Development Assistant-Boston Office

Overview

The Development Assistant volunteer will focus on supporting the day to day operations of the fast-paced Development department at The Trustees. As stewards of some of Massachusetts most popular destinations including the Castle Hill on the Crane Estate and Crane Beach as well as over 100 reservations including working farms, urban gardens, campgrounds, inns, and National Historic Landmarks The Trustees protects more than 50,000 acres of land. Supported entirely by our visitors, donors, volunteers, and more than 50,000 members, we work to preserve and protect properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value.

Reports to: Donor Relations Specialist

Commitment One Day a week, preferably Thursday Afternoons

Responsibilities
• Assist with In-House mailings including, but not limited to, Donor Acknowledgement letters, soliciting materials, personal notes
o Fold letters, assign permits as needed, stuff envelopes with various membership materials, and run mail through our Pitney Bowes mail machine to seal and stamp
• Filing print materials pertaining to gifts backup, letters, and other correspondence pertaining to donors
• When applicable event operations support such as printing and preparing table tents, nametags, and other materials
• Various other Development related tasks as needed
• Log volunteer hours in Hands on Connect regularly

Qualifications
• A detail-oriented individual with excellent organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task and change gears as needed in a fast-paced environment
• Enjoys working independently and with a group
• Comfortable in an office environment
• Ability to travel to and from The Trustees office in downtown Boston
• Comfortable dealing with confidential information

The Trustees preserve and care for some of the best of Massachusetts’ natural, scenic, and cultural sites for the public to use and enjoy. Our passion is to engage more people in culture, agriculture, nature, and healthy, active lifestyles, using our properties, our community spaces, and our many programs as a powerful and compelling platform to connect people to places and each other in our increasingly digitized world. As the Commonwealth’s largest conservation and preservation organization and nation’s first land trust founded in 1891, we believe in protecting the irreplaceable for everyone, forever.

Today, we care for 116 spectacular and diverse reservations spanning more than 26,000 acres– from working farms, landscaped and urban gardens, and community parks, to barrier beaches, forests, campgrounds, inns and historic sites, many of which are National Historic Landmarks – located within minutes of every resident. We are also the founding partner of the Boston Public Market, the first all locally-sourced indoor market of its kind in the nation where we operate our Appleton Farms vendor booth and are the programming partner for the Market’s demonstration KITCHEN where we run culinary, health and wellness programs. Funded by our more than 100,000 members and supporters and 1.2 million visitors, we invite you to get out, get inspired, and find magic in the moment at a Trustees property near you: www.thetrustees.org

The Trustees is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, military service, application for military service, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. The Trustees makes reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.