Department: Membership/Development
Full time, Non-exempt
Salary: $42,000 - $50,000
40 hours/week
Reports to: VP of Development
Position Summary: The Capital Campaign Coordinator will help refine the campaign implementation plan and then work collaboratively to bring it to completion. This requires close work with the Vice President for Development, as well as the President, Board Committees, and colleagues in Membership and Outreach teams. The successful candidate will be highly organized, interested in research and information management, donor communications, and will have a clear voice and comfort interacting with donors and people of high net worth. This is envisioned as a full-time position, but could be less than 40 hours/week, depending on the candidate’s experience level.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Help refine campaign framework/work plan that maps out timelines, events, milestones.
• Develop, organize, and track lists and action items and keeps team members on task.
• Schedules meetings, helps plan, organize and implement events.
• Manage multiple tasks, and campaign elements simultaneously.
• Help develop both digital and print campaign materials’ help keep digital communications updated, working with communications staff.
Contributions/Outcomes: This organized team player will function as an administrative point person to implement a capital campaign(s). The near-term focus of this position will be the preparation and implementation of a 125th Anniversary Campaign in advance and during the 2026 anniversary year of the organization.
Qualifications and Skills required:
• Proficiency with Blackbaud/Convio database products (RENXT, Luminate) MS Office products, Excel, Adobe. Familiarity with Salesforce highly desired.
• Campaign and donor cultivation experience; does not need to be a solicitor but does need to be skilled with relationship management and networking.
• Experience and willingness to organize cultivation events.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Professional demeanor and comfort interacting with people of high net worth.
• Interest and enthusiasm for the Forest Society’s mission, activities, goals, and eagerness to learn more.
• Excellent judgement and discretion with sensitive information.
• Excellent project management: planning, implementation, assessment, follow up.
• Ability to meet deadlines and advance initiatives on a timeline that often involves coordination with other staff and partners.
• Minimum education of a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant experience is strongly preferred.
Working Conditions:
This position will be based at the Conservation Center in Concord, New Hampshire and will have the potential for telework and balancing the time in the Concord office (a minimum 3 days/week in Concord office). The Conservation Center has many shared offices and open areas, and the successful candidate will be prepared to work in shared settings.
Physical Requirements:
Ability to sit or stand for work at a computer and the ability to perform typing/data entry tasks. The ability to work in a shared office setting if needed.
Direct Reports: none
Equity, Inclusion & Collaboration: The Forest Society is an equity-based employer. We value a diverse staff and an inclusive culture. We value staff that work for the good of the whole; that can effectively collaborate to achieve shared goals of their department, as well as the organization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected status as required by applicable law.
Questions & Application
Questions regarding this position should be directed to:
Anne Truslow, VP of Development at atruslow@forestsociety.org
Resume and cover letter should be sent to:
Stephanie Milender, HR Director at smilender@forestsociety.org