Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)
Job Type: Full-Time (40 hours/week)
Work Requirements: This is a hybrid position that requires at least one in-office day per
week, with additional in-person meetings and events as needed.
Reports to: Director of Atlanta Development and Engagement
Salary: Starting at $55,000, commensurate with experience.
Benefits include: Health insurance, paid time off, holidays, retirement benefits,
professional development, hybrid work arrangements, discounted enrollment in JKG
programs, and working with an amazing team.
Note: There are also external scholarship opportunities available for school-aged
children of employees. Contact us to learn more!
About Jewish Kids Groups (JKG)
In 2012, JKG began with six kids in a garage in Atlanta’s Morningside neighborhood
and one simple question:
Could Jewish education feel like Jewish summer camp?
Over the next decade, JKG evolved from a local experiment into a national engine for
reimagining Jewish education. We built Jewish Afterschool, a five-day-a-week,
immersive model that integrates joyful, meaningful Jewish learning into the rhythm
of everyday life. Today, JKG operates lab schools in Atlanta and leads a national accelerator that has launched programs in 27 communities, with more on the way.
We are not just growing programs; we are building a field and a network that is redefining what Jewish education can look like across the country. In addition, we have several
programs in development, including a robust b’mitzvah and teen program.
We are bold, fast-moving, deeply relational, and committed to excellence.
The Role
JKG is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented, and warm professional to join our
team as a Development Associate. This role is a strong fit for someone beginning a
career in nonprofit development or for an experienced professional looking to bring
transferable skills into mission-focused fundraising. Prior development experience is
welcome but not required.
The Development Associate will support the day-to-day operations of JKG’s Atlanta
fundraising program, including donor stewardship, gift processing, database
management, grant administration, campaign execution, and development
coordination. After training, this person will take ownership of recurring
responsibilities and help ensure that deadlines, follow-up, and stewardship details
are handled consistently and thoughtfully.
JKG’s fundraising approach is rooted in relationship-based philanthropy. We want
every supporter to feel known, appreciated, and connected to the impact of their
giving. The Development Associate will help make that possible by maintaining
accurate donor information, coordinating campaigns and communications, creating
reliable workflows, and proactively identifying what needs attention. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to help build something bigger.
JKG is changing what Jewish education can look like, and the Development Associate will
help create the strong fundraising systems needed to sustain and expand that impact. This role is ideal for someone who takes pride in excellent follow-through, communicates clearly, and wants their work to contribute to meaningful growth and change.
Core Responsibilities
Development Operations:
● Process gifts, pledges, recurring donations, and acknowledgments accurately
and on time.
● Maintain accurate donor and prospect records in DonorPerfect, including
contact information, notes, and updates.
● Assist with donor database cleanup, data standardization, and reporting.
● Maintain recurring stewardship systems, templates, calendars, and workflows.
● Prepare donor lists, portfolio updates, campaign tracking, and development
reports.
● Coordinate scheduling, meeting preparation, follow-up tracking, and other
day-to-day development needs.
Donor Stewardship and Campaign Support:
● Help coordinate annual giving, stewardship, parent, and grandparent
campaigns.
● Prepare mailings, email lists, digital giving links, campaign materials, and
donor acknowledgments.
● Coordinate handwritten notes, donor touches, mail house projects, and other
stewardship details.
● Track deadlines, next steps, and follow-up to help ensure donors receive
timely and thoughtful communication.
● Prepare materials and background information for donor meetings, tours, and
cultivation opportunities.
Grant and Institutional Support:
● Maintain the grant calendar and track proposal deadlines, reports, payments,
and required deliverables.
● Assist with organizing grant files, supporting materials, and submissions.
● Coordinate with colleagues to gather the data, stories, financial information,
and documents needed for proposals and reports.
● Assist with grant submissions, reporting, compliance tracking, and funder
follow-up.
Events, Tours, And External Engagement Support:
● Coordinate logistics for donor visits, tours, meetings, and selected
development events.
● Support scheduling, confirmations, materials preparation, and follow-up.
● Prepare stewardship and engagement materials for donors, funders, and
community partners.
● Provide occasional evening or weekend support for donor events with
advance notice.
Communications and Materials Support:
● Help prepare templates, presentations, impact materials, campaign assets,
and stewardship resources.
● Coordinate pre-planned and batch-produced communications for
lower-touch donor audiences.
● Work with colleagues and outside vendors on printing, mailing, design, and
production needs.
● Help ensure development materials are accurate, polished, on brand, and
completed on schedule.
What You’ll Bring
You may be beginning a career in nonprofit development or bringing transferable
experience from another field. Prior fundraising experience is welcome, but not
required.
The strongest candidate will be:
● Highly organized, dependable, and attentive to detail
● A warm, clear, and professional communicator
● Comfortable managing multiple deadlines and recurring responsibilities
● Confident working with spreadsheets, databases, and tracking systems
● Eager to learn, ask thoughtful questions, and take ownership over time
● Someone who takes pride in accurate work and excellent follow-through
Experience in nonprofit development, administration, operations, customer service,
education, campaigns, events, or grant administration is a plus. Familiarity with
DonorPerfect, another CRM, or Atlanta’s Jewish community is helpful but not required.
Why Join JKG
This is an opportunity to learn the many parts of nonprofit fundraising while making a
visible contribution to a growing organization. You will help strengthen donor
relationships, expand JKG’s fundraising capacity, and build the systems that allow
more children and families to experience joyful Jewish life.
Pay: From $55,000.00 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Atlanta, GA 30308
