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Salary– $21.00-$28.50/hour

Key Responsibilities

Development:

  • Manage donor records and acknowledgments:
    • Enter donations into Bloomerang (LLTK’s constituent database)
    • Track, assign, and craft donor acknowledgements: provide development staff with weekly lists of donors to thank with complete contact info and instructions, and ensure prompt delivery of donor tax receipts.
    • Complete regular donation reconciliation’s with the LLTK finance team
  • Support fundraising and outreach events: track and enter RSVPs in Bloomerang, draft emails, auction management, etc.
  • Support annual fundraising and communications projects and campaigns: GiveBIG, Giving Tuesday, Annual Report, etc.
  • Over time and with training, develop skills to pull complex reports and ensure data hygiene in Bloomerang
  • Over time and with training, complete applications for small grants and sponsorships (under $5,000)

Communications:

  • With oversight, draft and send emails to supporters via Bloomerang, including: fundraising appeals, acknowledgments, and program updates
  • With oversight, draft social media content for fundraising campaigns, events, and, sponsor recognition
  • Create basic design elements in applications like Canva, Adobe CS, etc.
  • Support large mailings (communicate with vendors, schedule, pick up/deliver materials, etc.)
  • Over time and with training, perform basic website updates in WordPress, set up and manage event, ticket and RSVP pages
  • Over time and with training, coordinate and track public speaking opportunities for LLTK staff
  • Over time and with guidance, become familiar with social media platforms of partner, sponsor, and community organizations working in salmon recovery, and support outreach to diverse audiences

General:

  • Participate fully in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and work to apply a DEI lens to all work
  • Coordinate staff travel and lodging
  • Manage scheduling for internal meetings (board meetings, staff retreats, trainings, etc.)
  • Over time, contribute to the vision and strategic direction of the organization

Ideal Experience, Skills, & Qualifications

  • 1+ years of a combination of education and experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties and responsibilities
  • You bring something new to LLTK through your personhood, talents, lived experience, etc. – you are an addition to our culture
  • Desire to be a part of our diversity, equity, and inclusion work
  • Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office (mainly Excel and Outlook), digital document layout and formatting (in Word, email platforms, or similar) and performing web searches
  • Commitment to learning about database management best practices
  • Familiarity with major social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn) or enthusiasm to learn
  • Ability to plan and execute work with minimal oversight (appropriate training and ongoing support will be provided)
  • Close attention to detail
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality of donor and organizational information
  • Driver’s license, and either a vehicle or willingness to rent one when needed (LLTK covers all cost of rentals)

Additional Experience, Skills, & Qualifications

  • Experience with fundraising and/or community/outreach events (volunteer or paid)
  • Assisting with grant applications
  • Background or interest in science and environmental communication
  • Passion for protecting and stewarding nature and wildlife

Compensation, Benefits, & Location

LLTK is dedicated to centering equity. As part of that work we have made our salary scale transparent. The hourly rate for this position is $21.00-$28.50 (the range aims to accommodate those with varying years of relevant experience and/or education).

  • Paid Time Off (sick leave accrues at  1 hour for every 40 hours worked)
  • 401k with matching opportunities (after one year of employment and 1,000 hours worked)
  • Flex Spending Account
  • Dependent Care FSA
  • ORCA Pass for commuting