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YOU ARE ...

... experienced in fundraising and highly motivated by the Wikimedia principles and open source movement of spreading free and open information throughout the world.

You excel in managing donor databases and overseeing development-related donor and prospect research and tracking. This is a critical role: 90% of the Foundation's revenue is derived from donations.

You have strong written and verbal skills and are able to merge the two seamlessly. You have the ability and drive to learn MediaWiki and CiviCRM (our donor database). Your strengths combine strong attention to detail with a friendly personality and sense of humor.

JOB TITLE

Development Associate

REPORTS TO

Community Officer

JOB PURPOSE

This position will manage the Wikimedia Foundation's open-source donor database and oversee all fundraising-related donor and prospect research and tracking. In addition, the person filling this position will direct the process of ramping up the Foundation's fundraising logistics for its largest-ever fundraiser in 2011, including building a team of temporary seasonal staff or arranging an outsourced solution.

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for donation entry of all non-online generated donations, and timely delivery of acknowledgments/thank-you letters
Support general data integrity in CiviCRM (our donor database)
Help drive the optimization of the Wikimedia Foundation's donor database by giving systematic feedback, including increasing user-friendliness and automation of tasks, and manage the database from a user perspective
Develop and train a temporary administrative fundraising unit to support the annual year-end campaign to reach the largest fundraising goal in WMF history
Evaluate in-office service needs and handle preparations for scaling up during the fundraiser
Maintain the Corporate Matching Gifts program and be the main contact person for all related communication
Collaborate with volunteers to answer fundraising related questions
Work with accounting team to ensure accurate record keeping
Support the optimization of the Wikimedia Foundation's online donation pages in order to increase donations
Edit and occasionally write grant applications and follow-up reports as required
Support the work of both in-office and online volunteers as required
Support members of the fundraising team in all efforts to grow and improve the Wikimedia Foundation's fundraising program

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree or equivalent required
Good general understanding of donation streams, emerging trends and donor cultivation
Comfortable using wiki, mailing list, IRC, and office production software is a plus
Ability to learn our donor database, CiviCRM
The ability to speak multiple languages is a plus
Must be comfortable in a highly collaborative, consensus-oriented environment
Able to operate effectively in multiple cultural and technical contexts,

SKILLS

Must have strong analytical skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to evaluate, analyze and prioritize; self-motivated and independent
Strong attention to detail
Ability to build and lead a temporary team
Willingness and ability to promote Foundation's mission to support the expansion of free knowledge globally

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 '''YOU ARE ...'''
-...a fundraiser motivated by the Wikimedia movement and spreading the free and open information movement throughout the world.
+... experienced in fundraising and highly motivated by the Wikimedia principles and open source movement of spreading free and open information throughout the world.
-We are looking for a Development Associate to help us in managing the Wikimedia Foundation's open-source donor database and overseeing development-related donor and prospect research and tracking.   This is a critical role: 90% of the Foundation's revenue is derived from donations.
+You excel in managing donor databases and overseeing development-related donor and prospect research and tracking.  This is a critical role: 90% of the Foundation's revenue is derived from donations.
+You have strong written and verbal skills and are able to merge the two seamlessly.  You have the ability and drive to learn MediaWiki and CiviCRM (our donor database).  Your strengths combine strong attention to detail with a friendly personality and sense of humor.
-The ideal candidate will merge strong written and verbal skills, the ability to learn MediaWiki and CiviCRM (our donor database), and an attention to detail with a friendly personality and sense of humor.
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 '''REPORTS TO'''
-Head of Community Giving
+Community Officer
 '''JOB PURPOSE'''
-This entry level position will manage the Wikimedia Foundation's open-source donor database and oversee all development-related donor and prospect research and tracking.
+This position will manage the Wikimedia Foundation's open-source donor database and oversee all fundraising-related donor and prospect research and tracking. In addition, the person filling this position will direct the process of ramping up the Foundation's fundraising logistics for its largest-ever fundraiser in 2011, including building a team of temporary seasonal staff or arranging an outsourced solution.
 '''JOB SUMMARY '''
 * Responsible for donation entry of all non-online generated donations, and timely delivery of acknowledgments/thank-you letters
-* Support general data integrity in CiviCRM
+* Support general data integrity in CiviCRM (our donor database)
 * Help drive the optimization of the Wikimedia Foundation's donor database by giving systematic feedback, including increasing user-friendliness and automation of tasks, and manage the database from a user perspective
+* Develop and train a temporary administrative fundraising unit to support the annual year-end campaign to reach the largest fundraising goal in WMF history
-* Work with Stewardship Associate to develop proper processes for organizing information in our donor database, particularly new information about Middle Donors
+* Evaluate in-office service needs and handle preparations for scaling up during the fundraiser
-* Work with the fundraising team and communications team to craft and maintain an array of fundraising related communications materials, such as Major Donor packets, newsletters, and custom letters
-* Work with accounting team to ensure accurate record keeping
 * Maintain the Corporate Matching Gifts program and be the main contact person for all related communication
-* Work with the Stewardship Associate and volunteers to answer fundraising related questions
+* Collaborate with volunteers to answer fundraising related questions
+* Work with accounting team to ensure accurate record keeping
 * Support the optimization of the Wikimedia Foundation's online donation pages in order to increase donations
-* Research prospects as required
 * Edit and occasionally write grant applications and follow-up reports as required
 * Support the work of both in-office and online volunteers as required
 * Support members of the fundraising team in all efforts to grow and improve the Wikimedia Foundation's fundraising program
-'''REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS'''
+'''QUALIFICATIONS'''
 * Bachelor's degree or equivalent required
 * Good general understanding of donation streams, emerging trends and donor cultivation
+* Comfortable using wiki, mailing list, IRC, and office production software is a plus
-* Must have strong analytical skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills
-* Strong attention to detail
-* Ability to evaluate, analyze and prioritize; self-motivated and independent
-* Willingness and ability to promote Foundation's mission to support the expansion of free knowledge globally
-* Comfortable using wiki, mailing list, and office production software is a plus
 * Ability to learn our donor database, CiviCRM
 * The ability to speak multiple languages is a plus
+* Must be comfortable in a highly collaborative, consensus-oriented environment
+* Able to operate effectively in multiple cultural and technical contexts,
-'''SALARY'''
+'''SKILLS'''
+* Must have strong analytical skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills
-$42,000 - $46,000 commensurate with experience.
+* Ability to evaluate, analyze and prioritize; self-motivated and independent
+* Strong attention to detail
+* Ability to build and lead a temporary team
+* Willingness and ability to promote Foundation's mission to support the expansion of free knowledge globally
 {{Job openings footer
-|date = September 30, 2009
+|date = February 11, 2011
 |title = Development Associate
-|more = '''This position will be filled in October 2009.'''
+|more = '''This position will be filled in March 2011.'''
 |Due to the volume of responses that we anticipate we will not reply to all applications, so please do not interpret our silence as a lack of interest.
 |where= Based in San Francisco, CA.
 }}
+[[Category:Job Descriptions|Development Associate]]