DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT RESUME EXAMPLE

Published: Oct 17, 2024 - The Development Assistant coordinates all logistics for both virtual and in-person training sessions, including venue bookings, calendar management, and material distribution, while managing technology needs to enhance participant engagement. This role oversees the department's communication, maintaining schedules, facilitating enrollments, and ensuring optimal class attendance by coordinating with facilitators and monitoring participation levels. This position assists in maintaining training records, liaises with third-party vendors, and supports mentoring programs to ensure the efficient use of resources and the successful delivery of development initiatives.

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1. Development Assistant, Meadow Hill Foundation, Springfield, IL

Job Summary:

  • Organize and maintain department grids and files
  • Read scripts and writing samples and provide feedback on quality and strengths/weaknesses of material
  • Provide project support and research as part of the creative development process
  • Perform research on artists
  • Manage calendar for a busy executive, including scheduling and confirming appointments with internal and external participants
  • Create expense reports
  • Book and coordinate all travel logistics for VP and talent
  • Develop and maintain a thorough familiarity with all projects occurring within the department
  • Attend staff and creative meetings, document agenda items, and take notes
  • Manage the correct handling of unsolicited material/submissions and inquiries
  • Greet guests arriving at the office and manage event coordination
  • Build presentations and sizzle reels and manage special projects


Skills on Resume: 

  • Organizational Skills (Hard Skills)
  • Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Research Skills (Hard Skills)
  • Time Management (Hard Skills)
  • Attention to Detail (Hard Skills)
  • Event Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • Technical Skills (Hard Skills)
  • Interpersonal Skills (Soft Skills)

2. Development Assistant, Pine Ridge Nonprofit, Fort Wayne, IN

Job Summary:

  • Enter and update information for all donations and gifts within the database
  • Work with the fiscal team to ensure proper accounting of gifts generated by the department.
  • Maintain and update reports on the status of fundraising activities including monthly development reports and other reports as requested by the Director of Development.
  • Assist in data clean up and database re-organization
  • Generate and mail all gift acknowledgment letters accurately to the development department within 48 hours of gift receipt
  • Create and generate correspondence to donors and donor prospects including solicitations, information, or receipts
  • Develop and maintain pipelines of prospective donors and corporate partners
  • Perform wealth screens and prospect reports
  • Perform research projects including industry research, cost analysis, vendor searches etc
  • Provide general administrative support for the department and the agency
  • Support special events including event preparation and planning, invitation process, day of setup etc.
  • Support social media needs of the department including drafting, scheduling and posting.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Database Management (Hard Skills)
  • Accounting (Hard Skills)
  • Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Data Cleanup (Hard Skills)
  • Correspondence (Hard Skills)
  • Donor Relations (Soft Skills)
  • Research (Hard Skills)
  • Event Planning (Soft Skills)

3. Employee Development Assistant, Horizon Community Services, Aurora, CO

Job Summary:

  • Manage all aspects of in-person or virtual class logistics, including booking meeting venues, calendar invitations, ordering food, supplies and materials, sending out evaluations, and producing (managing the technology) virtual events to aid in the learners’ experience.
  • Serve as a first point of contact for the department by assisting with the monitoring of the department mailbox, answering employee questions and assisting with enrollment and scheduling.
  • Contribute to the creation and maintenance of a master department schedule of offerings that is published for the organization to reference, coordinating facilitators’ availability and business needs while avoiding other large company-sponsored events.
  • Oversee session enrollment to ensure classes are full, keeping facilitators informed of requests and enrollment levels.
  • Maintain training records, enter data into the Learning Management System and run reports on attendance.
  • Help with maintaining up-to-date course descriptions and other material that aid in the department appropriately advertising learning opportunities and resources.
  • Manage the assignment of learning licenses to maximize company investment in systems and resources, monitor usage, and pull utilization reports to evaluate investment.
  • Assist Employee Development team member(s) responsible for program nominations.
  • Assist with third-party partnerships (vendors who deliver training or provide training resources) including ordering material, helping with contract/PO process and handling of invoices.
  • Attend office associate committee meetings and track follow-up activities.
  • Monitor lawyer arrivals and departures and maintain a database of mentor matches.
  • Track participation in mentoring programs and assist with the implementation of mentoring initiatives.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Event Logistics Management (Hard Skills)
  • Customer Service (Soft Skills)
  • Scheduling Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • Enrollment Management (Hard Skills)
  • Data Entry (Hard Skills)
  • Course Material Maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • License Management (Hard Skills)
  • Mentoring Program Support (Soft Skills)

