Senior Development Associate

Brief Description

Position Summary:

Under the guidance of the Associate Director of Development (ADoD), the Senior Development Associate manages a portfolio of donors, leading strategies for cultivation, stewardship, and re-engagement. This role oversees the annual peer-to-peer fundraiser and drives awareness and financial support in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties. Responsibilities include qualifying, cultivating, and soliciting prospective donors, building the donor pipeline, and ensuring accurate data entry, reporting, and stewardship using Raiser’s Edge (NXT).

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Steward a portfolio of 100–150 private mid-level donors, including individuals, foundations, and corporations.
• Ensure timely and accurate entry of all donor communications and activities in Raiser’s Edge (NXT).
• Manage and grow the annual October peer-to-peer fundraiser.
• Develop strategies to expand awareness and financial support in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties.
• Make individual asks in the 4–5 figure range to increase new donor acquisition.
• Collaborate with the ADoD to steward existing and secure new event sponsorships.
• Oversee 3rd party event requests and ensure Development or Training Institute representation at community outreach events, as appropriate.
• Leverage daily Automate Genius email recommendations to re-engage donors.
• Attend monthly stewardship strategy meetings, recommend improvements, and implement strategies to strengthen donor stewardship.
• Maintain current knowledge of House of Ruth programmatic needs to inform donor communication, cultivation, and solicitation.
• Collaborate with ADoD and Director of Development on Major Gift Ramp Up (MGRU) campaign execution, including annual, capital, and planned giving asks.
• Retain and grow existing event sponsorships while successfully engaging new sponsors.
• Ensure successful continuation and growth of the October peer-to-peer fundraiser.
• Increase donor retention rates within the assigned portfolio year over year.
• Maintain timely and accurate updates in the donor database for current and prospective donors.
• Execute timely stewardship communications via email and phone.
• Conduct consistent prospecting to grow new donor acquisition.
• Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
  
  

Experience, Education, Certifications/Licenses

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 3–5 years of related experience with demonstrated success in donor identification, cultivation, and stewardship.
• Proven track record of securing 4–5 figure gifts, retaining and upgrading individual donors, and increasing revenue year over year.
• Ability to initiate and cultivate relationships with prospective donors.
• Experience using Raiser’s Edge or similar donor database.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple ongoing projects and priorities effectively.
• Self-motivated, initiative-taking, and a collaborative team player.
• Ability to travel as needed to engage and solicit donors.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check.
• Understanding of intimate partner violence and its impact on clients.
  
  

House of Ruth Maryland is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.