Development Specialist

Legal Aid of North Carolina is looking for an individual who has experience using fundraising CRM systems, a high level of attention to detail, and a 
passion for the role philanthropy plays in access to civil legal justice across the state.

What you will do:

Fundraising & Donor Engagement

•  Manage donor acknowledgments, stewardship efforts, and engagement activities.
•  Support relationship-building efforts with individual, corporate, and foundation 
donors.

Grant & Proposal Support

•  Assist in maintaining grant pipeline reporting in CRM database by working in
collaboration with Development and Finance team members.

Data & Development Operations
•  Manage and maintain donor and fundraising data, ensuring accuracy and best practices in CRM 
usage.
•  Generate reports and track key fundraising metrics.
•  Support gift processing, database segmentation, and donor recognition efforts.
•  Manage online giving platforms and their integration with CRM.

Communications & Events

•  Assist with donor communications, including newsletters, appeals, and impact stories.
•  Support planning and logistics for donor events.
•  Help create content and materials to support fundraising and donor engagement.

Innovation Lab Development and Communications
•
Support Innovation Lab-specific communications and media to engage donors and technology partners.

What you will bring to Legal Aid of North Carolina:
•  Bachelor’s degree (preferred)
•  1-2 years development or nonprofit experience
•  Experience with Blackbaud CRM preferred
•  Excellent attention to detail, high degree of accuracy in data entry
•  Analytical and problem-solving skills and a learner’s mindset, eager to become a CRM 
master
•  Comfortable and able to communicate with diverse donors and volunteers
•  Team player with strong interpersonal skills
•  Exercise creative and critical thinking
•  Ability to handle multiple projects, set priorities, and meet deadlines.