About Indy Reads

Our vision is simple: 100% literacy for all.

Located in historic Fountain Square and serving central Indiana, Indy Reads builds the literacy, English language, and job readiness skills to empower adults and families to reach their full potential. We advance our mission through our virtual and in-person Community Classrooms and our community bookstore, which serves as a retail space, community space, and extension of educational programming. This highly regarded, well-established nonprofit organization has 40 years of experience in adult education. Under the direction of new leadership and deeply committed to advancing social equity within all aspects of the organization, Indy Reads is poised for growth.

Our adult learners are at the heart of everything we do. Dedicated staff and volunteers work with native and non-native English speakers to strengthen their literacy and English language skills, earn their High School Equivalency diplomas, and acquire workforce certifications. With literacy and language education, our adult learners redefine their potential for success. They get new and better jobs, help their children with homework, and engage with society in new and deeper ways. Indy Reads advances social equity through education.

Position Overview

Indy Reads is seeking a part-time Fundraising Assistant to support the nonprofit organization’s Development & Communications department. They will play a significant role in expanding Indy Reads’ fundraising efforts while gaining invaluable experience with a mission-driven nonprofit organization.

The part-time, 20 hours per week, Fundraising Assistant reports to the Communications & Development Manager. They will be responsible to track and process donations and stewardship activity inside Salesforce, our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system; assist with implementation of our fundraising campaigns and events; support the logistics of direct mail and donor stewardship; content writing and design; the creation of fundraising materials; and other related projects.

The ideal candidate is professional, detail-oriented, motivated by learning and is ready to dive into assigned projects with mentorship from the Development team.

This position is based out of Indy Reads’ office (1066 Virginia Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46203), though remote options may be arranged.

Role and Responsibilities

• Process incoming donations and stewardship activity on a weekly basis in Salesforce CRM
• Assist with planning and executing Indy Reads’ fundraising events (typically in April and July)
• Assist with development of strategic fundraising strategies and events
• Assist with fundraising communications, including both content writing and design
• Support volunteer and community engagement in fundraising-focused efforts
• Support internal communications targeted at Indy Reads’ adult learners
• Complete other tasks as needed

Qualifications

• Prior professional or volunteer fundraising experience helpful, not required
• Commitment to the mission of Indy Reads
• Honesty, a strong work ethic, and high integrity
• Enthusiasm for learning new processes and skills
• Positive, can-do attitude
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing with excellent writing and/or design skills
• Capable of coordinating several tasks/projects at once with support from the team
• Ability to work well as part of a team within a culturally diverse environment with people from all backgrounds and with varying degrees of experience and skills
• Proficiency with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Office Suite (including Excel), Office 365, Asana, Slack, databases, and other tools
• Experience with Customer Relationship Management software preferred
• Curious, open, and dedicated to participating in Indy Reads’ journey to advance DEIA an
• A sense of humor

We strongly encourage people of color, people from marginalized backgrounds, and people with immigrant experience to apply for positions at our organization. Indy Reads is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Studies have shown that people from marginalized communities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you are excited about this opportunity and believe you have skills to contribute to the role, yet your past work experience isn't 100% in alignment with the listed qualifications, please apply anyway. We seek employees from all backgrounds to join our team and encourage them to bring their authentic and best selves to work.

We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Indy Reads makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use his/her hands to feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required for this position include close vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Compensation

This is an outstanding opportunity for a highly motivated individual to assume a pivotal role in advancing Indy Reads’ mission. The pay rate for this position is $20/hr. Indy Reads offers a 401(k) and 3% company match to part-time staff.

Apply

We are very excited to welcome a new candidate to our team. To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter and resume for the position on the Indy Reads website. Go to the "About” tab on the Indy Reads homepage and choose the "Our Team” page from the drop-down menu. A link to open positions is at the top of the page. Applications received by September 6th, 2024, will be given priority consideration.