Philanthropy Assistant

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Are you ready to join a top-notch team committed to changing the lives of young children and their caregivers? The Children’s Center Utah has an opening for a part-time Philanthropy Assistant to join our Development team.

The Philanthropy Assistant provides administrative, data, and operational support for The Children’s Center Utah’s major gifts and philanthropic partnerships efforts. Reporting to the Director, Philanthropic Partnerships, this position helps maintain an organized, accurate, and actionable major gifts and capital campaign pipeline and provides the information, materials, and administrative support needed to cultivate and steward donor relationships effectively.

Responsibilities include:

Assist the Director, Philanthropic Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager with monitoring and organizing the major gifts and capital campaign portfolios.

Maintain accurate tracking of major gift and capital campaign prospects, opportunities, stages, next steps, and related activity in Raiser’s Edge NXT.

Prepare regular pipeline reports, prospect lists, portfolio reports, and fundraising updates to support donor strategy and portfolio review.

Track follow-up activities and next steps resulting from donor meetings, prospect strategy discussions, and portfolio reviews, including documentation of contact reports, correspondence, next steps, and internal assignments.

Help ensure donor and prospect information is current, accurate, and consistently documented.

Support preparation of fundraising updates and reports for organizational leadership, board members, campaign leadership, and committees as needed.

Conduct basic prospect and donor research using Raiser’s Edge NXT and compile relevant information to support cultivation and solicitation strategies.

Coordinate scheduling and logistics for donor meetings, cultivation visits and events, tours, and other philanthropic engagement activities.

Prepare donor meeting briefings, agendas, background materials, giving histories, research profiles, and other materials as requested.

Assist with the preparation and organization of donor correspondence, stewardship materials, proposals, presentations, and other fundraising materials.

Provide administrative and project support to the Director, Philanthropic Partnerships and collaborate closely with the Philanthropy Manager and other Development team members.

Assist with special projects that strengthen major gifts, campaign fundraising, donor stewardship, and overall philanthropy operations.

As a member of the Development team, support events and other development activities.

The Children’s Center Utah

The Children’s Center Utah is a highly respected nonprofit organization providing comprehensive mental health care to infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families. The Children’s Center Utah was selected as one of the 2023, 2024, and 2025 Best Companies to Work for by Utah Business Magazine!

The Children’s Center Utah is the recognized local expert in treatment related to childhood trauma for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families. We offer a range of services based upon the mental health needs of each child and family, including outpatient family and group therapy, and therapeutic preschool services. Our expertise is sought after by professionals from throughout the nation. We are committed to excellence. We strive for best-in-class.

The Successful Candidate

You are highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to maintain accurate records and keep multiple priorities, deadlines, and requests moving forward.

You are a strong written and verbal communicator who can prepare professional materials and communicate effectively with donors, colleagues, organizational leaders, and other stakeholders.

You are comfortable working with data and technology, exercise sound judgment with confidential information, and are interested in developing expertise in Raiser’s Edge NXT, prospect research, and fundraising operations.

Requirements

Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Two or more years of administrative, database, customer relationship management, nonprofit, fundraising, or related experience preferred.

Experience working with a CRM, donor database, or similar information management system required.

Experience with Raiser’s Edge NXT preferred.

Experience with prospect research or wealth screening tools helpful.

Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Comfort working in CRM/database systems and demonstrated ability to learn new technology and systems quickly.

Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.

Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and requests.

Ability to travel locally and work occasional evenings or weekends to support donor cultivation activities and events.

Compensation

$20-22/hour DOE

Schedule

Part-time position, approximately 25 hours per week

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision insurance, HSA with employer contributions, FSA, generous paid time off, paid holidays, employer paid group life insurance and short- and long-term disability, voluntary life insurance, 401K with employer match, Employee Assistance Program.