Part-time Development Associate

Job Title: Part-time Development Associate

Reports To: Assistant Director of Advancement

Status: Non-Exempt

Salary: $21.63/hour

Department: Development

Position Type & Expected Hours of Work: This is a newly created, part-time (20 hours/week) position working in-office at both our Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum location and Leslie Science & Nature Center location. The exact schedule is flexible dependent upon availability. Working occasional evenings and weekends will be required to support fundraising events.

Summary: The Part-time Development Associate supports our mission by focusing primarily on Data & Record Management, Donor Communications, and Event & Administrative Support. We encourage our team members to be curious, foster innovation, visualize the big picture, and take the lead when creating and implementing strategies for achieving our mission.

Essential Functions:

Data & Record Management

• Process gifts, pledges, and acknowledgments with precision, ensuring accuracy and donor confidentiality.

• Maintain timely and accurate donor records in the CRM (Versai), partnering closely with finance and development teams.

• Support wealth screening and prospect identification using iWave.

• Run reports, mailing lists, and queries for communications, appeals, and stewardship efforts.

• Strengthen data integrity through ongoing contact updates, record maintenance, and donor segmentation.

Donor Communications

• Draft, edit, and send donor acknowledgment letters, thank-you notes, and other stewardship communications.

• Support production and distribution of mailings, newsletters, and digital campaign content.

• Assist in creating impact stories, donor updates, and appeal materials.

• Ensure communications uphold consistent voice, branding, and stewardship standards across all donor touchpoints.

Events & Administrative Support

• Provide logistical and on-site support for donor and member events—including PLAY, Flutter, donor receptions, and sponsored activities.

• Track RSVPs, prepare name tags, and organize event materials to ensure seamless experiences.

• Assist with sponsor fulfillment, recognition activities, and follow-up communications.

• Support volunteer coordination and engagement activities as needed.

Advancing our Core Values

·        Champion Excellence

·        Embody the Learner

·        Facilitate Flexibility

·        Invite Optimism

·        Provide Opportunity

·        Think Globally

·        Inclusivity

Additional Duties:

1. Attends staff meetings and required events such as volunteer recognition, membership and fundraising events.

2. Be able to work at the Museum, Nature Center and other offsite locations that include partnership organizations.

Supervisory Responsibility: This position does not have any supervisory responsibility.

Work Environment: The work is both inside in a Museum, school or other inside environment and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid and dry/arid conditions. The employee needs to be able to work in an environment exposed to environmental allergens including, but not limited to: dust, mold and pollen. They will regularly be exposed to live birds, insects and other animals as well as some exposure to dust, fumes and chemicals from exhibit materials. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud when delivering programs to large groups.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to lift and/or move items that weigh up to 50 pounds. This is an active role that regularly requires reaching, standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing stairs. The employee is frequently required to walk outside on uneven ground.

Travel: Daily local travel is required to deliver programs to offsite locations.

Education and Experience: We acknowledge that people bring all of themselves to their work, and your perspective, talents and skills may come from a wide range of work and life experiences. Your qualifications may include paid work, volunteer work, projects in a different field, or other experiences that have helped you build the competencies and knowledge needed to be successful in this role. We welcome and encourage diverse perspectives combined with a spirit of collaboration and community. We excitedly anticipate your application.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 1–3 years of experience in fundraising, nonprofit administration, customer relations, or event support.

• Proficiency with donor databases or a comparable CRM preferred.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Graphic design skills (Canva or Adobe Creative Suite) are a plus.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.

• A collaborative, positive attitude and commitment to the mission of AAHOM + LSNC.

Compensation and Benefits

The payrate for this part-time position is $21.63 per hour.  The team member in this role will accrue Paid Time Off and have access to growth and development opportunities. 

Application Process & Timeframe

Cover letters and resumes will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. The formal interview process will begin in early January with an anticipated start date of late January/early February of 2026.