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SHI - Development Coordinator
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Job Summary The Development Coordinator will provide support for SHI’s fundraising activities, focusing on private sector and individual donors as well as corporations and grant proposals. The position will assist with fundraising reporting and presentations for internal and external audiences. The position will manage SHI’s donor management system (CRM) and conduct prospect research.
Duties / Responsibilities
Manage SHI’s fundraising CRM, including gift and donor data entry, fundraising reporting, and prospect research.
Cultivate and maintain relationships with donors, potential donors, and state/national foundations.
In collaboration with Development officer, facilitate semi-annual fundraising solicitations via mail, email, and other platforms, and in donor communications.
Responsible for gift processing and receipting.
Provide support and training to volunteers and board members involved with fundraising.
Collaborate with Communications and Publications department to promote fundraising initiatives and develop community presentations.
Assist with grant management, including tracking proposal development, submissions, awards/denials, and reporting requirements.
Assist with corporate grant reporting.
Develop internal reports on SHI’s fundraising from multiple sources (grants, individual, corporate giving).
Assist with SHI’s biannual Celebration event and other special fundraising events.
Organize and participate in community outreach events and deliver presentations to community groups, organizations, and businesses.
In collaboration with Operations Officer and Development Officer, monitor and evaluate the success of fundraising campaigns.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills
Familiarity with fundraising, grant writing, or communications.
Exceptionally strong written communication skills and attention to detail.
Ability to work individually and handle self-driven projects efficiently.
Familiarity with IRS code, cash management, and CRMs.
Highly competent using computer software including Office suite, Adobe, with strong Excel skills.
Knowledge of Southeast Alaska Native languages and cultures.
Supervisory Responsibility This position will have no direct reports.
Work Environment This position’s duties are performed at the offices of Sealaska Heritage Institute. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.
Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to verbally communicate. The position is active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, and climbing. The employee must lift and/or move objects up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds.
About This Role This is a full‑time benefited position. SHI employees are expected to work during SHI’s regular business hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday. Additionally, employees may work up to or over 45 hours per week or additional time as needed to meet workload demands or special events such as Celebration.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor of Arts degree.
1 year of professional experience in communications, development, accounting or a related field.
Preferred Education and Experience
Experience with CRMs.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties and responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Review the Benefits associated with this position: https://www.sealaska.com/benefits/
Who is Sealaska? Established in 1972, Sealaska is the Alaska Native regional corporation for Southeast Alaska. Our 23,000 shareholders are Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people with more than 10,000 years of ancestral ties to the oceans, forests and communities of Southeast Alaska. We serve the twin goals of economic prosperity and environmental protection. Sealaska Heritage Institute is an affiliate of Sealaska.
We are committed to providing the best possible climate for maximum development and goal achievement for all our employees. As a subsidiary of a Native‑owned company, Sealaska Heritage Institute is proud to promote an inclusive and diverse workplace, with respect for the cultural traditions in the communities where we operate.
Equal Opportunity Employer Sealaska Heritage Institute is an equal‑opportunity employer. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. However, preference may be extended to an enrolled member of a federally‑recognized Indian Tribe.*
“Indian Tribe” means an Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 668; 43 U.S.C. 1601) which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
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SHI - Development Coordinator
role at
Sealaska .
Job Summary The Development Coordinator will provide support for SHI’s fundraising activities, focusing on private sector and individual donors as well as corporations and grant proposals. The position will assist with fundraising reporting and presentations for internal and external audiences. The position will manage SHI’s donor management system (CRM) and conduct prospect research.
Duties / Responsibilities
Manage SHI’s fundraising CRM, including gift and donor data entry, fundraising reporting, and prospect research.
Cultivate and maintain relationships with donors, potential donors, and state/national foundations.
In collaboration with Development officer, facilitate semi-annual fundraising solicitations via mail, email, and other platforms, and in donor communications.
Responsible for gift processing and receipting.
Provide support and training to volunteers and board members involved with fundraising.
Collaborate with Communications and Publications department to promote fundraising initiatives and develop community presentations.
Assist with grant management, including tracking proposal development, submissions, awards/denials, and reporting requirements.
Assist with corporate grant reporting.
Develop internal reports on SHI’s fundraising from multiple sources (grants, individual, corporate giving).
Assist with SHI’s biannual Celebration event and other special fundraising events.
Organize and participate in community outreach events and deliver presentations to community groups, organizations, and businesses.
In collaboration with Operations Officer and Development Officer, monitor and evaluate the success of fundraising campaigns.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills
Familiarity with fundraising, grant writing, or communications.
Exceptionally strong written communication skills and attention to detail.
Ability to work individually and handle self-driven projects efficiently.
Familiarity with IRS code, cash management, and CRMs.
Highly competent using computer software including Office suite, Adobe, with strong Excel skills.
Knowledge of Southeast Alaska Native languages and cultures.
Supervisory Responsibility This position will have no direct reports.
Work Environment This position’s duties are performed at the offices of Sealaska Heritage Institute. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.
Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to verbally communicate. The position is active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, and climbing. The employee must lift and/or move objects up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds.
About This Role This is a full‑time benefited position. SHI employees are expected to work during SHI’s regular business hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday. Additionally, employees may work up to or over 45 hours per week or additional time as needed to meet workload demands or special events such as Celebration.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor of Arts degree.
1 year of professional experience in communications, development, accounting or a related field.
Preferred Education and Experience
Experience with CRMs.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties and responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Review the Benefits associated with this position: https://www.sealaska.com/benefits/
Who is Sealaska? Established in 1972, Sealaska is the Alaska Native regional corporation for Southeast Alaska. Our 23,000 shareholders are Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people with more than 10,000 years of ancestral ties to the oceans, forests and communities of Southeast Alaska. We serve the twin goals of economic prosperity and environmental protection. Sealaska Heritage Institute is an affiliate of Sealaska.
We are committed to providing the best possible climate for maximum development and goal achievement for all our employees. As a subsidiary of a Native‑owned company, Sealaska Heritage Institute is proud to promote an inclusive and diverse workplace, with respect for the cultural traditions in the communities where we operate.
Equal Opportunity Employer Sealaska Heritage Institute is an equal‑opportunity employer. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. However, preference may be extended to an enrolled member of a federally‑recognized Indian Tribe.*
“Indian Tribe” means an Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 668; 43 U.S.C. 1601) which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
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