Development Coordinator

The Marijuana Policy Project, a fast-paced, well-respected lobbying organization, is seeking a Development Coordinator to work in the Membership Department.

Qualifications

Strong proficiency with Excel is required. Applicants should also be very comfortable working with numbers, because many of the position's duties require calculating the revenues that fundraising mailings are projected to raise, determining the number of membership renewal requests that need to go out in a given month, and so forth.

Additionally, candidates should have a meticulous attention to detail, be highly organized, and be able to perform exceptionally in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

The Development Coordinator is responsible for:

• Coordinating membership list rentals and exchanges, telemarketing, and revenue-generating programs under the supervision of the Membership Director;
• Managing MPP’s merchandise and premium item programs, including tracking MPP's merchandise inventory, investigating new items, tracking revenues and profits, and working with the IT Department and Outreach Department to coordinate a new online store;
• Processing, tracking, and shipping all merchandise purchases (t-shirts, playing cards, etc.) and summarizing merchandise transactions and revenues each month for the membership coordinator and bookkeeper;
• Overseeing MPP’s monthly thank-you, renewal, and other in-house mailings, including supervising temps and volunteers;
• Preparing mailing data for the Membership Department's approximately 10 annual out-of-house mailings, as well as for all other departments' in-house and out-of-house mailings;
• Maintaining an inventory of the Membership Department’s materials, including renewal letters, thank-you letters, letterhead, brochures, envelopes and other printed materials; DVDs and stickers; and so forth;
• Assisting the Development Officer and the Executive Director in reaching out to high-dollar prospects and donors across the country; and
• Performing other miscellaneous duties as assigned, such as taking phone calls from members and prospective members; coordinating MPP’s work with speakers’ bureaus; managing MPP online auctions; and liaising with charity rating services.

The Development Coordinator reports to MPP's Membership Director, who in turn reports to MPP's Executive Director.

Compensation

The salary of the Development Coordinator is $35,000. The position includes full health insurance and an optional retirement package.

To Apply

To apply, please see MPP's application guidelines. Interested applicants should apply as soon as possible, since we are seeking to fill this position quickly.

About MPP

With more than 24,000 members and 180,000 e-mail subscribers nationwide, MPP is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States. MPP works to minimize the harm associated with marijuana -- both the consumption of marijuana and the laws that are intended to prohibit its use -- and believes that the greatest harm associated with marijuana is imprisonment. MPP has 36 staffers — 22 in MPP's headquarters in D.C., six in Minneapolis, five in California, two in Boston, and one in Michigan.

Thank you for your interest.