cross-section of the Fountain House community, including its members, supporters, staff and Board and requires strong organizational and interpersonal skills, as well an aptitude for the administrative demands of a high energy fundraising and cultivation effort.
 

Principle Responsibilites

• Process donations and prepare acknowledgement letters and other correspondence.
• Update and correct database records.
• Conduct preliminary research on prospective corporate foundation donors.
• Coordinate production and mailing of event invitations. .
• Maintain guest lists, gather and prepare registration materials for fund-raising events and other duties as assigned.
• Handle administrative details and set-up for all Board Committee meetings (i.e. prepare and distribute agendas, minutes, etc.).
• Prepare media materials for distribution. (i.e. copying, filing, mailing, e-mailing)
• Assemble media and donor kits for events and meetings.
• Assist with negotiations for space contracts and book event space, arrange food and beverage, order supplies and audiovisual equipment, make travel arrangements, etc.
• Assist with managing on-site production and clean up for events.
• Assist with preparing budgets and provide periodic progress reports to staff directors for each event project.
• Keep track of department finances including check requests, budgets, invoicing, and reporting.
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Development.

Position Requirements

• Associate's or bachelor's degree in a related field.
• A minimum of three years' experience in an administrative position, preferably in a not-for-profit development office
• Proficiency in Raisers Edge, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint 
• Excellent computer skills (word processing and database management)
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to present information concisely and effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to organize and prioritize work
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision
• Capable of working well with a variety of personalities and leadership styles
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Contact
To apply for this position, you must view website at www.fountainhouse.org.  If interested, please submit your resume via e-mail to hrfhresume@yahoo.co.nz, or fax to 212-664-0146.  NO PHONE CALLS.  EEO

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