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Description:

About Children's Minnesota

Children's Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children's Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children's Minnesotais regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children's hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org .

Children's Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023's Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.

Department Overview

CHA is an 83-year-old volunteer non-profit organization that raises funds to support the health care related needs of children and their families at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota (Children's Minnesota). CHA has a rich history of facilitating leading edge care for children and helping to establish Children's Minnesota as a national leader in pediatric health care.CHA has donated over $21 million to Children's Minnesota over the course of its history and is the largest cumulative donor to Children's Minnesota. Many of the programs and research projects CHA sponsors are ongoing, and depend on CHA funding to continue.

Children's Hospital Association is an independent 501(c)(3) organization, but is closely affiliated with Children's Minnesota and receives some administrative services from Children's Minnesota, including Human Resources.

Position Summary

The CHA Development Associate is part of the Children's Hospital Association Team, reporting to the Executive Director. The Development Associate is responsible for all administrative aspects of development and communication activities. This position requires a high level of independent thinking and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Additionally, the role demands the capacity to manage multiple projects and effectively prioritize tasks. Excellent writing, proofreading, and verbal communication skills are essential for success in this position. The role combines fundraising, communication, and relationship building with donors, sponsors, and volunteers. This role requires the ability to work independently and operate autonomously. Highlighted duties are;

Fund Development Responsibilities:

- Process donations and prepare acknowledgement letters along with other relevant correspondence.

- Identify and research potential donor prospects.

- Generate monthly fundraising reports and dashboards.

- Ensure appropriate documentation is sent to donors.

- Manage the donor database and maintain communication with various stakeholders, including the Board of Directors and the Executive Director.

- Conduct preliminary research on prospective corporate, foundation, and individual donors

- Coordinate and manage the production and mailing of both spring and year-end appeal letters.

- Submit foundation grant applications and oversee the CHA Foundations List.

Events and Volunteers:

- Support Guild members with requests

- Perform administrative tasks related to donations and sponsorships

- Prepare and distribute media materials (copying, filing, mailing, emailing)

- Assemble and distribute donor toolkits to support volunteer-led fundraisers

- Create and manage ticketing and event pages (using Clickbid)

- Develop programs for events when necessary

- Assist in coordinating speakers and special guests

- Handle other duties as assigned by the Executive Director

Communications:

- Prepare the annual report.

- Compile the impact report based on CHA-funded program data.

- Manage mass mailings, both direct and email. © 2025 Children's Minnesota

- Develop and update promotional materials.

- Execute the communication calendar and liaise with any contracted marketing vendors or agencies.

Performance measures:

- Processing and acknowledging donations within 24 to 48 hours.

- Maintaining the accuracy of database records.

- Completing fundraising reports and dashboards with precision.

- Successfully coordinating the production

Qualifications:

Education:

*Bachelor's degree preferred

Experience:

*Minimum 2 years' experience in two or more of the following areas required: fundraising, event planning, direct mail marketing, donor stewardship or development, volunteer management, client management or business development. P roficiency with MS Office and donor software (such as Donorperfect, NEON, or DonorPerfect) is preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Key abilities for this role include writing, data analysis, event coordination, and cultivating donor relationships

*2-3 years' experience in a nonprofit development, volunteer management or communication

*Positive attitude, quick learner, proactive problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability and willingness to take on increase responsibility

*Experience with CRM and/or donor database preferred

*Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skill

*Strong attention to detail

*Ability to work both as a team player and independently

*Ability to work well under pressure, maintain deadlines and effectively manage multiple project

*Computer proficiency and knowledge of social media platform

*Commitment to the organization's mission

*Experience or education in Marketing or Communications a plu

The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data for similar roles in the local or national market. When determining individual pay rates, we carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role, the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate, internal equity and organizational needs.

In addition to your salary, this position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits. Positions that require night, weekend or on-call work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.

Children's Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.