4. Development Assistant, Bright Futures Foundation, Albany, NY

Job Summary:

  • Act as back-up receptionist providing daily lunch coverage (1 hour) and two (15 minute) breaks.
  • Manage the main phone line, take messages, handle inquiries or forward appropriately.
  • Perform reception opening and closing procedures.
  • Manage courier services on behalf of the office. 
  • Arrange for special deliveries, sign for deliveries and direct deliveries.
  • Responsible for mass office-wide e-mail communications using various e-mail groups.
  • Coordinate daily use of internal conference space, resolve scheduling conflicts, and post schedules daily.
  • Monitor staff use of business parking passes to ensure availability.
  • Provide Talent Development administrative and operational support to corporate offices, hotels and related partners.
  • Manage learning and talent development resources and information distribution channels and related communications.
  • Support the launch, implementation and maintenance of online learning platforms.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Receptionist Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Phone Management (Hard Skills)
  • Office Procedures (Hard Skills)
  • Courier Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • Email Communication (Hard Skills)
  • Conference Space Management (Hard Skills)
  • Parking Management (Hard Skills)
  • Learning Platform Support (Hard Skills)

5. Development Assistant, Riverbend Educational Center, Jackson, MS

Job Summary:

  • Manage and record incoming donations, including providing correct codes to Finance.
  • Support the creation of constituent data reports.
  • Prepare timely acknowledgment letters and other donor correspondence, and keep excellent records.
  • Maintain record of gift cards received and report to Finance monthly.
  • Assist in the coordination of development team responsibilities, including fundraising, marketing, and volunteer/service opportunities.
  • Work with the Manager of Community and Individual Giving on fundraising campaigns including coordinating with printing and mailing vendor(s), preparing data for mailing, creating donation landing pages
  • Support the development of standard and customized donor reports, as requested.
  • Answer main Development phone and address general inquiries from donors and/or forward calls/emails to the correct team members.
  • Support donor stewardship and solicitation activities, including assisting with organizing events and tours.
  • Maintain accounting of Development department expenses and submit department invoices
  • Provide coverage for the IW front desk
  • Supports factory trials


Skills on Resume: 

  • Donation Management (Hard Skills)
  • Data Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Correspondence Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Record Keeping (Hard Skills)
  • Fundraising Coordination (Soft Skills)
  • Campaign Support (Hard Skills)
  • Donor Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Expense Management (Hard Skills)

6. Development Assistant, Summit Hope Initiative, Des Moines, IA

Job Summary:

  • Draft acknowledgment letters and other correspondence for donors and prospects. 
  • Manage specialized letters and personal correspondence from the Director’s Office, President's Office, and Development Office in tandem with the relevant Major Gift Officer
  • Maintain and update Tessitura database records for donors. 
  • Track gifts to Friends programs and track fulfillment of related correspondence and benefits (tax receipts, member cards, etc.)
  • Donor support/Customer Service for both groups via telephone and email
  • Maintain a calendar of events for each group and maintain attendance for each event
  • Assist in the preparation of invitations and materials for Apollo and Friend events, help with solicitations for each donor group
  • Serve as a point of contact for Development to coordinate with curatorial department administrators on renewal notices and tax deductibility calculations, approvals of brochures and other printed materials, event coordination, and other requests related to Friends Groups
  • Particular oversight of the acknowledgment process for all Friend contributions
  • Communicate verbally and in writing with donors at all levels and staff members throughout the Museum
  • Schedule, prepare materials for, and assist with follow-up for curatorial department meetings and related donor engagement
  • Prepare invitations and materials for cultivation events, solicitations, and strategy meetings


