Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga is poised for growth, and we need an assistant to support our development manager along the way. We are searching for a dedicated and socially conscious development assistant for our organization's development team to help create and implement strategies that ensure sustainability and organizational growth.

Duties for the development assistant will include coordinating programs, preparing and managing mailing lists, assisting with event planning, driving community empowerment initiatives, ensuring timely acknowledgment of collaboration interests, tracking contributions, drafting outreach strategies, assisting with social media activities and updates, and assembling media kits. Your expertise in supporting development efforts will assist our organization in improving programming and fundraising opportunities, strengthening relationships with participants and donors, streamlining development processes, encouraging organizational growth, researching and identifying program opportunities, and promoting the organization's mission and values to external stakeholders.

The ideal candidate for this role should be highly organized and possess excellent networking abilities, people skills, communication skills, and time management skills. The noteworthy development assistant should enhance the efficiency of administrative functions, sustain organizational growth, maintain positive relations with colleagues and donors, and ensure the integrity of development processes. This person must be a horse and animal lover and open to learning basic horse handling/horse care tasks but no previous experience in this area is required.

Responsibilities

• Organizing programs working closely with our Equine Specialists.
• Prospecting potential programming partners
• Maintaining relations with community partners.
• Creating and delivering presentations.
• Writing newsletters and other marketing materials in collaboration with our graphic designer.
• Assisting in building and maintaining participant and donor databases.
• Supporting and improving fund-raising efforts.
• Enhancing overall development initiatives.
• Identifying, engaging and maintaining relationships with support agencies.
• Distributing public relation materials.
• Attend and represent the organization at various community meetings and events