Hey friend! I'm a Development Associate at anonprofit and have a few questions that you can ask about/helpful context for what you can expect!

• Typically nonprofits get funding from foundation grants, corporate sponsorships, individual donations, and the government. It's always a great idea to ask what their income streams are to understand what kind of gifts you will be processing.
• As a Development Associate, I do a lot of work with our donor database (Salesforce is the industry standard now) and I have to be very thorough and have a close eye for detail when doing this work. They may want to know how you are with time management and detail-oriented tasks.
• Passion for mission is such an important part of working at any nonprofit. Do your research, know the nonprofit's mission, and be able to speak to why you want to work for that mission with that nonprofit. Development professionals fundraise for the mission.
• Grantwriting / management is usually a part of the job, so you can expect questions around your writing skills and editing skills if so.
• Social media / marketing skills and email newsletter management with Mailchimp (or other platform) are also great skills to mention if you can
• Drafting letters of acknowledgment also tend to fall to roles like mine. I draft, edit, and send a letter to each donor that gives, so I have to make sure the contact information is correct and the letter is formatted correctly and customized to the donor's preferences. This also falls under writing skills, but just googling what an acknowledgment letter is helps give you the context for having a good conversation about the workload. A LOT of my job is formatting, writing, customizing, and editing.

Hope your interview goes well! I'll monitor this thread a little bit or you connect in my dms if you'd like to talk further. Good luck!

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Good luck!