Entry-level development associate jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles
A development associate supports a nonprofit's fundraising: tracking donors and gifts, thanking donors, planning events and preparing appeals.
What a development associate does
In the public sector, non-profit and education family of jobs. Roles that run programs, fundraising and student services.
A typical day
- 1. Enter and track gifts
- 2. Write thank-yous and appeals
- 3. Prepare donor research
- 4. Plan events
- 5. Report on campaigns
Do you need experience?
Entry-level development associate jobs exist, but none are open on the career sites we track at this moment, so we cannot say how many ask for experience. Each posting states its own requirements, so read the requirements section before you decide a job is out of reach.
Open entry-level development associate jobs
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Skills for development associate jobs
The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.
Skills to build or show
- 1. Donor database software
- 2. Writing
- 3. Attention to detail
- 4. Relationship building
- 5. Discretion
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The market for development associate work
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- Open entry-level development associate jobs
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Questions about development associate jobs
- What does a development associate do?
- A development associate supports a nonprofit's fundraising: tracking donors and gifts, thanking donors, planning events and preparing appeals. A typical day includes: enter and track gifts; write thank-yous and appeals; prepare donor research; plan events; report on campaigns.
- Can I get an entry-level development associate job with no experience?
- Entry-level development associate jobs exist, but none are open on the career sites we track at this moment, so we cannot say how many ask for experience. Each posting states its own requirements, so read the requirements section before you decide a job is out of reach.
- What skills do you need to be a development associate?
- The skills this job uses most are donor database software, writing, attention to detail, relationship building, discretion. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
- Where can a development associate job lead?
- People in this job commonly move to program coordinator, grants assistant, event coordinator, account manager. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.
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