Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

Paralegal

• Under the direction of the senior attorney, assists the organization’s Legal Team in all compliance-related and contract activities
• Drafts and tracks exceptions to program grant agreements and amendments
• Drafts state charitable licensing and other business licensing filings
• Creates, documents, implements and recommends improvements to Legal Team workflows
• Saves, organizes and ensures completion of all relevant Foundation legal documents
• Manages the legal team mailbox and all communication with Foundation grantees
• Conducts and summarizes any needed legal research

Marketing

• Support implementation of a marketing and communications plan designed to enhance reach, awareness and support among child welfare professionals for the importance of finding a permanent family for ALL children lingering in foster care and the belief that every child is adoptable
• Implement tactics to grow our community of child welfare professionals, including promotion and planning of national and state-level webinars, marketing opportunities through sponsorships, national and state partnerships and paid ad campaigns
• Manage requests from internal departments to review communications and presentations that support the Foundation’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids® program as well as national grant projects that advance our mission
• Create event marketing and communications assets that engage child welfare professionals, speakers and sponsors attending the annual Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Summit in collaboration with internal departments
• Inform the Foundation's child welfare content strategy (including topics and calendar cadence) that highlights child welfare best practices and recognizes the importance of the Foundation’s evidence-based, child-focused recruitment model; oversee production and creation of new videos featuring child welfare professionals to be shared through various channels
• Write, edit and proofread content in alignment with the Foundation’s brand standards and AP style
• Perform other duties, as requested
• Assume responsibility for professional growth and development, keeping current with child welfare policies as well as marketing trends and techniques

Senior Associate, Child Welfare

Operations

• Lead data analytics initiatives and translate data-driven insights to drive strategic decision-making and fundraising growth
• Lead the data science and donor analytics of the Foundation’s fundraising program to inform data-driven decisions
• Develop and implement comprehensive data strategies for the department; conduct advanced analytics, develop predictive models and generate actionable recommendations
• Oversee the tools and/or partners that perform advanced analytical models and algorithms to extract insights from donor data
• Develop and maintain donor dashboards and reports about donor file health, donor segment migration and donor lifetime value
• Partner with development, partnership and finance teams to collect, analyze and interpret donor data to uncover actionable insights
• Build predictive models for Wendy’s (~25%) and non-Wendy’s (~75%) revenue
• Provide strategic direction and leadership to the development operations team; develop training, mentor staff and oversee gift entry, data hygiene, stewardship implementation and project management
• Oversee management and administration of the Foundation’s fundraising software, including HubSpot, Fundraise Up, PaperSave, LexisNexis, and IWave
• Stay current on industry trends and recommend opportunities for data integrity, innovation and improvement
• Perform other duties as assigned

Paralegal

Senior Associate, Child Welfare

Director, Development Analytics and Operations