{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"fafc3860050f741f26fac0a9","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/fafc3860050f741f26fac0a9","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/fafc3860050f741f26fac0a9","title":"Development Associate","description":"THE SIMPLE GOOD - DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE\nDevelopment Associate (Part-Time) - The Simple Good Location: Chicago, IL (220 N. Green Street) Reports to: Director of Development and Executive Director FLSA Status: Part-time, Non-Exempt - 25 hours per week with the possibility of full-time hours Pay: $25 to $30/hour depending on experience. Term: June 1 – December 31, 2026 (with potential to extend based on funding)\nAbout Us: The Simple Good is a Chicago-based nonprofit empowering youth through art-based Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and mindfulness programming. Since our founding, we've reached\n7,200+ students across 40+ neighborhoods locally and globally, helping young people build emotional resilience, self-expression, and a sense of community.\nThe Role: We're hiring a part-time Development Associate to help us grow our fundraising efforts and pull off memorable events like Hunt for Good and City of Big Dreams. You'll work closely with our Director of Development, our Executive Director (Priya Shah), and the Growth Committee of our Board of Directors to support donor engagement, event logistics, and day-to-day fundraising operations.\nWhat You'll Do\nSupport donor engagement by managing donor relations, grants management, and other fundraising tasks\nAssist event planing as needed\nAttend events and represent The Simple Good\nDraft and send donor communications (thank-you notes, event invitations, follow-ups, campaign updates)\nMaintain our donor database and keep records clean and current\nSupport the Director of Development, Executive Director, and Growth Committee with meeting prep, materials, and follow-through on action items\nPitch in wherever the team needs you, we are a small nonprofit wear everyone wears lots of hats\nWhat We're Looking For\nThe role is hybrid - office & events are all in Chicago\nExperience in fundraising, development, or nonprofit events or related experience\nStrong writing and communication skills, especially in donor-facing messages\nOrganized, detail-oriented, and comfortable juggling multiple deadlines\nWarm, professional, and genuinely excited about our mission\nComfortable with tools like Google Workspace tools, Gmail, Word\nNice to Have\nSome experience with nonprofit CRMs (database)\nBackground in event planning or other detailed managing, scheduling, etc.\nConnection to Chicago's nonprofit, arts, or education communities\nSchedule & Compensation\n25 hours/week\n$30/hour\nTerm: June 1 – December 31, 2026 (with potential to extend based on funding)\nNo Benefits\nThe Simple Good is an equal opportunity employer. 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You'll work closely with our Director of Development, our Executive Director (Priya Shah), and the Growth Committee of our Board of Directors to support donor engagement, event logistics, and day-to-day fundraising operations.\nWhat You'll Do\nSupport donor engagement by managing donor relations, grants management, and other fundraising tasks\nAssist event planing as needed\nAttend events and represent The Simple Good\nDraft and send donor communications (thank-you notes, event invitations, follow-ups, campaign updates)\nMaintain our donor database and keep records clean and current\nSupport the Director of Development, Executive Director, and Growth Committee with meeting prep, materials, and follow-through on action items\nPitch in wherever the team needs you, we are a small nonprofit wear everyone wears lots of hats\nWhat We're Looking For\nThe role is hybrid - office & events are all in Chicago\nExperience in fundraising, development, or nonprofit events or related experience\nStrong writing and communication skills, especially in donor-facing messages\nOrganized, detail-oriented, and comfortable juggling multiple deadlines\nWarm, professional, and genuinely excited about our mission\nComfortable with tools like Google Workspace tools, Gmail, Word\nNice to Have\nSome experience with nonprofit CRMs (database)\nBackground in event planning or other detailed managing, scheduling, etc.\nConnection to Chicago's nonprofit, arts, or education communities\nSchedule & Compensation\n25 hours/week\n$30/hour\nTerm: June 1 – December 31, 2026 (with potential to extend based on funding)\nNo Benefits\nThe Simple Good is an equal opportunity employer. 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