Development Associate

Mission: Cultivating environmentally sound, economically viable, community-focused farms and food systems

Position overview: We're seeking a Development Associate to help us engage our donors and cultivate support for our work. This position will assist the Associate Director for Development with fundraising strategies and campaigns, and help maintain engagement with farm and non-farm businesses, individuals, corporations, and lifetime members. The Development Associate will track contributions and contribute creative ideas for engaging donors and fundraising for a wide range of programs, including an annual conference, year-round educational events, community outreach, research, policy, farmer training, and agricultural technical services.

The right candidate is capable of working both collaboratively and independently; committed to open communication; and comfortable adjusting according to feedback.

This is a primarily remote position with in-person workdays and 2-3 annual in-person staff retreats. All employees are required to attend our annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference, which takes place each February in Lancaster, PA. Employees are required to live in Pennsylvania or within 150 miles of Harrisburg, unless they receive approval for Philadelphia or Pittsburgh to be their primary work location, in which case employees are required to live within an hour's drive from Philadelphia or Pittsburgh. If you have questions, please inquire. Employees must comply with Pasa's remote employee policies.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize potential donors for cultivation
• Acknowledge and recognize donor contributions through thoughtful stewardship efforts
• Administer the recording of donor data and engagement using Salesforce (Customer Relationship Management software) and Monday.com (project management software)
• Execute campaigns developed by Development and Communication teams
• Collaborate with our communications team to build content and messaging that connects our impact with our donor goals
• Steward members, community, and individual donors through thoughtful and effective outreach
• Research and incorporate planned giving strategies for donors
• Coordinate events for members, development outreach and specialty fundraisers
• Assist with in-kind donations and other donor-driven fundraising activities
• Support the event and communications teams at the annual Pasa Conference as it relates to Pasa donors
• Build relationships by attending Pasa and other industry-related events

Qualifications

• Proven track record with relationship building
• Self-directed and able to collaborate with programmatic goals
• Embraces technology and, yet, understands the value of hand-written notes
• Ability to develop, document, and implement processes and systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Genuine interest in people and in equitable, sustainable agriculture
• Experience with customer relationship management (CRM) software (Salesforce preferred)
• Commitment to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and justice
• Valid U.S. driver's license

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in development or payment tracking
• Educational or professional background engaging partners, stakeholders, and donors in the food system
• Experience with Salesforce and Google suite

Compensation: This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position. Annual starting salary is $55,000. Benefits include health, vision, and dental insurance; 401K retirement match; flexible scheduling; and a generous leave policy. A work computer is provided, and work-related travel expenses are reimbursed.

How to apply: We are committed to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice through our hiring practices. This entails reviewing application materials anonymously (without the applicant's name exposed) to help prevent potential unconscious bias. Our application system will automatically anonymize your materials and personally identifying information. There is no specific action required on your part to anonymize your materials when applying. Click the “Apply” button and submit your resume. After your resume has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email with a request to complete a questionnaire. This questionnaire replaces a cover letter.

Applications should be received by April 5, 2024 to be considered in the first pool. Initial interviews will be conducted remotely via Zoom beginning April 10. The anticipated start date for this position is May 1, 2024.

If you have any questions, please contact jobs @pasafarming.org.