The Brigid Alliance seeks to add aDevelopment Associateto its remote team to help the organization sustain significant growth, beckoned by an increasing need for support among abortion seekers in the US.

About:

The Brigid Alliance (501c3) is a nationwide practical support organization for people who must travel long distances for abortion care. Working across the United States, we arrange and fund confidential travel, lodging, childcare, and logistical assistance, closing the gap between the need for an abortion and the ability to access one. We partner with independent and nationally affiliated clinics, abortion funds, and local and regional practical support organizations. The Brigid Alliance envisions a world where everyone has access to abortion care, uninhibited by stigma, and free of systemic or geographic barriers.

Since launching in August of 2018, The Brigid Alliance has assisted more than 8,500 individuals and families from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and beyond. We are a crucial part of the reproductive health ecosystem, connecting the geographic and metaphorical dots between policy, providers, practice, and patients.

Role Overview

The Development Associate will be part of a remote team that reports to the Senior Major Gifts Officer under the direction of the Senior Director of External Relations. This role strengthens the departments operational and administrative capacity and plays a key role in supporting donor engagement, fundraising systems, and cross-team coordination.

The Development Associate supports colleagues in cultivating and stewarding donor relationships by maintaining accurate data, coordinating communications and follow-up, and ensuring fundraising systems function smoothly. This role requires strong attention to detail, follow-through, and comfort working across databases, email platforms, and collaborative workflows.

This position will work closely with the Senior Development Operations Coordinator to maintain data integrity and hygiene. This person will be expected to understand the donor experience and the needs of fundraisers; effectively communicate and collaborate with colleagues, and support the management of data systems.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Database & Fundraising Systems Coordination

• Maintain donor database, gift processing platform, and mass communications tools (i.e. Salesforce, Funraise, and MailChimp) by:
  • Entering and updating gifts, pledges, and donor records
  • Saving back up documentation in a clear and organized system
  • Tracking meeting notes,actions, and commitments
  • Updating fields and regularly cleaning data to ensure accuracy and integrity
• Create and maintain fundraising pages, appeals, and campaigns and ensuring seamless integration with the donor database
• Support the set up and distribution of mass donor communications, including maintaining lists and ensuring database synchronization
• Support the ongoing improvement of data management systems, processes, and reporting tools

Donor Stewardship & Coordination

• Send customized acknowledgement letters, thank you notes, and receipts to donors in a timely manner
• Update acknowledgement letter templates and donation page language on a quarterly basis, in coordination with the Development team
• Execute donor and prospect research tasks in support of frontline fundraisers
• Support frontline fundraisers with Development department direct mail outreach

Operations & Cross-Team Support

• Support prospect identification by assisting with research and preparation of donor profiles using general research tools;
• Work with Finance to ensure timely and accurate records for monthly reconciliation, annual audit preparation, and 990 filing
• Track donations and deposits for support monthly income reconciliation
• Collect mail from New York City PO Box on a weekly basis and deposit checks into bank account and record in database
• Support Development team colleagues on events, campaigns, and donor outreach efforts as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Below are the qualifications of an ideal candidate for the position. We recognize and support that some knowledge and skills may need to be developed as someone grows into this role. Relevant experience may include paid or unpaid work in client support, care coordination, mutual aid, advocacy, crisis response, or similar roles that demonstrate readiness for client-facing, high-tru…