Who We Are
American Farmland Trust is the only national organization that takes a holistic approach to agriculture, focusing on the land itself, the agricultural practices used on that land, and the farmers and ranchers who do the work. Since our founding in 1980, AFT has helped permanently protect over 6.5 million acres of agricultural lands, advanced environmentally-sound farming practices on millions of additional acres and helped thousands of farm families make a go of it (primarily through programs that increase farm viability and/or enhance farmland access). Long a pioneering leader, AFT is now riding a new wave of growth, driven by agriculture’s most pressing needs and opportunities.
We believe diversity drives innovation. We are inclusive. We embrace differences. We recognize and respect the fundamental value and dignity of all our employees. We celebrate the unique traditions, heritages, and experiences our employees bring to the workplace. We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive culture that promotes and values diversity, and where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work every day. AFT’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice statement can be found here.
The Position
The Philanthropy Coordinator provides support to AFT’s team of regionally based Philanthropy Officers (7-person team) and reports to the Director of Development. The Coordinator plays an integral role in strengthening AFT’s overall donor stewardship program and assisting the team in delivering thoughtful strategy and ideas that create a vibrant, healthy, gracious culture of giving.
This person will be a behind the scenes expert of administrative tasks and systems that keep the team going strong. The Coordinator will oversee donor acknowledgement letters and other important mailings throughout the year. They will routinely handle database and SharePoint organization, complete expense reporting for the team using Concur, assist with event planning and logistics; and support an effective onboarding process for frontline fundraisers.
Responsibilities
As an integral part of the AFT Individual Giving team, the Philanthropy Coordinator assists the Director of Development in day-to-day operations for the team and executing special assignments, as well as:
- Provide support in the gift processing, acknowledgement, and reconciliation areas.
- Manage team mailings including mail merges, list building and production.
- Manage simple record updates (address change, deceased, phone & email adds/edits).
- Run the data hygiene services available with AFT’s Blackbaud subscription.
- Manage central donor stewardship efforts (mailings, reports, and other communications).
- Complete bulk data uploads to properly capture all outbound prospecting stewardship and activity.
- Provide administrative support to the broader Individual Giving team including preparing visit materials for donors; ensuring proper donor visit follow-up materials are available/sent; and/or preparing written correspondence.
- Assist the Individual Giving team in ensuring that all contacts, cultivation steps, and other information is added to the Raiser’s Edge database.
- Have excellent customer service skills and communicate with AFT donors and prospects in a comfortable and professional manner.
- Coordinate the onboarding process for new Individual Giving staff, including scheduling introductions, preparing equipment, etc.
- Manage library of fundraising materials and help develop and deploy new collateral as needed by the Philanthropy Team.
- At times, handle internal meeting logistics (create registration pages, track RSVPs) including serving as the Teams meetings host, and development calendar lead.
