Job Board
Native Americans in Philanthropy is dedicated to increasing and nurturing Indigenous representation in the philanthropic sector. With that in mind, the opportunities on our Job Board fit one of the following criteria:
- The position is within a philanthropic or nonprofit organization
- The position itself is philanthropic in nature and/or focuses on roles essential to or valued by the philanthropic sector i.e. fundraising, grantmaking, gift processing or development, donor relations, nonprofit management and/or administration, social justice, equity, conservation, etc.
Please submit your job opportunity here and note that assessment and approval of submissions can take up to 48 hours.
NOTE: Positions marked as "Featured" are either Native-focused roles or based at organizations focused on Native communities.
Development Operations Manager
Job Details
- Work closely with the Managing Director in creating and implementing development operation procedures, policies and strategies.
- Manage day to day operations of the development office, data entry, donor acknowledgements and gift processing.
- Responsible for the maintenance of the donor database, keeping clean and organized donor records.
- Run weekly donor/funder reports to keep NOA staff informed on recent gifts.
- Under guidance of the Managing Director, develop procedures and guidelines for databases to assure integrity of data and records.
- Manage NOA’s gift acknowledgement process.
- Manage and resolve fundraising database issues by effectively managing relevant aspects of the database support process.
- Maintain foundation grants tracking system and calendar.
- Keep updated budget documentation for funding requirements.
- Assist with prospect research for major gift prospects.
- Work closely with NOA fiscal sponsor to monitor donations, grants payments and budget reconciliation.
- Assume additional administrative responsibilities as requested to support the department and the organization.
- Highly organized with experience with developing systems.
- Demonstrated budgeting and finance skills.
- Knowledge of current and emerging trends in fundraising.
- Knowledge of membership, online giving and social media trends in fundraising.
- Knowledge and experience with fundraising software, such as Salesforce, Raiser’s Edge and/or other donor database systems.
- Experience with working with donors and foundation staff.
- Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and as a team player, to take initiative, and to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and projects at a time.
- Strong analytical skills (Some understanding of databases and giving trends analysis).
- Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office) and Raiser’s Edge (or other donor management systems).
- You honor the idea of Native cultures and practices as the guiding principles of NOA's organizational culture, political strategy and ways of working within the staff and with all our relations.
- Five years of experience working in a development office.
- Experience with back-office functions related to gift processing, data entry, grants tracking and reporting.
- Experience with donor databases.
- High energy and passion for NOA’s mission.
- Flexibility to adjust hours to meet deadlines and needs of the organization, including availability to work occasional evenings and weekends.
- Can communicate clearly and effectively.
- Familiar with work plans and able to participate in setting priorities and meeting deadlines.
- Detail-oriented and able to manage your time efficiently.
- Possess solid problem-solving skills and know how to give and receive feedback well.
- A desire to grow and develop personally, and deepen our collective Indigenous frameworks. You want to learn from others in an exciting moment in Native history with an organization committed to movement-building for transformational change.
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