The Institute for Humane Studies and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University seek an energetic, capable Development Associate to join our fast-paced and growing fundraising team. Primary responsibilities will be entering donation information into the database, running daily donation reports, coordinating with other team members to maintain accurate donation records, and managing the thank you letter and receipting process. Additional responsibilities include updating donor information in the database, preparing materials for donor outreach, communicating directly with donors as needed.

Ideal candidates will have professional experience, preferably in development, and an appreciation for our missions. Candidates must also be detail-oriented, have excellent organizational skills, ability to work in a be capable of meeting hard deadlines, be entrepreneurial, and appreciate teamwork.

Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience. In addition, the Mercatus Center provides exceptional benefits to all individual employees, including full health and dental coverage, flexible spending accounts, long-term disability and life insurance, a 403(b) retirement savings program, a parking permit, and one free course per semester at George Mason University. Both organizations are located in the George Mason University Law School building in Arlington, Virginia, just outside of Washington, DC, two blocks from the Virginia Square metro stop.

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to: hr@mercatus.org. No phone calls please.

About the Mercatus Center at George Mason University

The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is a research, education, and outreach organization that works with scholars, policy experts, and government officials to connect academic learning and real world practice. The mission of Mercatus is to promote sound interdisciplinary research and application in the humane sciences that integrates theory and practice to produce solutions that advance in a sustainable way a free, prosperous, and civil society. Mercatus’s research and outreach programs, Capitol Hill Campus, Government Accountability Project, Regulatory Studies Program, Social Change Project and Global Prosperity Initiative support this mission. Mercatus is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

The Institute for Humane Studies

The Institute for Humane Studies, founded in 1961, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational organization based at George Mason University that promotes the study of economic and individual freedom across a broad range of academic and professional disciplines. Each year IHS awards more than $600,000 in scholarships to students from universities around the world. IHS also sponsors free summer seminars for students, sponsors students in public policy and journalism internships, and provides various forms of career assistance.