Resource Development Assistant

Open Hand Atlanta

. Support senior Development staff with fundraising activities and administrative tasks .

Posted 10/24/2026full-timeAtlanta • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $43,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong organizational and communication skills while managing donor relations and fundraising activities. Proficient in donor management systems and Microsoft Office Suite, with a focus on attention to detail and professionalism.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Donor Management System ExperienceMicrosoft Office Suite ProficiencyExceptional Verbal And Written Communication SkillsFundraising And Customer Service FamiliarityStrong Attention To Detail

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Hard Skills

Donor Management SystemMicrosoft Office SuiteData OrganizationEvent PlanningFundraising CoordinationRecord KeepingAuction Item ManagementLogistical PlanningMeeting CoordinationResearch Skills

Soft Skills

IntegrityProactive ThinkingCreativityProfessionalismFlexibility

Tools & Technologies

GiveffectDonorSearchAuction Software

Industry Keywords

Non-Profit FundraisingDonor RelationsStewardship InitiativesVolunteer CoordinationCustomer Service

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support senior Development staff with fundraising activities and administrative tasks
Serve as first contact for inbound department phone calls
Assist with donation thank-you calls and maintain donor interaction records in Giveffect
Segment donor lists for targeted communications, appeals, and stewardship initiatives
Manage birthday, honor, and memory card processes
Oversee monthly handwritten thank-you note process
Coordinate meeting schedules and manage RSVPs
Attend Advisory Board meetings, support volunteer days, and assist with follow-up communications
Prepare briefing materials, donor profiles, meeting packets, and agendas
Coordinate annual stewardship efforts, including maintaining the donor wall and treat delivery
Keep event forms and websites up to date
Assist with guest management, logistical planning, and execution of fundraising events
Communicate with vendors, donors, event guests, and internal staff
Identify and solicit auction items and maintain organized auction-item catalogues
Serve as primary point person for auction software and auction-item management
Maintain inventory of physical and digital department materials and collateral
Research and maintain donor records in Giveffect and DonorSearch
Take comprehensive notes at weekly team meetings and Development retreats
Perform other duties assigned by Development leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

Primary residence must be in the state of Georgia
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) is required
Experience using a donor management system preferred
Exceptional verbal and formal writing skills
Familiarity with non-profit mission messaging and fundraising and/or customer service and sales preferred
Integrity, honesty, ethics, creativity, and proactive thinking
Strong attention to detail, ability to organize information, and ability to prioritize
Flexibility regarding working evening and weekend hours as needed is required
Must be a self-starter who can independently assess and determine priorities
Must present self professionally and maintain professionalism and discretion with donor information
Undergraduate degree or related administrative experience
Must be able to sit at a computer, answer the telephone, file, walk, stand, drive a car, and lift and/or move 25 pounds
Must be able to talk, hear, and see
All candidates hired are subject to a pre-employment drug screen

Benefits

Comp & perks

Option to work one day remotely, contingent upon performance and supervisor approval
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions