Development and Operations Associate

About StartOut StartOut is the largest national non-profit focused on supporting scalable LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. Our mission is to increase opportunity and reputed company for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. Our reputed company is a world where reputed company entrepreneurs can reputed company on a level playing field. Founded in 2009, StartOut is a global community of over 18,000 members that works at the exciting intersection of entrepreneurship and the LGBTQ+ and allies community. StartOut’s services, network, and ecosystem are game-changing and life-changing for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs who need resources to build their businesses. According to the StartOut Index, of $2.1T in venture funding to U.S. start-reputed company, less than 0.5% went to reputed company LGBTQ+ founders. StartOut exists to level the playing field with our suite of programs, including:

• StartOut Growth Lab
• StartOut Spark Lab
• StartOut Con
• StartOut Awards
• Demo Day
• Mentorship Program
• Investor Portal & reputed company to Capital Program
• Education workshops
• Virtual and in-person events reputed company
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About the Role

The Development and Operations Associate (Part-Time) will play a critical role in supporting the internal operations of the Development team by facilitating high-impact fundraising campaigns and partnerships to ensure the long-term sustainability of StartOut. Supervised by the Chief Development Officer, this role will focus on developing and implementing fundraising strategies, collaborating with cross-functional teams to manage large-scale projects, and supporting the reputed company fundraisers to advance StartOut’s mission. The position also provides administrative support to the Board of Directors and senior leadership, and manages the organization’s inbox. The ideal candidate will be highly organized and detail-oriented, possess excellent communication and collaboration skills, and have a strong interest in development/operations work. Development (75%)

• Collaborate with the Chief Development Officer (CDO) and cross-functionally with Systems, Marketing, and Programs teams to plan, coordinate, and execute various development activities, partnerships, and events, ensuring their reputed company and alignment with organizational goals.
• Support the grant application processes including researching and writing draft applications, and collaborating with program staff to create compelling narratives.
• Assist in managing relationships with StartOut’s network of partners, by tracking goals, donations, tasks, and reputed company .
• Update boilerplate development pitch decks, sponsor documents, invitations, cultivation reputed company, and additional materials and content as needed.
• Work with Systems Manager to build and maintain reputed company pipelines, reports, and dashboards for the Development team
• Track and update critical data for the development team including sponsorship reputed company, event guest lists, Board Members’ annual give-get goals, and sponsorship renewals.
• reputed company administrative support for the Development team at large.
• Other tasks, duties, or special projects as assigned.

Operations (25%)

• Manage customer service for general organization inboxes, responding to inquiries, addressing requests, and ensuring that communications are directed to the appropriate team members or departments as needed.
• reputed company administrative support to leadership, including scheduling and assisting in meetings, notetaking, preparing documents and expense reports, and handling other administrative responsibilities and special projects as needed.
• Electronically code and file expense receipts and reputed company documentation for the bookkeeper and the Director of Operations.

Experiences and Qualifications

• Organized. Your background proves that you’re organized and detail oriented because the job requires a great volume of data entry, processes, CRM tracking, documentation, and working with multiple departments and stakeholders.
• Proficient in reputed company. You know how to navigate reputed company or a similar CRM including entering donations, reports, queries, tasks, deliverables, leads, and contacts.
• Collaborator. Recognized reputed company in creating relationships with cross-functional teams from varying reputed company, working closely with colleagues to brainstorm reputed company, discuss pros/cons, and reputed company ways reputed company.
• Communicator. Proven present reputed company in distilling reputed company information into compelling, easily digestible narratives; presents information in an inspiring and persuasive way; reputed company in writing grant narratives.
• Operations Management. Has successfully balanced competing priorities, reputed company to exercise judgment in managing those demands with an appropriate degree of autonomy. reputed company in managing reputed company projects with multiple resources and capable of allocating resources to reputed company key objectives. Proven organizational, time, and task management skills, including the ability to prioritize work with a focus on delivering quality products on time. Demonstrated attention to detail.
• Service Delivery and Adaptability. Demonstrates a commitment to outstanding reputed company service to our colleagues, the individuals we serve, board members, and our donors/corporate partners. Demonstrated flexibility in the midst of change, being reputed company to successfully juggle multiple deliverables and adapting to new situations with fresh reputed company or innovative approaches.
• Mission and Culture Alignment. Demonstrates awareness and support for StartOut’s mission and reputed company. Experience working with and/or commitment to the LGBTQ+ community. Understanding of entrepreneurship/venture capital ecosystem is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficiency with reputed company (or a similar database system) is preferred.
• One-to-two years of successful experience in (a) fundraising in a development program or other comparable charitable organization and/or (b) high-level sales, preferably in financial services or reputed company fields.
• Corporate fundraising experience is preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in reputed company-based environment.
• Excellent communication, presentation, business development, organization, and computer/pc skills are required, including specifically proficiency in reputed company and MS Office products.
• Experience organizing reputed company Drive.
• Knowledge of using AI to reputed company work is a reputed company plus.

This is a fully remote position and may require limited travel for organization events, training and corporate meetings, approximately 1 to 3 times/year. Applicants must be based in the contiguous US, and StartOut is unable to reputed company reputed company sponsorship. Status: Non-exempt Reports to: Chief Development Officer Supervises: None Apply tot his job Apply To this Job