Skills on Resume: 

  • Letter Drafting (Hard Skills)
  • Database Management (Hard Skills)
  • Gift Tracking (Hard Skills)
  • Customer Service (Soft Skills)
  • Event Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Meeting Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Acknowledgment Process Oversight (Hard Skills)

7. Development Assistant, Crescent Valley Arts Council, Greenville, SC

Job Summary:

  • Serve as contact for certain donors and fund holders with the Federation and Jewish Community Foundation
  • Manage donor and fund holder account issues
  • Follow up with donors and fund holders who require assistance and/or problem resolution
  • Provide donor and fund holder recaps and account analysis
  • Record write-offs, deletions and adjustments pledges and fund disbursements
  • Handle donor payments and fund holder grants and disbursement
  • Prepare donor and fund holder statements, including special handling of certain gifts and funds
  • Manage process regarding unapplied campaign pledge payments
  • Manage and Implement Donor Recognition Processes
  • Assist in the compilation and management of donor and funder holder recognition processes (including Roll of Honor and Legacy Society listings)
  • Ensures that both development kitchens are always well stocked with items on an agreed list with the development manager such as blue bags, foil trays, spit cups, etc
  • Ensures that samples are retrieved from the factory and cooked/presented to support internal taste panels
  • Organoleptic assessment and data recording


Skills on Resume: 

  • Donor Relations (Soft Skills)
  • Account Management (Hard Skills)
  • Problem Resolution (Soft Skills)
  • Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Payment Processing (Hard Skills)
  • Statement Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Donor Recognition Management (Hard Skills)
  • Inventory Management (Hard Skills)

8. Development Assistant, Blue Sky Youth Outreach, Boulder, CO

Job Summary:

  • Produce donor and fund holder acknowledgement letters
  • Process pledge/gift entry and recognition for Annual Campaign, Directed/Restricted and Tribute gifts
  • Monitor, update and maintain overall giving society and the It’s Your Legacy program database lists
  • Ensure proper entries of donor and fund holder information into CRM
  • Create and maintain donor and fundholder prospect profiles for the Development Team.
  • Assist with developing donor and fundholder cultivation and solicitation plans
  • Attend Minneapolis Jewish Federation events and missions to create, cultivate, and maintain relationships with donors, and assist with event planning and execution when appropriate.
  • Assist in planning and organizing fundraising, cultivation and stewardship events
  • Schedule meetings and organize room bookings
  • General administrative and office functions
  • Assist with Administrative Office coverage and assignments


Skills on Resume: 

  • Letter Production (Hard Skills)
  • Gift Processing (Hard Skills)
  • Database Management (Hard Skills)
  • CRM Entry (Hard Skills)
  • Prospect Profile Creation (Hard Skills)
  • Event Planning (Soft Skills)
  • Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
  • Administrative Support (Hard Skills)

9. Development Assistant, Harmony Health Initiative, Wichita, KS

Job Summary:

  • Assist and support the day-to-day tasks of the product development team
  • Communicate with overseas factories and vendors to guide them in following visual direction intended
  • Maintain all data entry related to fabric and sample development
  • Evaluate textile submissions including aesthetics, function and shade
  • Participate in brainstorming sessions for new concepts
  • Identify, edit and synthesize key market trends or product launches for development
  • Assist in the development and execution of presentations and/or digital content for the department
  • Visit stores regularly to keep abreast of innovative marketing and merchandising
  • Work with in-house production and development team to hit price targets within categories
  • Ensure that all development is in line with production timeline


Skills on Resume: 

  • Team Support (Soft Skills)
  • Vendor Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Data Entry (Hard Skills)
  • Textile Evaluation (Hard Skills)
  • Creative Brainstorming (Soft Skills)
  • Market Trend Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Presentation Development (Hard Skills)
  • Production Coordination (Hard Skills)

