Temporary Gifts

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The Denver Foundation seeks a community-focused temporary gifts and grants administrative associate who centers on mission-based work supporting the foundation’s vision, mission, and purpose. Our temporary gifts and grants administrative associate supports the administration and execution of the foundation’s gifts and grants processes and works closely with the other Gifts and Grants team members and various internal and external stakeholders.

The temporary gifts and grants administrative associate reports to the Director of Gifts and Grants and requires proven data entry experience. The person in this role must also be highly attentive to detail, have project management skills, and be able to follow through on deadlines.

This is a temporary, 40-hour-per-week position in Denver, Colorado. We work on a hybrid schedule with at least two days in the office (Monday and Thursday are required). The starting compensation for this position is $24.00 - $26.45 per hour. This temporary assignment is scheduled to end on January 10, 2025.

The Denver Foundation is excited to be celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2025. For nearly 100 years, people in Metro Denver and across Colorado have trusted The Denver Foundation to steward charitable funds to meet today’s needs and tomorrow’s opportunities. In partnership with generous donors and community partners, we lead a community-wide effort to build a better future for everyone. The foundation's vision is a Metro Denver that is racially equitable in its leadership, prosperity, and culture, and we are a catalytic leader that engages in critical issues and accelerates systems change. To achieve this, all staff must intentionally apply Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to their practice. The ideal candidates for this position are committed to racial equity.

The temporary gifts and grants administrative associate will process gifts and grants to ensure accuracy and compliance with tax law and support the administration, execution, and integrity of the foundation’s overall grants process. This involves processing grant recommendations from various fund types and ensuring grantee and grant information are maintained accurately in appropriate systems, and processing gifts received by the foundation that include cash, checks, stocks, wires, online, credit cards (including monthly recurring), EFT, mobile pay, and in-kind transactions. The role also involves following due diligence requirements and compliance guidance with relevant tax laws governing the foundation’s grants and utilizing our data management systems for all grant and gift processing while maintaining strong data integrity and following program techniques and procedures.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated expertise in the following key areas:

• Working for a nonprofit
• Administrative work
• Doing repetitive, focused work
• Collaboration with others
• Working as part of a team
• Learning and picking up new processes quickly
• Shifting priorities as needs change

Candidates must possess the following:

• Minimum of one year of relevant experience, preferably in a nonprofit or foundation environment
• Data entry and data management experience
• High attention to detail, project management skills, and ability to follow through on deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to build relationships with people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and cultures
• An unwavering commitment to racial equity
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Detail oriented and organized
• Research and problem-solving skills

The full job description is attached. Applications received before 09/23/2024 will be prioritized first.

The Denver Foundation practices and champions inclusiveness in our community. We honor all community members' diverse strengths, needs, voices, and backgrounds. Candidates from traditionally marginalized communities are especially encouraged to apply.

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