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Development Specialist, Wikimedia Foundation <font color="red">[CLOSED]</font> |
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;Purpose |
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As development specialist, your job is to manage the Wikimedia Foundation's donor database and oversee all development-related donor and prospect research and tracking. |
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;Summary |
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This position will manage the Wikimedia Foundation's open-source donor database and oversee all development-related donor and prospect research and tracking. This is a critical role: 96% of the Foundation’s revenue is derived from donations. |
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;Responsibilities |
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* Drive the optimization of the Wikimedia Foundation's donor database, including increasing user-friendliness and automation of tasks; |
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* Manage the database from a user (non-technical) perspective; |
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* Craft and maintain an array of internal materials including prospect research files, etc.; |
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* Help craft and maintain an array of support materials aimed at donors and potential donors; |
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* Create tax receipts and automated thanks; |
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* Support the optimization of the Wikimedia Foundation's online donation pages in order to increase donations; |
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* Support the development of other donation streams, such as corporate matching programs, donations-by-Facebook, donations-by-SMS, etc. |
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;Required Qualifications |
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* Bachelor's degree or equivalent required; advanced degree preferred |
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* 7+ years of fundraising experience, ideally with a large high-profile international organization |
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* Experience managing databases from a user (non-technical) perspective |
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* Good general understanding of donation streams including emerging trends |
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* Excellent writing skills particularly including the ability to explain and summarize |
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* Ability to evaluate, analyze and prioritize; self-motivated and independent |
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* Good technical literacy from a user perspective: comfortable using various tools such as wikis, mailing lists and blogging software; |
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* Experience with web-based research tools such as the Foundation Directory Online and Lexis-Nexis for Development Professionals; |
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* Experience using CiviCRM open-source donor management software is a major plus; |
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* The ability to speak multiple languages is a major plus; |
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* Experience living or working outside the United States is a major plus. |
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{{Job openings footer |
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|date=May 15, 2008 |
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|more=In your cover letter, please lay out some opening thoughts about how, in your view, the Foundation might best implement its overall fundraising strategy. |
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