The Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) is seeking an entry-level Development Associate to support their Development Department. This role involves assisting with fundraising responsibilities, managing donor communications, and coordinating event logistics to meet fundraising goals for the upcoming election cycle.
Responsibilities
- Support the Development Department on all aspects of the DAGA’s Partnership Program
- Execute department invoicing, purchase orders and payments, maintain tracking documents, updating department database
- Support moves management processes including research, prospecting, cultivation, solicitation, pledge follow up and call time and completing all necessary follow up at each stage
- Support ongoing donor research and prospecting programs
- Partner stewardship, including scheduling meetings with donors, facilitating high-level donor communications and outreach, and completing all necessary follow up from meetings/calls
- Support partner activations at conferences, including managing meeting briefings to ensure accuracy of information
- Draft memos and background materials for development meetings and events for AGs and DAGA leadership
- Support event fundraising logistics including managing venue selection, creating invitations, managing RSVPs, and coordinating day of logistics with attention to detail
- Required work on some evenings and weekends for fundraising events
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
- 1-2 Years Campaign Experience (internship, volunteering included), fundraising experience preferred
- Experience with CRM (NGP Preferred)
- Ability to function independently and in a team environment
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Strong Decision-Making and Organizational Skills
- Event Coordination Experience
- Experienced in Donor Research
- Extremely Detail Oriented
- Sense of humor and positive attitude with your team, DAGA staff, and Attorney's General
- Interest in furthering the mission of DAGA
Benefits
- Fully paid health, dental, and vision benefits (includes employees and dependents)
- 401K match, up to 6%
- Short and long-term disability benefits
- Life insurance benefits
- Pretax spending accounts
- Monthly commuter benefit
- Monthly remote work stipend
Company Overview
Arena brings together, trains, and supports the next generation of candidates and campaign workers. It was founded in 2017, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 2-10 employees. Its website is https://arena.run/.