Job Board
Program Associate
Date Posted: 7/25/2011
Organization: National Network of Abortion Funds
Location: Boston, MA
Description of Organization:
The National Network of Abortion Funds (the Network) is dedicated to increasing access to abortion for low-income women and girls across the U.S. Founded in 1993 by 24 grassroots abortion Funds, the Network now includes over 100 funds in 40 states, the District of Columbia, and internationally. The Network works to build the capacity of our member Funds to provide direct assistance to women seeking abortions and also conducts national and state-based advocacy to ensure that those most in need – low-income women, women of color, and young women – have access to abortion and full reproductive health care.
Position Responsibilities:
The Network is seeking a full-time Program Associate to join our small and dedicated team in our national office (located in downtown Boston). The Program Associate provides support to our member services, meeting planning, fundraising efforts, and other programming work of the Network. This staff member provides critical administrative support and also plays a key role in coordinating the Network’s Organizing Summit on abortion funding and reproductive justice.
Responsibilities include:
- Assisting with fundraising campaigns and newsletter mailings, maintaining the Giftworks donor database, entering donations, processing acknowledgements, proofreading grants
- Participation in the planning and programming of the Network’s annual summit, including coordinating registration and assisting with onsite logistics
- Assisting with office management including answering phones, checking bills, following up with vendors, help with mail, responding to information requests, referring women in need of an abortion to our member Funds
- Working with the Member Support Coordinator to provide support to our member Funds, including coordination of the annual member profile survey and directory, updating databases, and maintaining the members-only web site
- Planning meeting logistics, including travel/catering/lodging for board meetings, taking notes on board calls and occasional organizing calls
- Updating the web site, including uploading press releases and publications
Qualifications:
- Commitment to the mission of the Network
- Highly organized and detail oriented
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, especially MS Excel
- Familiarity and experience with online fundraising systems, databases, website CMS, and social networking preferred
- Ability to work with diverse staff, board, and member funds with sense of humor and flexibility
- Ability to work well in teams
- Self-motivated, resourceful, and creative
- Must be comfortable and compassionate talking to women in need
- Language skills other than English are a plus
Apply To:
Interested applicants should email their resume, cover letter, three references and a brief writing sample (no more than 3 pages) to jobs@fundabortionnow.org.
Please use this subject line: [Name] Network Program Associate Search.
No calls please.
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