10. Development Assistant, Greenfield Conservation Society, Little Rock, AR

Job Summary:

  • Assist with orchard design including, initial soil EM’s and grid testing, draft layouts, drainage design, land preparation and marking out, and cultivar-based planting map design
  • Resource planning and tracking
  • Design and implement testing sites and systems as well as orchard monitoring.
  • Monitoring of critical parameters such as water use, pest and disease levels, irrigation schedule, tree structure and pruning, fruit yield and quality
  • Provide analysis and communication of data to management
  • Assist with pest and disease monitoring and control
  • Support the development of learning interventions with a blended learning approach to achieve the company’s business objectives.
  • Evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of learning and talent development programs/initiatives.
  • Develop and implement learning engagement and marketing campaigns to nurture a learning culture.
  • Demonstrates effective interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills to facilitate effective work relationships with others.
  • Manages Firm resources responsibly.
  • Complies with and understands Firm operations, policies and procedures.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Orchard Design (Hard Skills)
  • Resource Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Testing Implementation (Hard Skills)
  • Parameter Monitoring (Hard Skills)
  • Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Pest Control Support (Hard Skills)
  • Learning Program Evaluation (Hard Skills)
  • Communication Skills (Soft Skills)

11. Attorney Development Assistant, Silver Creek Literacy Project, Richmond, VA

Job Summary:

  • Prepares departure packets for terminating attorneys and processes paperwork relating to attorney departures.
  • Assists with the preparation of paperwork and materials for new hire orientation.
  • Administers the Matching Gifts Program.
  • Prepares and distributes department memos, including arrival and departure memos.
  • Maintains department calendar.
  • Coordinates the logistics for arriving and departing attorneys.
  • Maintains files and records, including new files and updating existing files for all active and termed attorneys.
  • Plans department meetings and events to ensure consistent and regular communication and to support department morale.
  • Generates employment verifications and completes mortgage forms.
  • Answers and screens phone calls for department managers.
  • Opens, reads and routes mail
  • Prepares expense reports and check requests.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Departure Packet Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Orientation Support (Hard Skills)
  • Program Administration (Hard Skills)
  • Memo Distribution (Hard Skills)
  • Calendar Management (Hard Skills)
  • Logistics Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • File Management (Hard Skills)
  • Communication Skills (Soft Skills)

12. Content & Creator Development Assistant, Unity Bridges Network, Fargo, ND

Job Summary:

  • Sourcing and recruiting content creators efficiently on the daily basis
  • Maintaining database & CRM records
  • Assist the Head of Content Development in the day-to-day tasks and planning of all content across the PrismPop platform and on the PrismPop social media accounts
  • Edit creator content to meet PrismPop standards and be more SEO-friendly
  • Collaborate with up-and-coming online talent/influencers/content creators to create short videos that engage and inspire the community
  • Deliver weekly content output reports to track the progress of content development
  • Organize schedules, calendars, and virtual events, clean spreadsheets, and update tracking software
  • Send weekly creator newsletters to guide them in content creation
  • Manage the production projects of hundreds of short videos at the same time via collaborating with social creators/influencers and delivering the videos on time
  • Arrange and lead the meetings with creators to guide them on the content direction
  • Oversee Cross-Promotion with Creators
  • Tracking content assignments and deliveries
  • Reply to questions, feedback, and reviews from the community members
  • Organize community events on a weekly and monthly basis


Skills on Resume: 

  • Content Creator Sourcing (Hard Skills)
  • Database Management (Hard Skills)
  • Content Planning Support (Hard Skills)
  • Content Editing (Hard Skills)
  • Collaboration Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Event Organization (Hard Skills)
  • Community Engagement (Soft Skills)

13. Development Assistant, Everwood Family Services, Savannah, GA

Job Summary:

