Fund Development Associate

About the role

Somos Un Pueblo Unido (Somos) is a 30-year-old statewide membership-based racial and economic justice organization dedicated to organizing immigrant families and low-wage workers across six counties in New Mexico. The organization focuses on building long-term community power, protecting rights, improving economic conditions, and strengthening communities through direct action, community education, leadership development, litigation, grassroots policy and legislative advocacy, community-based research, and civic engagement. Somos is seeking a Fund Development Associate to collaborate with the Executive Director, Administrative Director, and Fund Development Committee. The goal is to secure a balanced and sustainable funding stream through membership dues, foundation grants, individual donations, fees for service, and special events. This role requires the ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced nonprofit environment focused on advocacy and social change. The position is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico with hybrid or partial remote work available.

Responsibilities

• Creating an annual calendar of fundraising activities.
• Planning and executing special events.
• Implementing online and traditional fundraising strategies.
• Engaging with individual donors and members and collaborating with the Executive Director and Administrative Director to manage donor pipeline.
• Identifying new funding sources and cultivating existing donors.
• Preparing monthly reports on donor engagement and fundraising progress.
• Drafting content for special events, fundraising pitches, online fundraising programs.
• Collaborating with Executive Director in preparing grant proposals and reports to funders and researching potential funding sources.
• Working with the Fund Development Committee to coordinate donor outreach, follow-up, and event planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Previous experience in nonprofit fund development and event planning.
• Strong computer skills. Will need to develop proficiency with databases, Microsoft Office Suite, Canva, donor management software (EveryAction).
• Social media proficiency, including creating and managing posts and messaging.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.

Benefits

• 100% of medical insurance coverage (dental and vision included).
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• Paid parental leave.
• 18 paid holidays and days off.
• 401K retirement match plan.

Schedule

Full-time (32-hour work week). Contract/consultant position is also an option.