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Requisitos
THE ROLE
The Development & Marketing Coordinator plays a vital role in advancing HomeWorks Trenton’s mission by supporting fundraising, donor engagement, communications, and marketing efforts. Our revenue model is currently 100 percent donation-based, and this role supports the growth of our annual fund, capital campaign, grants portfolio, and donor stewardship systems.
Reporting to the Co-Founder and Executive Director, this full-time position focuses on managing donor communications and recognition; maintaining accurate database records; marketing efforts and leading special event planning and outreach initiatives that enhance awareness and financial support for HomeWorks Trenton.
Fundraising - 65%
Prospect Research and Management
Identify and research new individual, corporate, and foundation prospects
Build and maintain relationships with individual donors, foundations, and corporate partners.
Helping to personalize donor cultivation and stewardship plans.
Coordinate and execute donor communications, including emails, mailings, and event invitations.
Support solicitation efforts by preparing donor materials and proposals.
Grant Writing and Research
Track prospects and implement strategies to foster positive relationships
Research and identify grant opportunities
Write and submit grant proposals and reports
Development Operations - 15%
Database & Reports
Maintain accurate donor and gift information in Salesforce.
Track and analyze fundraising campaign performance, preparing reports and insights for leadership.
Utilize data to enhance fundraising strategy and reporting
Acknowledgements
Draft and manage donor thank-you letters and acknowledgments.
Engagement - 20%
Marketing
Design and create marketing and fundraising materials, including newsletters, email campaigns, social media, annual impact report and other recognition materials.
Collaborate with the leadership team to share and create stories and highlights.
Help implement community engagement strategies that connect service to fundraising, recruitment, and marketing through e-marketing and social media.
Special Events
Assist in planning and executing donor cultivation and fundraising events, including the donor thank you events, community breakfasts, and open houses.
Manage event logistics, including invitation lists, sponsorship tracking, and guest communications.
Support event marketing and promotion through newsletters, social media, and other outreach channels.
We hope the person in this role will have a passion for justice, education and community building, and is excited about the opportunity to have a direct impact on scholars by helping secure the resources needed to sustain and grow HomeWorks’ innovative model.
THE TANGIBLE GOODS
Location: Lawrence/Trenton, NJ, Hybrid
Typical Working Hours: HomeWorks Trenton values work-life integration and is working towards establishing this culture, through actively fundraising for a bigger team, automizing procedures through AI and building culture around our values. However, as a grassroots non-profit startup with a small team, we are realistically still working long start-up hours, and there will be weeks where you are expected to work longer hours and have availability to work evenings and weekends as necessary.
Salary range: HomeWorks Trenton values our employees highly and acknowledges the importance of salary in recognizing and compensating for the value that employees create. We are continually growing in our ability to compensate employees as highly as we want to, and are actively fundraising in order to do so. In your first year, expect a base salary of $55,000-$65,000.
Benefits:
Medical, Dental, Vision
401k plan
Life Insurance
Long Term Disability
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Time Off: 10 days
Work Desktop
Professional development and leadership growth opportunities
A rewarding career that positively impacts our amazing scholars
Start date: ASAP
Application Deadline: Rolling
Application Link: https://form.jotform.com/260286550948163
Sobre el rol
THE QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
Experience using CRM systems and Google Suite.
Proactive, collaborative, and mission-driven with a commitment to equity and education.
Comfortable representing HomeWorks Trenton in diverse community settings.
Ability to work occasional evenings or weekends for events.
THE PERSON
You are the perfect fit for the role if you are over-the-moon to contribute to our mission-driven culture with a deep commitment to intentionally build our organization alongside a team with differing personalities, cultures, experiences, and backgrounds. More specifically, you are a:
Systems Thinker. You think in systems, structures, and workflows. You thrive in organized environments and enjoy building processes that make work more efficient and effective. You are comfortable being very detail-oriented and Type A in how you track tasks, manage data, and create order. You understand that strong systems create strong outcomes and help teams operate at a high level.
Strong and Fast Writer. You write quickly, clearly, and confidently. You can produce strong drafts on tight timelines and tailor your voice for donors, partners, and community audiences.
Detail oriented. You do not let important details fall through the cracks and use tools (e.g. pen and paper, video notes, Asana, google docs, etc.) to keep yourself and others on track.
Growth Mindset. You view every challenge as an opportunity for growth, both for yourself and your team. You are open to feedback and actively seek ways to improve, learning from both successes and setbacks.
Initiator. You take initiative to solve problems.
Follow through on commitments. You are reliable and follow through what you commit to leading and creating.
Honest Communicator. You communicate honestly and with transparency. You are willing to engage in courageous conversations.
Strong Interpersonal Skills. You are comfortable connecting with donors, partners, and community members from diverse backgrounds.
Sobre la empresa
HomeWorks Trenton, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that combines the public school education with a boarding school experience to equip high school girls in marginalized communities to achieve economic freedom and become community leaders. By providing a space to explore and define their experiences, cultures, and identities, HomeWorks offers our scholars a chance to see that their ideas, visions, and presence are valid and relevant in this world.
The HomeWorks team has been recognized by The State of New Jersey, Princeton University, McKinsey & Company, Echoing Green, Comcast, Hollister, TRESemmé, Camelback Ventures, Barclays, Vital Voices, The Rachael Ray Show and more.
THE CULTURE
Every organization has its particular brand of crazy. We just try to be up-front about ours.
INTENTIONALITY: We are passionate, determined and Type A folks.
We know what each scholar will be doing exactly 3 years from now at 4:30pm on Tuesday. That is because we have spent thousands of hours talking to industry experts and community members to intentionally create our program for our scholars. Every decision is intentional.
We work efficiently, are ruthless in getting things done. We roll up our sleeves and get down to sweep the floors.
We are obsessive about documenting everything so that we can replicate and scale what we are doing to expand our impact. Everything– from lesson plans to field trip procedures– will be added to manuals, put in the shared drive, documented on Salesforce, Asana and more.
EMPATHY: We believe that everyone on our team is a leader.
This means that we take ownership for our own projects. We are deeply committed to a growth-mindset culture and take accountability when we make mistakes.
We believe that our biggest strength comes from having a team with a rainbow of personalities, working styles, backgrounds, experiences, and cultures — and the ability to challenge one another while ensuring everyone feels heard and valued.
Our Co-Founders are our scholars, parents, teachers and community leaders. We work closely with our community to understand how best to grow and build HomeWorks and to invest in our community.
COMMUNITY: We believe deeply in our mission, and are intentional in living our values of intentionality, empathy and community in all we do.
This work - from picking up scholars from school, to construction management for our new campus, to building house culture and planning our development strategy - is more than just work. It is our fight for justice. We are creating a space where our scholars can reclaim power over their cultures, identities and experiences.
We center our scholars and the community, and show up fully in the work. Every day.
We believe in the power and magic of our community in Trenton. By staying within the community, we are fostering a sense of Trenton pride within our scholars.