Job Description
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Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York State’s first harm reduction-based, OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management, behavioral health, and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Housing Works operates 10 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information, visit www.housingworks.org
Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving services.
Benefits:
We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion, based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and text books.
Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
This position is included in a bargaining unit of Housing Works’ New York City employees represented by a labor union known as the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union (“RWDSU”). Accordingly, the RWDSU has the exclusive right to bargain over the terms and conditions of employment related to this position and this position may become covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (a “CBA”) between Housing Works and the RWDSU
Compensation Range: $22/hr - $24/hr commensurate with experience
Overview:
The Donation Development Coordinator is responsible for building new business partnerships with the Fashion community while deepening engagement with existing donors.
Responsibilities:
Primary:
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Solicit fashion focused donations for annual events and general thrift shop support
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Create targeted lead lists through heavy phone and computer research
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Convert leads into actual donations and achieve annual unit goals
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Submit daily, monthly and quarterly reports to management
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Attend meetings to extensively report on accepted/pending donations
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Process donation requests into online database (SalesForce), quickly and accurately
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Act as a liaison between donors and dispatch office communicating pick up request schedules
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Provide general support to individual donors
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Understand the Housing Works mission and be able convey to potential donors how their donation directly supports our mission
Secondary:
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Work with marketing to build donor recognition/reward through social media and website postings.
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Be available to provide assistance with annual events throughout the organization
Other Functions:
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Participates in annual trainings and advocacy efforts
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Extensive knowledge of fashion brands and trends
Job Requirements
- High School Diploma, GED some college preferred
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Strong leadership and organizational skills
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Excellent internal and external customer service
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Excellent verbal, listening, written, and data entry skills
The following additional competencies are viewed as important to success in this position:
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Minimum of 1 year call center experience
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Excel, Microsoft and Salesforce knowledge
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General understanding of Microsoft Word, Excel and Salesforce
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Frequently required to lift a minimum of 40 pounds.
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Frequently communicates (exchanges information, converse with, express oneself) with subordinates, vendors, supervisors, and the community at large
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Excellent verbal and written communications skills, articulations and instruction of policy and procedure.
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Occasionally required to traverse public transportation to attend meetings and/or participate in presentations and training seminars