Development and Communications Assistant (Phoenix)

At Advance Community

We believe in a world where every person is thriving, creating new possibilities, and promising futures. In the communities we serve, that world can feel far away. When children grow up in unsafe environments, when healthcare infrastructure simply doesnt exist, when education is a luxury good, its incredibly hard for families to focus on anything other than survival.

Advance Community builds optimal social, mental, and physical health in under-resourced communities across the globe, taking care of urgent needs so that people can focus on their families futures.

Our unique approach is rooted in the belief that no matter what, the community comes first. Its not our place to tell people what they need our job is to listen. Thats why we provide a wide range of services that respond to the unique needs of any given community. Whether were launching a medical intervention, providing essential health education, or serving freshly prepared meals and healthy food boxes, we work collaboratively with the communities we serve, acting in partnership to remove barriers and provide direct service.

When we are freed of the difficulties of the day, we can plan for the future. Advance Community helps individuals today so that their communities can thrive tomorrow.

Position Summary

The Development and Communications Assistant supports Advance Communitys fundraising and marketing efforts by assisting with donor communications and fundraising campaigns, managing social media, and creating engaging content across multiple platforms. This role involves collaborating with staff to collect impact stories, drafting various communications, and helping produce multimedia materials to highlight the organizations impact. Providing essential administrative support and attending programs and events for content creation, the Assistant contributes to advancing the organizations mission while ensuring consistent messaging and effective outreach.

Key Responsibilities

Development and Donor Relations :

• Assist in executing fundraising appeals, including direct mail, email, and digital fundraising campaigns.
• Draft donor communications, including thank-you letters, acknowledgment letters, and stewardship updates.
• Assist in donor recognition efforts, including personalized outreach and donor appreciation events.
• Pull and organize donor reports using CRM systems, support donor data entry, accuracy, and segmentation.
• Support the planning and execution of fundraising campaigns, including appeals and peer-to-peer efforts.
• Collaborate with staff to collect impact stories, quotes, and content for donor and grant materials.

Marketing and Communications :

Administrative Support :

Qualifications

Required :

Preferred :

Benefits at Advance Community

Working Environment

Risks found in the typical office setting, which is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated, e.g., safe use of office equipment, avoiding trips and falls, observing fire regulations, etc. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work. However, there will be walking, standing, bending, carrying light items such as papers, books, small parts, and occasional lifting of boxes or containers not to exceed 30 pounds, driving an automobile, etc.

Reasonable Accommodation

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function, with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation may be made to help qualified individuals with disabilities perform the essential functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Advance is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment is based solely upon an individual's merit and qualifications related to the position. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy status, sex, age, marital status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran or any other characteristics protected by law. We make all reasonable accommodations to meet the obligations set forth under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state disability laws.