Development Coordinator

Position Type: One-year service term, full-time

Location: Onsite in Skowhegan, Maine

Main Street Skowhegan is seeking a highly organized and proactive Development Coordinator to support the organization’s growing fundraising and donor engagement efforts. Working closely with senior leadership, this role will help strengthen MSS’s development systems by managing CRM data, coordinating donor stewardship, supporting grant and campaign activities, and assisting with implementation of the organization’s fundraising strategy. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, a strong communicator, and motivated by the opportunity to advance rural economic development and community impact.

This is a full-time, one-year AmeriCorps VISTA position with the opportunity to extend if mutually agreed upon. The Development Coordinator will serve onsite (not hybrid) and report directly to the President & CEO, providing significant hands-on experience and insight into nonprofit leadership and operations.

• Manage donor stewardship activities, including scheduling meetings and preparing thank-you cards and acknowledgments.
• Ensure all business and donor contact information in the CRM is accurate and up to date.
• Record interaction notes in the CRM following meetings, calls, and touchpoints.
• Enter and track all sponsorships in the CRM.
• Enter and track all donations in the CRM.
• Assist with donor and partner communications, including drafting emails, updates, and impact stories.
• Support grant development through research, drafting, editing, and tracking deadlines and reports.
• Coordinate fundraising campaigns, events, and related outreach.
• Help produce development materials such as one-pagers, brochures, slide decks, and social media content.
• Maintain organized systems for funder deadlines, cultivation activities, and development workflows.
• Support development and implementation of MSS’s annual fundraising strategy and work plan.
• Conduct prospect research to identify and qualify new donor and sponsor opportunities.
• Help track fundraising goals, pipeline activity, and campaign progress against targets.
• Assist with moves management, including donor segmentation and cultivation planning.
• Other project-related duties as assigned by the President & CEO
  

• Exceptional writer and communicator with strong organizational skills.
• Detail-driven, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.
• Experience in fundraising, communications, or grant writing preferred (but not required).
• Passion for community and economic development, outdoor recreation, and rural impact.
  

• Biweekly Stipend of $957.46 throughout the 12-month term 
• Choice of $7,395 education award (to pay off qualified loans, or for educational expenses at Title IV schools) or $1,800 cash stipend upon completion of service 
• Forbearance of federally qualified student loans (Stafford, Perkins, and some private loans) during service term (interest paid by AmeriCorps) 
• Reimbursement for medical expenses
• Workers Compensation Coverage 
• 10 days of sick leave and 10 days of vacation leave 
• Relocation Allowance ($750) and reimbursement for travel costs for those who relocate 50 miles or more from their home of record 
• Non-competitive eligibility for Federal Jobs for 1 year after your term of service 
• Networking/professional development 
• Mileage reimbursement to AmeriCorps sponsored training events 
• Mileage reimbursement for project/site related travel consistent with staff reimbursement at the site

To apply, send your resume/CV and a cover letter detailing your interest in the position to President & CEO Kristina Cannon (kristina at mainstreetskowhegan.org).

Main Street Skowhegan is an Equal Opportunity Employer.