Development Associate

Do you share our love of Los Angeles and the vibrant diversity of its neighborhoods and communities? The ideal candidate has a passion for our mission and is a self-starter comfortable working in a fast-paced, and dynamic hybrid office environment. Experience with nonprofit fundraising and individual giving, is a must. Experience with corporate sponsorships, foundation giving, and public/private partnerships is also a plus. This is a great opportunity for candidates with backgrounds/interest in data/analytics, grant writing, and cause marketing. CicLAvia is committed to supporting our staff in their personal and professional growth.

The right person will possess excellent interpersonal skills, keen attention to detail, and a strong work ethic to strengthen the organization’s fundraising capacity to ensure we meet our annual goals. They will grow CicLAvia’s community of supporters by cultivating our fans’ connection to the organization while continuing to build the organization’s relationship with its existing donors.

Reporting to the Chief Impact Officer and working closely with the Communications team and outside consultants as needed, you will:

● Work with senior staff to execute an annual fundraising strategy that includes monthly donors, end-of-year campaign, corporate sponsorships, and foundation funding.

● Maintain and track accurate and updated donor information in the Little Green Light database, and adhere to data entry standard procedures including pulling reports as needed and managing thank you notes and other contributor correspondence.

● Assist in development of fundraising campaigns and customized individual proposals to increase giving from prospective and existing donors.

● Research sponsorship and grant opportunities and provide support for relevant proposals.

● Track and report on fundraising metrics across initiatives.

● Assist with data collection, collation, and archiving for grant proposals & reporting and impact reports.

● Assist with the research, inquiry, development, and submission of small ($5,000 and below) grant requests (from templated language).

● Occasional support for organizational events outside of CicLAvia Sundays.

● Assist with additional projects and initiatives as needed.

Qualifications:

● Commitment to the mission and work of CicLAvia along with a strong desire and ability to work as part of a fun, creative and entrepreneurial team.

● Min 3 years experience in non-profit fundraising or other related professional work such as communications, sales, administration.

● Experience working with donor databases (Little Green Light experience is a plus).

● Demonstrated experience crafting copy, powerpoints, graphics, and detailed documents for fundraising campaign materials and/or grant proposals.

● Strong proficiency with Mac computers, Google Suite, Canva, Mailchimp and Asana.

● Excellent communicator with strong written and verbal communication, including copy editing skills.

● Excellent organization and time management skills and adept at managing multiple tasks within a fast-paced, deadline-driven, dynamic environment.

● Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated experience working with cross-functional teams.

Frequently cited statistics show that women, trans, and nonbinary people, BIPOC, and other structurally marginalized groups apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. CicLAvia encourages you to break that statistic and to apply. No one ever meets 100% of the qualifications.

About CicLAvia: CicLAvia is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that catalyzes vibrant public spaces, active transportation, and good health through car-free streets. CicLAvia engages with people to transform our relationship with our communities and with each other.

Since 2010, CicLAvia has produced 54 public, car-free street events attended by more than 1.8 million people who have explored more than 280 miles of urban streets in Los Angeles County. CicLAvia inspires people to see and experience Los Angeles and their fellow Angelenos in new ways. This builds familiarity, enthusiasm and community that can be leveraged to help guide the future of Los Angeles. For more information, please visit www.ciclavia.org.