The Job/What You'll Do:
The Philanthropy Coordinator is a critical member of the philanthropy and fundraising team. The coordinator assists in the development and execution of fundraising strategies, donor outreach, campaign management, and gala planning. The Philanthropy Coordinator provides administrative and communications support to the philanthropy team and maintains the donor CRM platform.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support to Solari's Annual Philanthropy Plan To exceed budgeted revenue.
• Provide administrative support to the Philanthropy Team.
• Coordinate logistics for team meetings, donor engagements and other philanthropy related events.
• Provide gala support as needed including tracking auction items, following up on sponsor payments, and coordinating the logistic support for awards.
• Coordinate in-kind donations.
• Maintain the philanthropic database to ensure data is accurate and consistently cleaned.
• Facilitate quarterly audits, ensuring all accounts are cleaned up and duplicate accounts are merged.
• Manage donor lists for proper recognition.
• Enter and assign leads and new accounts as needed.
• Ensure touchpoints are logged as needed.
• Develop and pull reports and mailing lists for department activities.
• Coordinate and administer donor stewardship and acknowledgment activities to support portfolio managers.
• Draft and mail donor acknowledgment letters.
• Provide prompt, courteous, and professional internal and external customer service, including responding to internal and external communications promptly and attentively.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Promotes open communication and contributes to an environment of trust and mutual respect.
• Fast learner who finds simple and creative solutions to complex problems.
• Strategic thinker with track record of data-driven decision-making.
• Finisher with keen attention to detail.
• Ability to thrive working independently and cross-functionally managing multiple viewpoints.
• Tech-savvy with proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and donor CRMs
• Is open to being an active learner, participating in discussions with others, trying new approaches and ideas, and being self-aware and self-reflective for continual personal, professional, and leadership growth.
• Strategically plans for diversity initiatives as they relate to development, including donor acquisition, development, and retention.
• Recognizes, values, and affirms social diversity that contributes richness to the Solari community, ensuring cultural competency in the provision of services.
• Consistently demonstrates Compassion, meets people with compassion; Effort, every interaction deserves my best effort; and Ownership, owns the success of the company.
• Always acts in a professional manner and maintains appropriate boundaries with clients and staff.
• Reports to work, meetings, training, and job-related activities prepared and as scheduled.

Education & Experience:

• 1 year of experience in field, Required
• Bachelors Degree, Preferred
  • (NOTE: A comparable combination of education/experience and/or training will be considered equivalent to the education listed above.)