In accordance with National Lutheran’s We CARE philosophy, the Guiding Principle Core Values, and in alignment with the NLCS culture, the Mission Advancement Fellow is responsible and accountable for the following:
CORE COMPETENCIES
The Mission Advancement Fellow is dedicated to quality grants management, database administration, and donor moves management practices that result in impactful mission advancement. As a part of a highly collaborative office, this position reports to the Mission Advancement Director and is responsible for researching and applying to grant applications, maintaining an active donor database, and assisting with development best practices, including donor meetings and written appeals.
- Researches grant opportunities (i.e. benevolent care funding, facility improvements, professional development, administrative needs, etc.) for the purpose of developing additional funding resources for both current and proposed programs and operations as well as servicing as a clearinghouse for potential grant funding opportunities.
- Collaborates with a variety of parties (including residents, community members, and local synods) for the purpose of securing funding to maintain and enhance services and/or programs.
- Coordinates all grant processes (i.e. evaluations, budget, finance reports, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring compliance with funder guidelines.
- Maintains records for all grant support as well as grant tracking system.
- Works closely with the Mission Advancement Director to set a financial goal and a targeted plan for accomplishing this goal.
- Works closely with Vice President of Finance to reconcile grant expenses and restricted gift expenses.
- Outline and execute a timetable for each grant cycle.
- Administer and organize the donor database (Bloomerang), including gift entry and gift reports.
- Update and maintain all data in Bloomerang, including but not limited to organization data, people/contact information, affiliation/name changes, and giving history.
- Drive ongoing Bloomerang system improvements and proactively identify opportunities to streamline and simplify technology-enabled processes.
- Shadow the Mission Advancement Director on major and planned gift donor meetings and events, to become educated on donor moves management (discovery, identification, cultivation, and stewardship).
- Be informed and remain current on issues in philanthropy and the nonprofit community, especially as they relate to the church’s interests and funding.
- Attend community events and professional association meetings pertinent to responsibilities.
- Provide administrative support to the Finance and Business Office, as needed.
- Writes for the annual report, electronic newsletters, appeals and other development writing needs.
- Make recommendations for updates to the Mission Advancement website.
- Assists with tasks necessary to update or maintain system functionality at the Mission Advancement Director’s direction
- Maintains supporting documentation as necessary
- Performs other duties as required
Modality:
Remote
