Development Assistant (Temporary-to-Hire)

This nonprofit is seeking a temporary-to-hire Development Assistant to provide essential membership, administrative, and project support to a high-performing development team. This organization is composed of collaborative, detail-oriented professionals who take pride in advancing a mission-driven agenda. If you enjoy engaging with people, have strong writing and organizational skills, and are comfortable managing data, schedules, and competing priorities, this is an excellent opportunity to grow within fundraising, donor, and membership engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage calendars and scheduling needs for the development team, including coordinating fundraising calls for senior leadership and preparing detailed briefings in advance.
• Maintain and regularly update the member and donor database, ensuring accuracy across records, pledge tracking, and engagement history.
• Support donor relations by drafting and sending thoughtful correspondence, including donor acknowledgments and thank-you communications.
• Coordinate outreach efforts by inviting members and stakeholders to events and managing RSVP tracking and follow-up.
• Assist in cultivating donor relationships through meeting coordination, communication support, and ongoing engagement efforts.
• Draft, edit, and proofread a variety of materials including donor communications, briefings, reports, and fundraising content.
• Conduct research and compile briefing materials to support donor outreach and development initiatives.
• Assist with event planning and execution, including logistics coordination, materials preparation, and post-event follow-up.
• Provide administrative and project support such as expense tracking, invoice processing, presentation preparation, and additional tasks as needed.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• A bipartisan, mission-driven environment.
• Hybrid work model.

What We’re Looking For:

• Educated. You possess a bachelor’s degree and at least two years of fundraising or professional experience, preferably in fundraising or high-end customer service environments.
• Analytical. You can synthesize information and translate it into clear, actionable materials.
• Motivated. You take initiative and consistently deliver high-quality work across competing priorities.
• Client-focused. You bring strong customer service skills and enjoy building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Tech-savvy. You are proficient in Google Workspace and comfortable working within database systems and tracking tools.
• Polished writer. You produce clear, professional communications with strong attention to tone, grammar, and detail.

Essential to Hawthorne Lane's success is our ability to attract talent from a range of backgrounds. Our network reflects the diverse community around us, and we believe in a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed. Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.