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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Good Afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The ACLU of Montana is currently
<a href="https://www.aclumontana.org/en/jobs/development-assistant"><span style="color:blue">accepting applications</span></a> for a Development Assistant! Please forward this email to individuals you think would be a great fit, encouraging them to apply by
October 31<sup>st</sup>.<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span>Please also circulate the attached job description to your networks as we embark on a new search!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#423A38"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">OVERVIEW<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Looking to join the resistance? Upset about the recent political turmoil with the U.S. Supreme Court or seeing children ripped from their parents at our borders? Want to do something about long-standing discrimination
against Indigenous communities, hostile treatment of transgender and non-binary people, and barriers to the voting booth?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) does high-impact work across many issues and provides crucial leadership to the many progressive movements whose ideals and achievements are now under attack. Join
our team and join the movement!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">JOB POSTING</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Montana seeks a part-time Development Assistant to provide administrative support for the work of a fast-paced and evolving development department. It is an incredible
opportunity for someone who wants to learn the ropes of a fundraising program, a critical component of most non-profit organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Development Assistant will work 15 hours a week year-round; the weekly schedule can be flexible to accommodate class schedules or another job. Based in our Missoula office, the Development Assistant will
report to the Director of Philanthropy and Strategic Initiatives. Funding for this position is guaranteed until March, 2020, with future years contingent on financial feasibility.<span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">BACKGROUND<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The ACLU of Montana (founded in 1972) is an affiliate of the national ACLU (founded in 1920) and operates as an independent, non-profit organization. We are the state’s largest and most influential civil rights
organization, combining litigation, policy advocacy, communications, and community organizing tactics to promote a broad range of individual rights and liberties. Our current top priorities are Indigenous justice, criminal justice reform, and immigrants’ rights.
We work on a wide array of other issues including reproductive justice, LGBTQ equality, voting rights, freedom of speech and religion, and technology and privacy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The ACLU of Montana has a current staff of 16, most of who work in the main office located in Missoula. To learn more about the work of the ACLU of Montana, please visit
<a href="http://www.aclumontana.org"><span style="color:blue">www.aclumontana.org</span></a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The ACLU of Montana is an equity-based employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. The ACLU of Montana encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, previous incarceration or involvement in the criminal justice system, or veteran status. Expect a friendly work environment, with
flexibility and consideration of personal needs and circumstances. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT</span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Gift Acknowledgement and Processing</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: Produce draft acknowledgment letters and review for accuracy; record and track action items requiring follow-up;
enter gifts in our donor database.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Database Management</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: Manage the donor database; ensure donor information is consistently updated and accurate; produce various reports from database routinely
and as needed to help further development efforts; keep up to date on new tools to improve database functions.
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Grants</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: Organize and maintain a calendar of grant deadlines for application and reporting requirements; organize materials that are needed for grant applications.
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Donor Engagement</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: Provide essential customer service in responding to donor inquiries via phone and email; assist in researching prospective donors through
approved sources; assist with donor mailings using mail merge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Finance</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: Work with the Finance Department to reconcile the donor database with QuickBooks and support the Finance Department during a yearly reconciliation
process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">General</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: Contribute to a positive and welcoming workplace atmosphere; perform other related duties as assigned and required to advance the ACLU mission.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Commitment to good customer service, confidentiality, and accurate records</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-right:.5in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Strong organizational and time management skills; dependable with deadlines<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-right:.5in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Demonstrated computer literacy using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel; experience manipulating data in Excel<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Willingness and foundational skills to learn and work with a more complex database that tracks donor information, for which extensive training will be provided<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:JA">Passion for social justice issues and a strong commitment to advancing the ACLU’s values, missions, and goals<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Experience using any database for data entry and reporting purposes; ACLU uses a Salesforce product<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:JA">Knowledge of how mail merge works in Word and Excel<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:JA">Experience working in a development or fundraising program with a non-profit or campaign<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:JA">Practice maintaining a department or program calendar<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Familiarity with working with vendors and event planning
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Clear, concise, and precise writing ability
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Experience living or working in/with Indigenous communities<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">A commitment to diversity and respect for differences of race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, ability, and socio-economic
circumstance<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Compensation for this position is $13.00 - $15.00 an hour, depending on experience. This position will be 15 hours / week, with some flexibility in creating a weekly schedule permitted. The benefits package
includes pro-rated paid holiday, sick and vacation leave, and 401(k). No additional employment benefits shall be provided.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">APPLICATION PROCEDURE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">All applications are treated confidentially. Please submit: 1) a letter of interest of no more than one page and 2) a resume. Email your application to Michelle Cares,
Office Manager, at <b><span style="color:#4F81BD"><a href="mailto:michellec@aclumontana.org"><span style="color:blue;font-weight:normal">michellec@aclumontana.org</span></a></span></b> or mail it to: ACLU of Montana, Attn: Michelle Cares, P.O. Box 9138, Missoula,
MT 59807. Please put “Development Assistant” in the subject line of your email or on your envelope.
<u>Also, please indicate in your letter of interest where you saw this job posting or who encouraged you to apply</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">DEADLINE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Application review will start October 31, 2018. Applications after that date are encouraged and will be accepted until the position is filled.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Danielle Vazquez (on behalf of Michelle Cares – out on parental leave through November 1, 2018) | Office Manager</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:gray"><br>
American Civil Liberties Union of Montana</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> <br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:gray">PO Box 1317, Helena, MT 59624 </span><b><span style="font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">|</span></b><span style="font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:gray"> PO Box 9138,
Missoula, MT 59807</span><span style="font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:gray">Office 406.443.8590 </span><b><span style="font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">|</span></b><span style="font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:gray"> </span><span style="font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:michellec@aclumontana.org"><span style="color:blue">michellec@aclumontana.org</span></a> </span><span style="color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Because Freedom Can't Protect Itself | <a href="http://www.aclumontana.org/"><span style="color:blue">www.aclumontana.org</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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