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Running a blog is a labor of love, and Greater Greater Washington’s mostly volunteer team sure loves to labor. But our wonderful volunteers can’t do everything, so to keep the blog growing we’re looking to hire a paid Development Associate to help raise funds.

You may recall that in February we held our first-ever reader drive to great success. As we’ve grown this year, we’ve learned that we have many fantastic writers, editors, and volunteers, but that we could really benefit from someone with specific fundraising skills.

As we begin fundraising through a fiscal sponsor, we are looking for someone to work closely with our team to build relationships with new funders.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Requesting and setting meetings with program officers or potential donors on behalf of GGW
  • Assisting with grant writing
  • Managing a grants calendar, and tracking proposals and report deadlines
  • Managing acknowledgements for major gifts.

If you or someone you know are self-organized, with strong oral and written communication skills, and 1-3 years experience in fundraising for a small non-profit organization, this could be the position for you!

Experience working in a startup environment and a working knowledge of Washington area philanthropy are definitely a plus. Hours are flexible, but require some daytime availability. If you or someone you know are interested or would be a great fit, please do check out the full details in our listing on Idealist.