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Development Associate

Website MLNow Mission Local

Mission Local, a nonprofit news site based in San Francisco, is looking for a Development Associate to help the newsroom with fundraising. 

We are a small, nonprofit newsroom with a 10-member board of experienced newsroom executives, a growing staff, and a need to professionalize our fundraising operation. Our ideal candidate is someone who can take charge and thinks big.

This is a full-time, in-person position, and we are seeking applicants who can work from our Mission District offices in San Francisco.

 

Duties include: 

Donors: Mission Local relies heavily on reader donors, both those giving small and large dollar amounts. Your duties would include finding new donors and maintaining relationships with current donors. You would be required to find potential donors, set up meetings, follow up after meetings, and track donor status.
Other donor management: Your duties would also include 1) Executing the end-of-year email campaign, including producing the final report for NewsMatch, 2) Managing our donor database and using it to keep us informed as to how we are progressing through the year, and updating our list of supporters on the site.  
We are looking for those who are proficient in Excel, Little Green Light, and the ability to assemble decks. Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator experience both help.  

We are looking for applicants with at least one year of experience, real drive and an enthusiasm for local news. For a dynamic self-starter this could be an opportunity to eventually create your own team. The annual salary range for this role is $65,000 to $75,000.

If interested in applying, please send a cover letter and resume with relevant work experience to applications@missionlocal.com.

Mission Local is an equal opportunity employer, regardless of any class or status, including, but not limited to, race, gender, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristics.

 

Mission Local is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit news organization headquartered in San Francisco since 2008. In 2014, Mission Local became independent from the University of California, Berkeley, where it had been a news lab, and in 2022, we put together our board. We now have a full-time staff of nine reporters and editors, with a rotating cast of one to two interns.

In every news metric, Mission Local is strong: Our readership is outstanding for a local news outlet, we have intense demand for our internship program from top schools across the country, and we are award-winning — just this year, we have been tapped for honors from the Institute for Nonprofit News, the Society for Professional Journalists, and the San Francisco Press Club. 

To apply for this job email your details to lydia.chavez@missionlocal.com

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