Position Overview
The Hear Foundation is seeking a Development Associate to be responsible for The Hear Foundation’s fundraising activities, including major gifts, annual impact reports and appeals, corporate sponsorships and special events.
The Development Associate serves as a primary point of contact. This position works closely with the President & CEO, the Director of Operations, and the Knowledge and Information Manager, as well as the Development Committee of the Board of Directors. This team-oriented position also involves working with contracted team members on communications and all grant writing endeavors.
Key Responsibilities
- Works with diverse audiences to deliver on the mission and identify opportunities for the Foundation to participate, invest, or lead activities and initiatives with multiple funding partners and corporate leaders.
- Develops meaningful, authentic, and trusting working relationships locally and nationally with mission aligned individuals, agencies and organizations through on-going research, outreach and engagement efforts.
- Collaborates with the President & CEO to create and implement annual strategic plans to increase the overall diversified revenue stream for programming and operating funds.
- Collaborates with the President & CEO to identify and cultivate relationships with individual donor prospects and their financial advisors to solicit major gifts.
- Designs and directs donor stewardship and cultivation events and fundraising strategies to support these events.
- Works closely with the Director of Operations to ensure timely and accurate financial transactions and gift instruments for donors, assuring donor designation in grant distribution.
- Develops and implements a tracking procedure to track proposals, grants, and reporting to ensure timely deliverables.
- Works closely with the President & CEO and other staff in the development and implementation of organization-wide budgets, policies, and programs that will contribute to the organization’s success.
- Designs, creates, and distributes annual appeal and the annual impact report.
- Co-designs and creates multiple annual campaign solicitation strategies including print and electronic media, for the communications contractor.
- Attends all staff meetings and communications meetings.
Qualifications
- A minimum of two years’ fundraising experience with demonstrated success in securing annual funding, sponsorships and individual donor cultivation.
- Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field from an accredited college or university highly recommended.
- Experience working with corporate leaders, philanthropists, community volunteers and Board committee members.
- Donor management experience in a formal CRM system.
- Experience managing fundraising budgets.
- Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and reporting skills.
Requirements
- Ability to attend evening and weekend activities as needed.
- Ability to travel locally for funder and partner meetings as well as industry related seminars and conferences.
How to Apply
Please send resumes to Amber Jackson at ajackson@hearfoundation.com. Resumes are being accepted now through November 1, 2026.