About the role
About JerseySTEM
All JerseySTEM roles are pro-bono (unpaid) positions.
JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network of pro-bono contributors dedicated to improving access to STEM education and career pathways for underserved middle school girls in New Jersey.
Members contribute their professional skills and leverage their networks in service of the organization’s gender-equity agenda.Membership is a
minimum six-month commitment of approximately six flexible hours per week
and includes a $100 refundable deposit, returned after six months of active membership. K–12 educators, retirees, veterans, interns, and students are exempt from the deposit.
Overview
This is a pro-bono volunteer position.
JerseySTEM provides free after school STEM classes to underserved middle school girls grade 5-8. Funds are raised through corporate donation, employee donations, individual donors and grants.
The donations management team is in charge of:
- Maintain knowledge about the Corporate Platforms (Benevity, Easymatch, etc.)
- Update JerseySTEM information in the corporate platforms
- Uncover new funding opportunities with these platforms
Responsibilities
Upon Notification of a donation
- Download the donation information from the relevant platform
- Log the donation in Salesforce
- Notify the relevant JerseySTEM department
- Ensure the donor receives a thank you letter
Weekly
Log in to the Corporate Donation Platforms and ensure credentials are valid, information is up-to-date
Review Salesforce donation reports in Salesforce and ensure it matches the reality
Special projects
Seek to take advantage of specific opportunities offered by specific platforms:
Benevity has a Volunteer posting opportunities
EasyMatch has Grants for Charities
etc….
How success is measured in this role
You will be measured against the following Key Performance Indicators:
- How long it takes for a received donation to be recorded in Salesforce
- How long it takes for a donor to receive their thank you letter
- New related funding/fundraising opportunities uncovered
- How updated is the JerseySTEM information in the Platforms
Qualifications
Genuine concern about/interest in solving the STEM education gender gap
Attention to detail
Resourceful, can-do attitude
- Comfortable with learning web based platforms
- Social Impact experience, Human Resources, Corporate sponsored emnplyee programs a pls
- Experience leading a function (i.e. team, department manager, etc) and managing others or desire to do so
- Comfort working in a ‘virtual organization’ with digital tools (G-Suite, Slack, Jira, salesforce)
- Would be a plus if candidate has flexible schedule to allow for day time calls with the school admins during the work week