Advancement Associate

Position: Advancement Associate

Organization: Charlotte Bilingual Preschool

Location: 6300 Highland Ave, Charlotte, NC 28215

Reports To: Chief Advancement Officer

Organization Overview

Mission

To prepare Spanish-speaking children for success in school and life by providing superior dual language, multi-cultural early childhood education.

Enduring Vision

Charlotte-Mecklenburg is a place where differences in language and culture are mutually enriching, and all children have greater access to advantage and opportunity.

Overview

Charlotte Bilingual Preschool (CltBP) is developing the model of culturally appropriate, dual language early childhood education for Latinx children and their families in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and our nation. We bring our many programs into the service of meeting our mission. Our two-generation model:

  • Provides 3- and 4-year-old Spanish-speaking children with superior dual language, multi-cultural preschool instruction in the only 5-star licensed dual language preschool program in North Carolina
  • Helps families build literacy and kindergarten-readiness skills for their children from infancy to 5-years-old
  • Offers family members the resources they want to become active participants in their children’s early childhood development
  • Trains the next generation of professionally certified dual-language early childhood educators
  • Expands our reach by building a decentralized dual language early education delivery system to replicate with partner sites and maximize our impact
  • Advocates state- and nationwide for our early-childhood education model, our children, and their families. We provide family members and supporters with the tools they want to voice their views to policymakers and remove the systemic barriers that have historically prevented them from thriving.

Opportunity

Building on this momentum, CltBP’s board of directors approved a game-changing strategic plan in early 2020 that includes dramatic expansion over the next ten years, growing its impact to meet the needs of ten times as many children and their families annually. This plan calls for expanding reach through partnerships with other preschools, evolving the current preschool into a full-day early learning center, and developing a dual language early learning workforce

The Role

Reporting to the Chief Advancement Officer, the Advancement Associate is responsible for a range of fundraising and administrative duties to advance Charlotte Bilingual Preschool’s mission.

Essential Duties

  • Fully responsible for donor management database and gift processing, including but but not be limited to:
    • Daily gift entry
    • Gift acknowledgments within 48 hours of gift receipt
    • Matching gift processes
    • Data hygiene
    • Data analysis to support fundraising strategies
    • Daily, weekly, and monthly reporting
    • Monthly reconciliation with finance systems and department
    • Super-user status – providing support and ensuring all advancement team members and the CEO receive training and actively use Bloomerang
    • Dashboard evaluation and update
    • Preparing database for wealth screening
  • Leads donor acknowledgement and stewardship process
  • Assists Communications and Development Manager in fundraising events, including Grandes Sueños
  • Co-leads Grandes Sueños Committee
  • Serve as project manager for Advancement events and meetings
  • Coordinates logistics for mailings
  • Coordinate volunteer opportunities and engagement as it pertains to Advancement
  • Support with grant tracking and grant award management
  • Supports Capital Campaign as needed
  • Managing an Advancement portfolio in conjunction with the Advancement Team
  • Supports other Advancement functions as needed
  • Assists Chief Advancement Officer when needed

Required Qualifications & Competencies

  • A bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2+ years of professional experience required
  • Experience with Bloomerang or CRMs preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze information and to solve problems, think and plan strategically
  • The ability to work efficiently with flexibility, enthusiasm, and diplomacy
  • Demonstrated professionalism and good judgement
  • The ability to work independently
  • Excellent project management and organizational skills
  • Proficiency with SharePoint/Teams, Microsoft Office and experience using Excel formulas
  • Clear, precise communication skills and ability to handle confidential information with discretion
  • Bilingual – Spanish/English preferred
  • Demonstrated cultural competency and sensitivity
  • Passionate about early childhood education, economic mobility, and immigrant communities

To Apply

This is a full-time, exempt position. Starting Salary: $50,000. Direct all inquiries, nominations, and applications to hr@bilingualpreschool.org with subject line “Advancement Associate.”  To be considered, you must include a resume and a compelling one-page cover letter explaining your interest and why you are a good fit for the role. Please indicate where you learned of the opportunity.