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Development Specialist

Carolina Wildlife Conservation Center is a leading wildlife rescue and rehabilitation facility in the Carolinas. We rescue, rehabilitate, and release native wildlife back into their natural habitats in Iron Station, NC.

The Development Specialist reports to the Executive Director and supports the Center’s fundraising, marketing, and volunteer programs. Key responsibilities include processing donations, sending donor acknowledgments, maintaining accurate donor records, and managing our CRM system. This role will also assist with grant applications as needed.

Additionally, the Development Specialist will support donor relations through prospect research, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. The role also helps plan and evaluate outreach campaigns, oversees volunteer programs, and supports communications and community engagement efforts.

Job Details

Part- Time Hybrid: 28 hrs/week

Salary range discussed during the interview process

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of short- and long-term strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual and corporate donors.

• Maintain and Grow online non-profit profiles

• Manage and Grow donor outreach programs like monthly sponsors and partner donors

• Be innovate to grow mailing and email contact lists

• Network with existing local organizations that support community non-profits

• Assist with the preparation of grant applications, including research, project descriptions, budgets, and supporting documentation.

• Provide support for CWCC events, including planning, logistics, management, and execution.

• Contribute to the development and implementation of volunteer management protocols and procedures.

• Create and maintain content calendars for email and social media campaigns, drafting and editing compelling, mission-driven stories while ensuring alignment with brand standards.

• Respond promptly and professionally to donor inquiries via phone, email, or mail.

• Accurately record donations in the Development CRM, ensuring data integrity by entering gifts, updating records, and generating reports and mailing lists as needed.

• Prepare and distribute donor acknowledgment letters in a timely manner, following established gift acknowledgment protocols.

• Process matching gift donations in coordination with donors and employers as appropriate.

• Facilitate and schedule on-site tours to Partner Donors and potential new relationships

Knowledge, Skills & Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills & Ability

● Enthusiasm for the mission of Carolina Wildlife Conservation Center

● Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

● 3+ years in non-profit/development/fundraising/marketing preferred

● Experience using CRM, email marketing platform and MS Office suite

● Self-starter who takes initiative and anticipates needs, is resourceful and a creative

problem-solver

● Detail-oriented with effective organizational skills, including strong time-

management, the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously,

with limited resources, in a fast-paced environment

● Excellent written and verbal communication, including public speaking and formal

presentation, writing, grammar and editing skills with a high level of attention to

detail

● Strong organizational and time management skills

● Ability to maintain confidentiality of donor information

● Exemplifies and fosters a workplace culture of compassion, diversity, equity and

inclusion. Maintains and exhibits the highest standards of ethical conduct

● Professional and friendly demeanor with maturity, sound judgement, integrity and

strong interpersonal skills with a focus on relationship building

● Must be willing to work flexible hours and attend CWCC events/programs as

needed