Fundraising, Administrative Support Virtual Assistant

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Virtual Assistant supporting a nonprofit organization's fundraising, donor communications, and June event preparation. Managing administrative coordination, records, follow-ups, and operational task tracking.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist with individual fundraising campaigns and donor engagement activities
  • Support year-end fundraising initiatives, donor follow-ups, and acknowledgment communications
  • Track donor interactions, contributions, follow-up requirements, and donor records
  • Follow up with donors, supporters, fundraising contacts, vendors, partners, and stakeholders by email and phone
  • Support preparation and coordination of the major June fundraising event for more than 200 attendees
  • Prepare and send corporate sponsorship requests and follow-ups
  • Monitor event registrations and send confirmations
  • Coordinate with caterers and other event vendors
  • Track event requirements, timelines, deliverables, and outstanding action items
  • Provide day-to-day administrative and executive support to May Vaughn and two additional staff members
  • Manage calendars, schedules, meetings, appointments, reminders, routine emails, inquiries, and troubleshooting responses
  • Follow up on assigned tasks and pending deliverables and provide regular progress updates
  • Organize organizational documents, historical board meeting notes, records, files, folders, and drives
  • Establish and maintain a structured digital filing system in cloud storage
  • Work through engineering and operational task lists and track website and backend system issues
  • Coordinate resolution of technical and operational concerns and monitor pending issues
  • Support internal systems, administrative workflows, and other operational projects
  • Provide preliminary administrative support for the organization's 30th anniversary celebration planned for 2028
  • During onboarding, review the June event work plan, donor records, sponsorships, registrations, vendors, task backlog, engineering backlog, and historical documentation
  • Help improve organization, follow-through, communication, documentation, and visibility of outstanding work

Requirements:

  • Previous experience in fundraising, nonprofit administration, donor relations, or general administrative support is highly preferred
  • Experience supporting nonprofit organizations, charities, or community-focused organizations is an advantage
  • Familiarity with donor management and fundraising processes
  • Experience handling email correspondence, follow-ups, scheduling, and administrative coordination
  • Strong organizational and documentation skills
  • Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
  • Comfortable making outbound calls and following up with donors, vendors, partners, and other stakeholders
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to work independently, take initiative, and identify tasks that need attention
  • Comfortable working with AI-assisted tools and digital productivity platforms
  • Comfortable using or willing to learn Salesforce, Bonterra / Network for Good, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, email platforms, Google Drive / cloud storage, AI chat tools, telephone / calling tools, and an event management platform
  • Female, as explicitly requested by the client
  • Comfortable handling sensitive donor and organizational information
  • Flexible and willing to handle both fundraising-related and general administrative responsibilities
  • Comfortable working with a small team and communicating with different stakeholders
  • Minimum 3-month commitment, subject to agency terms

Benefits:

  • Part-time engagement of 10 hours per week
  • Up to 3 additional hours may be considered
  • Minimum 3-month commitment, subject to agency terms
  • Client's time zone preferred
  • Schedule coordinated with the client
  • Email strongly preferred as the communication channel
  • Client values written documentation and organized records
  • May participate in staff meetings or work from meeting recordings and AI-generated notes, depending on the arrangement