Development Assistant

Part-time: 20 hours per week / 3 days per week. There is flexibility on specific days.Temporary through December 2026, with potential extensionThe Choice is partnering with an environmental advocacy nonprofit to recruit a part-time Development Operations Coordinator to support its philanthropy team through the end of the year.This is a great opportunity for someone with nonprofit development, fundraising operations, or donor database experience who is looking for a part-time schedule. The position will focus primarily on Salesforce database management, gift processing, donor acknowledgements, and coordination with the finance team.The organization has a primarily remote staff, but this position will work approximately three days per week and will need to be in the organization's downtown Washington, DC office 1-2 days per week to support donation and mail processing. The remaining work can be completed remotely.The position is expected to begin as soon as possible and continue through December 23, 2026, with the possibility of an extension into January.ResponsibilitiesProcess incoming donations and accurately enter gift and donor information into SalesforceMaintain accurate donor records through regular data entry, deduplication, updates, and database cleanupPrepare donor mailing lists and other Salesforce segmentsPrepare weekly donor acknowledgement letters and mail mergesCoordinate with the Finance team on gift reconciliation, donor restrictions, and accurate financial recordsAssist with reconciliation between Salesforce and QuickBooksProcess and scan incoming mail and coordinate bank depositsSupport state charitable registration requirements and coordinate with an outside compliance vendorAssist with donor questions and provide responsive customer serviceHelp coordinate projects and requests with the organization's external Salesforce consultantSupport Salesforce reports, dashboards, and other database projects depending on experienceAssist the Philanthropy Director and team with additional development operations and administrative projects as neededQualificationsHands-on experience using Salesforce or a similar fundraising CRM; Salesforce experience strongly preferredPrevious experience working in nonprofit development, fundraising operations, advancement, donor services, or a related areaExperience with donor/gift processing and maintaining accurate database recordsStrong attention to detail and comfort working with financial and donor informationAbility to work independently and manage recurring responsibilities with minimal oversightStrong organizational and communication skillsComfortable working collaboratively with development and finance teamsAbility to commute to downtown Washington, DC 1–2 days per weekExperience with Salesforce NPSP, QuickBooks, Engaging Networks, Apsona, donor acknowledgements/mail merges, charitable registrations, reporting, or dashboards is helpful but not required.