Overview:

Healthy Birth Day, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving birth outcomes, is seeking a Development Associate to join our team. The Development Associate will oversee several aspects of Healthy Birth Day, Inc.'s fundraising programs with individual donors. An ideal candidate for this role is a passionate champion of our lifesaving maternal health work, with experience in donor cultivation, who rallies support for our mission and consistently shares the impact of giving.

Key Responsibilities:

Donor Relations & Stewardship

• Assist CEO with individualized donor outreach
  • Make fundraising asks
  • Initiate and respond to donor communications
  • Support fundraising events related to individual donor engagement, including but not limited to our annual Changemakers event and Every Kick Counts golf tournament

Fundraising Campaigns

• Assist Count the Kicks Ambassadors and Advocates in their fundraising efforts such as walks, runs, setting up online fundraising pages, and/or coordinating fundraising mailings
  • Oversee Gamechangers initiative
  • Oversee annual Giving Tuesday campaign in partnership with HBD Communications Team

Community Engagement

• Act as a public ambassador of our mission; promote our prevention programs for the purposes of cultivating and securing financial support

Administrative, Communications & Research Support

• Lead the creation and dissemination of non-event fundraising appeals that include direct mail, phone, text, email, social media and giving platforms
• Manage and manipulate data and queries for appeals/events/reports in our Salesforce platform
• Manage the organization’s annual giving calendar
• Create print and digital marketing materials related to fundraising by working closely with communications and development staff
• Participate in communications / marketing strategy related to development

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree required in any of the following: Communications, Public relations, Marketing, Business administration, Nonprofit management
• CNFP or CFRE desired
• 3-5 years’ experience in nonprofit development
• Proficient in digital literacy: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Zoom and Google Drive at a minimum; preferred basic skills in Salesforce or similar CRM software
• Strong organizational and time management skills with attention to detail.
• Effective verbal and written communication with clients, vendors, and internal teams.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines with limited supervision.
• Donor-focused mindset with a drive for service excellence.
• Positive attitude and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, mission-driven nonprofit environment.
• Relationship-building and interpersonal skills
• Creativity in donor engagement and campaign support
• Team-oriented mindset with flexibility and adaptability

Travel : None aside from occasional trips in the Des Moines metro area

Hours: 30 hours per week, non-exempt

Reports To: Director of Strategic Corporate Sponsorships

Location: Hybrid-work organization. This position will have the ability to work from home with weekly in-office requirements. Must be local to the Des Moines Metro area.

B enefits: Opportunity for an annual bonus if goals are met or exceeded during annual review. One week of PTO in the first year of employment, with PTO growth in year two and beyond. Paid holidays will be available based on an established work schedule.

** About the Company:**

Healthy Birth Day, Inc. ( HBD ) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention of stillbirth. We foster a welcoming and inclusive culture and are best known for the Count the Kicks public health awareness campaign, which educates and empowers expectant parents to track their baby’s movements during the third trimester of pregnancy. Our goal is to save 7,500 babies from preventable stillbirth in the U.S. each year and to reduce racial disparities that persist in birth outcomes.

Healthy Birth Day provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Diversity of knowledge and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and excellence. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process.