  • Provide administrative support to the Director of Development
  • Process all donations, matching gifts, event registrations, and event ticket sales in Raiser's Edge
  • Prepare timely and accurate gift acknowledgement letters
  • Maintain the integrity of all data flowing into and out of Raiser's Edge
  • Ensure that the coding of all gifts is consistent and accurate
  • Run gift and other reports from Raiser's Edge
  • Maintain expense records to ensure accuracy, prompt payments and appropriate classification
  • Compile event revenue and expenditure reports
  • Coordinate and manage special mailings including overseeing timelines
  • Proofread reports, proposals, and other fundraising and stewardship materials
  • Support board members and fundraising committee members to meet annual goals
  • Ensures that shelf life trials take place
  • General admin to support the development team including typing up meeting minutes


Skills on Resume: 

  • Administrative Support (Soft Skills)
  • Donation Processing (Hard Skills)
  • Acknowledgment Letter Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Data Integrity Maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Expense Record Management (Hard Skills)
  • Mailing Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • Proofreading (Hard Skills)

14. Development Assistant, Redwood Valley Children’s Fund, Boise, ID

Job Summary:

  • Perform data entry, including donor updates and donation processing.
  • Prepare and disseminate acknowledgment letters for supporters.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date donor database of constituent records.
  • Assist with direct mail appeals, stewardship mailings, and other donor communications.
  • Research for donor reports and grant funding
  • Support donor outreach and special events
  • Manage physical filing system.
  • Provide other administrative support
  • Prepares samples for presentations
  • Takes photos of all samples leaving the site and uploads them onto the system
  • Can book a courier as per site procedure


Skills on Resume: 

  • Data Entry (Hard Skills)
  • Acknowledgment Letter Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Donor Database Management (Hard Skills)
  • Communication Assistance (Soft Skills)
  • Research Skills (Hard Skills)
  • Event Support (Soft Skills)
  • File Management (Hard Skills)
  • Presentation Preparation (Hard Skills)

15. Development Assistant, Heartland Shelter Services, Lincoln, NE

Job Summary:

  • Produce timely acknowledgements for philanthropic contributions received
  • Accurately input contributions in the Google Sheets database, including appropriately recording the donor information, source of the gift, and relevant gift details
  • Maintain a high level of data quality, including identifying potential duplicate records and updating contact information on an ongoing basis
  • Correspond with funders and potential funders while representing the organization in a professional manner
  • Support external communications through formatting and design in Google suite, Canva, and Constant Contact
  • Maintain supplies of office materials like stationery and postage stamps, photocopy and recorded contribution check data
  • Provide occasional administrative and scheduling support to the grants team
  • Liaise with the Grant Writer and Information and Communications Manager to compile application materials for grant submissions
  • Corporate Sponsorship and Events
  • Provide administrative support around sponsor recognition efforts
  • Assist with fundraising and volunteer appreciation events by creating online and print materials, ordering supplies and providing day of support
  • Provide administrative and scheduling support to the Executive Director on major gift prospecting, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship


Skills on Resume: 

  • Acknowledgment Production (Hard Skills)
  • Data Entry (Hard Skills)
  • Data Quality Maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • Professional Correspondence (Soft Skills)
  • External Communications Support (Hard Skills)
  • Office Supplies Management (Hard Skills)
  • Event Support (Soft Skills)
  • Administrative Support (Soft Skills)

16. Development Assistant, Rising Sun Foundation, Billings, MT

Job Summary:

  • Can log a sample request accurately
  • Collecting/shopping samples
  • Reports to the Chief Business Development Officer
  • Provide general administrative support to the new build and acquisitions team
  • Act as the first point of contact for the businesses new business inquiries which include but are not exclusive to developments and acquisitions
  • Undertake market & competitor analysis
  • Managing databases and filing systems
  • Coordinate ongoing projects
  • Liaise, maintain and develop relationships with key contacts and stakeholders
  • Support the management of contracts
  • Work with other teams for cross-departmental work


Skills on Resume: 

  • Sample Request Logging (Hard Skills)
  • Sample Collection (Hard Skills)
  • Administrative Support (Soft Skills)
  • Inquiry Management (Soft Skills)
  • Market Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Database Management (Hard Skills)
  • Project Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • Relationship Management (Soft Skills)