Job Hours Type: 

 Part Time

Application Deadline: 

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Position Description

The Development Coordinator reports directly to the Director of Resource Development and will collaborate with members of Board and its committees for the creation, establishment and implementation of the routine development tasks. Coordinate fundraising and marketing materials that support fund-raising efforts to individuals, corporations, faith communities, grants and foundations. Build donor relationships, support fund raising events and provide overall support of all fundraising efforts.

Skills Required

INDUSTRY SKILLS: Copywriting for fundraising; Fundraising best practices
SOFTWARE: Knowledge of Giftworks; Adobe InDesign; MS Word.

Contact Email

Contact Phone: 

434.973.0993

December 3: Giving Tuesday (online)

December 5: Keller & George* Shopping Event, 1149 Millmont St., Charlottesville, 9:30am - 8pm

December 12: Downtown Mall shopping event*, 12pm - 6pm

Participating businesses: Alakazam, Angelo Jewelry, Jean Theory, Petit Bebe, the Mole Hole, Ten Thousand Villages

*These local businesses are donating a portion of their proceeds to BGF.

This Friday, September 20th, we're hosting Battle of the the Bands as our signature event. Here's all the details!

Watch the awards ceremony at our Volunteer Celebration (Newsplex) 

Dan Fagan is a Project Manager at Alexander Nicholson. Through his involvement with Building Goodness in April, Dan has supervised the renovation of central Virginia homes since 2004. In the process, Dan has closely collaborated with student leaders from the UVa-Darden School of Business, where he is an alumnus.

In addition to his local service, Dan is managing the construction of the CODEP Depot in Haiti. The Depot will serve as a community marketplace, business training center, and provide storage for local crops.

“Dan has been a reliable local service leader for many years, and has proven to be a fine international trip leader,” said BGF Executive Director Kelly Eplee. “When he stepped into the role of Volunteer Project Manager for the CODEP Depot earlier this year, he demonstrated an even stronger ability to bring together different stakeholders to run our projects efficiently."

For three decades, Bruce Wachtel has been the proprietor of Bruce Wachtel Details, Inc., a mid-size custom renovation, remodel, and additions construction company. Bruce first joined BGF in 2010 with a service trip to Haiti, and has since rapidly increased his involvement with the organization.

Bruce worked on local projects for the past three years, most recently serving as a Volunteer Project Manager for repairing the roof of the Rockfish Valley Community Center. In 2012, Bruce led four international trips with BGF, working on a secondary school, a community marketplace, and on the St. Pierre Church in Haiti, for which he served as co-Volunteer Project Manager. Bruce has served on BGF’s Leadership Committee since 2011.

Said Kelly Eplee: “Bruce was involved in local community service long before coming to BGF, and he has certainly enriched us with his experience. He's helped BGF improve how we train the Haitian workers with whom we partner. The volunteers on his international trips recall that he’s not only an effective builder, but has an awesome sense of humor."

BGF has recently welcomed both Dan and Bruce onto its Board of Directors. 

ABOUT SKIP WOOTTEN: Building Goodness Foundation’s Volunteer Service Award is given in honor of the late Francis “Skip” Wootten III, a carpenter who embodied the spirit of community and volunteerism through his work with BGF, the Boy Scouts, his church, and his neighborhood. He served on BGF building projects locally, as well as in Haiti and Guatemala. Through the award, BGF honors Skip’s approach to life and recognizes the outstanding service of a current volunteer.

Building Goodness Foundation from Betsy Cox Productions, LLC on Vimeo.

Thanks to filmmaker Betsy Cox for her excellent telling of the BGF story.

Daniel Lalanne, our first Field Manager from Haiti, and Director Kelly Eplee discuss BGF's impact on both volunteers and communities. Watch their interview here.

Contact: Erin Burns, Building Goodness Foundation

904-742-9139, eburns@buildinggoodness.org

Building Goodness Foundation seeks supportive “Studs”

“Stud Muffin Day” celebrates monthly donors to the construction industry based-nonprofit  

WHERE: Cappellino’s Crazy Cakes       

103 3rd St NE

Charlottesville, VA 22902

WHEN: Friday, March 22, 10am - 6pm 

CHARLOTTESVILLE - Building Goodness Foundation (BGF) announces the launch of its “Stud-Finding Mission,” a monthly giving campaign, by celebrating its volunteers with “stud muffin day” at Cappellino’s Crazy Cakes.

The “Studs” (Spectacular, Tremendous, Unrelenting, Die-Hard Supporters) campaign is a playful take on construction terms. Like a 2x4 supports a building, BGF is seeking its own “stud-ly” donors to support the organization’s construction projects in Charlottesville, Haiti, and Central America. This Friday, Cappellino’s Crazy Cakes is giving a cupcake to each volunteer wearing a Building Goodness Foundation shirt.

“Our volunteers are the heart of our organization, and this campaign is about supporting them in what they do best - building structures that serve our community,” said Kelly Eplee, Executive Director of Building Goodness Foundation.

Last year, local volunteers gave over 2,000 hours - mostly on weekends - to renovate nonprofit organizations. This April 13, BGF will partner with UVA-Darden business students for Building Goodness in April, an annual build weekend in which construction professionals and students team up to renovate homes of elderly, low-income, and disabled residents. In addition to local work, last year, Building Goodness Foundation sent 50 volunteer trips abroad to construct homes, schools, and clinics.

“We’ve always benefited from the generosity of the local business community, and we’re thrilled that Cappellino’s has stepped up to sponsor our very first stud-muffin day,” said Allison Scholl, BGF’s Director of Resource Development. “We’re looking forward to working with with other local businesses as well, to spread the word about our construction projects and provide our volunteers with a few well-deserved treats.”

ABOUT BUILDING GOODNESS FOUNDATION: Working in Virginia, Haiti, and Central America, Building Goodness Foundation constructs and renovates clinics, specialized housing, schools, and community centers. For more information, please visit www.buildinggoodness.org/stud

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Brush up on your Creole or learn something new in just a few minutes. BGF Director Kelly Eplee walks you through basic worksite Creole in five-minute segments. See all the videos here, or get an introduction below: