About E3 Alliance:
E3 Alliance is a nonprofit organization leading the charge in the relentless pursuit of education transformation for Texas students. Founded in 2006, E3 Alliance is a Texas-based education collaborative that leverages data to serve as a catalyst to impact educational outcomes for all students—cradle to career. Partnering with school, community, and business leaders, E3 Alliance brings together diverse voices to collaborate and build a strong, equitable education pipeline that delivers a trained and educated workforce while creating long-term, systemic change.
Our Core Values: Collaboration | Data-driven | Equity | Learning | Relentless
E3 Alliance is an equal opportunity employer and has a Best Place for Working Parents 2024 designation for the 4th year in a row.
At E3 Alliance, we value both the effectiveness of remote work and the importance of in-person collaboration. E3 Alliance offers the flexibility of working remotely or coming into an office, with some in-person meetings required. All staff must live in the greater Austin area.
Job Overview
E3 Alliance seeks a Development Associate to join our passionate and driven Development team. This position will provide proactive and critical support by advancing E3’s fundraising and donor relations efforts through database administration, grants management, project coordination, and administrative functions. ?This role will be instrumental in helping the Development Team and other departments streamline data processes and functions that lead to better donor and constituent management, internal and external communications, and strategic decision making for organizational advancement.
Duties and Responsibilities:?
Donor Database and Grants Administration (Approximately 75% of time)
Responsible for overseeing and building Donor/Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database structure to provide a seamless system for users to: coordinate and enter data for donor records, track donations and process gifts, update donor rolls and prospect lists, & track performance and manage event data.
Generates CRM reports.
Ensures all development data is accurate, up-to-date, and timely utilizing CRM’s workflow automation, task management, and integration functions
Responsible for providing training and development for new and existing users of CRM to insure integration and usability of database for efficiency and effectiveness
Facilitates database planning, coordination, and migration efforts to maximize staff utilization and strategic functions
Assists with administration of grant proposals and management of grant documents (philanthropic and governmental) through the grant lifecycle, including entering information into the donor management system and on staff calendars to ensure visibility.
Collaborates closely with Development Manager, Sr. Director of Communications, Executive Assistant, and Accountant to ensure accurate tracking of pledges.
Research donors and prospects to provide donor profiles, corporate performance reports, and other intelligence-gathering information in donor database.
Provides data support for the moves management of current and prospective donors in cultivation and stewardship cycle.
?Administrative Support (Approximately 25% of the time)
Provides administrative support to Development Team:
schedules team, staff & external partner meetings
makes room & venue reservations for meetings & events
prepares meeting agendas and information packets
communicates with the ACC duplication office for prints
purchases & organizes team supplies
takes & distributes minutes
Follows established processes for maintaining files, logs, and other tracking systems for a variety of donor information, projects, and events.
Makes travel arrangements for out-of-town Development staff travel.
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Qualifications:
Education
Bachelor's, Associate Degree or two years equivalent professional experience in a development position and/or database administration.
Experience
Two years of professional experience with Donor/Customer Relationship Management databases, including data entry, report generation, and file integration.
High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; OneDrive; and Google Drive.
Experience using communications via digital platforms (e-news, social media).
Qualifications
Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects.
Strong collaboration skills, with an appreciation for direct oversight, regular feedback, and active support from a manager.
Strong communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience using DonorPerfect CRM.
Work experience with understanding the grant development and management process, and grant reporting functions.
Demonstrated experience with event planning.
Experience working in a school, school district, or college/university.
Demonstrated interest and experience improving educational outcomes for students.
Passionate about advancing equity in education and supporting students
Compensation and Benefits??
E3 Alliance is supported by founding partner Austin Community College District (ACC), and through this partnership utilizes ACC payroll and human resource systems. Through ACC, E3 Alliance staff have access to ACC compensation and benefits systems, including generous vacation and sick leave, insurance, and other benefits.
Salary Range: $54,000-$64,000
Salary based on experience and expertise.
Health care and dental insurance, TRS retirement benefits, disability insurance, and other standard ACC benefits.
E3 Alliance is unable to support candidates who require sponsorship to work in the United States.??
This position is grant-funded but does not have a defined timeframe and is intended to be a full-time, ongoing position.?
To be considered for this position applicants must:???
Apply through ACC Workday: http://austincc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/Highland-Business-Center/Development-Associate_R-7071
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Complete the E3 Alliance Employment Questionnaire: E3 Alliance Employment Questionnaire