Development Assistant
Current Work in conjunction with Covenant House International to maintain all gift entry and donor records from in house mail and direct mail. Prepare batches of all giftsfrom various revenue streams such as individual donors, corporate donors, special event gifts, government grants and private foundations. Research and respond to donor inquiries regarding donations, change of information, removal from CHT’s mailing list or other requests. Prepare all thank you letters and acknowledgments in a timely manner for all gifts to Covenant House Texas including memorials, honorariums, individuals, corporations, foundations, special events, as needed, and in-kind gifts. Process donation credit card transactions and maintains spreadsheet of transactions for the Finance Department and for transmitting to Covenant House headquarters. Work with Development Director and Major Gifts Officer on proper coding of donations per solicitation. Maintain system for tracking, analyzing, valuing, when necessary, all in-kind donations. Coordinate the staff held responsible to keep good records. Reconcile with Finance on a monthly basis. Maintain all donor files including Corporations, Foundations, Churches and Civic groups, Board Members. Track all In-Kind Donations.. Perform any other duties deemed necessary by the Director of Development. Manage data and donor information on 2 CRM platforms, Team Approach and DonorPerfect for a $6M budget for Covenant House Texas. Run all queries and reports for the Executive Director, Director of Development and other staff.4/2016 – 8/2018 Holocaust Museum Houston Donor Database Coordinator Houston,