Classification: Non-exempt Status

Status: Regular, Full-time

Reports to: Assistant Director of Development

Salary Range: $55,000–$67,000 based on education and experience

Date Revised: August 29th, 2025

Organization’s Mission: TaskForce Prevention and Community Services is a multi-service, grassroots organization committed to improving the sexual health and overall well-being of LGBTQ+ youth of Color in Chicago by providing a safe space for fellowship, HIV/STI screening and education, and on-site referrals to medical, housing, and other social services.

Position Summary: The Development Associate will assist with executing TaskForce’s Development and fundraising strategies through administrative support on the Development team.

Schedule: This role is a full-time, 40 hours per week position with a Monday–Friday schedule. Occasional evening and weeknight hours are required. This role is primarily remote but will require occasional in-person attendance for team meetings and events, on average once per month.

Key Responsibilities: The Development Associate’s role consists of the following responsibilities:

• Donor Acknowledgment & Database Management – 35%
  • Manage donor database. Maintain accurate records in Development CRM, e.g. updating donor records, entering grant information, running reports, etc.
  • Manage donor acknowledgment process. Prepare and ensure timely acknowledgment of donations, including acknowledgment letters, calls and emails to first-time donors, and annual tax letters.
  • Manage the TaskForce Community Circle giving program, including tracking relevant incentives for TCC members.
  • Support with preparation for donor meetings, e.g. creating donor profiles ahead of in-person meetings.

• Event Support – 25%
  • Manage booking and coordination of event venues and vendors.
  • Assist AD of Development with execution of event planning and project management, ensuring that event deliverables are completed on time.
  • Own note-taking in event planning meetings to record progress and guide next steps.
  • Develop meeting agendas to be distributed to planning team ahead of meetings.
  • Assist with & attend occasional in-person events in a support role, including signature fundraising events, beneficiary events, and community outreach events.

• Grant Pipeline Support – 25%
  • Support grants consultants with preparation for private foundation grant submissions, including securing necessary attachments; working with program staff to collect relevant data for grant reports; and updating proposal submission information in Development database and project trackers.
  • Support program staff in delivering relevant proposal and report data & narrative pieces.
  • Support grants consultants with maintaining the grants calendar, ensuring that deadlines are met and relevant opportunities are added in a timely manner.

• Other Responsibilities – 15%
  • Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Cultural humility and commitment to racial, gender, and health equity, particularly in serving LGBTQIA+ Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) youth communities, is required.
• 2–4 years’ experience in nonprofit Development fundraising, e.g. private foundation grant management or other Development functions.
• Experience with donor database software (e.g. Bloomerang) or other CRM software.
• Impeccable writing and editing skills.
• Experience with prospect research.
• Fluency in Microsoft Office, Google Docs, or similar applications.
• Able to lift up to 20 lbs.

How to Apply:
Please email a resume and cover letter to Devin Hanley (he/him), Assistant Director of Development, at jobs@taskforcechicago.org. The application deadline is September 22, 2025.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
TaskForce Prevention and Community Services (TaskForce) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual based on any non-merit factor, and is committed to an equitable workplace where everyone is treated as a respected and valued member of the team. We actively seek to build and maintain a diverse staff with regard to race, culture, ethnicity, class, religion, physical ability, age, gender, and sexual orientation. As an organization working in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community, TaskForce is committed to fostering the leadership and elevating the voices of LGBTQ+ young people, including people of color, Native people, immigrants and refugees, low-income people, transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary people, people with disabilities, people who were formerly imprisoned, people with HIV, people who live with substance dependence, and people living in the many intersections of these experiences. We encourage people from these communities to apply.