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Membership Assistant
Community Outreach Coordinator

Membership Assistant

The Membership Assistant is an entry-level position that assists the Los Angeles Conservancy’s Director of Development and Development Manager with the organization’s current fundraising efforts. The Development Department is responsible for raising contributed revenue in support of the Conservancy’s mission.

Typical duties
• Coordinate annual direct mail campaign and annual appeal to lapsed members
• Work with Director of Development and Communications Department to ensure the growth of the membership base, including the use of online initiatives
• Plan and implement general membership events including the Annual Member Meeting and New Member Tour
• Provide support to Director of Development in securing sponsors for Conservancy events
• Maintain donor records and gift histories in Donor Perfect fundraising database
• Generate regular and special membership reports
• Responsible for timely processing of new and renewing members, preparing renewal letters, notices and membership cards, gift memberships, and matching gifts
• Coordinate and implement all fulfillment activities to ensure that members receive premiums and benefits in a timely manner
• Maintain materials inventory for membership operations (brochures, stationery, premiums, forms, etc.) and premium/merchandise inventories; monitors expenditures; and provides input to Director of Development for budget monitoring and planning
• Assist with new member, upgrade, and renewal strategies
• Compile bi-monthly membership report for newsletter
• Plan and staff membership information table at events
• Schedule meetings and appointments for the Executive Director and Director of Development, including periodic Development Committee meetings
• Provide support to Director of Development in cultivating relationships with donors as needed
• May direct and supervise temporary workers, outside vendors, and volunteers, as needed
• Provide general office services (answering telephones, assisting walk-in traffic, etc.)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Proficiency required in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Knowledge of Donor Perfect and Convio preferred
• Accuracy and attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and ability to meet deadlines required
• Excellent writing, editing, research, and analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Self-starter with good teamwork skills
• Good oral communication skills and comfort with public speaking
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Ability to serve as a representative of the Los Angeles Conservancy to members and the public

Salary
Commensurate with experience. The Conservancy offers a competitive benefits package that includes health and dental insurance and 12 vacation days per year.

About the Los Angeles Conservancy
Established in 1978, the Conservancy grew out of the community-based effort to prevent demolition of the Los Angeles Central Library. The organization’s membership currently stands at close to 7,000 households, with a volunteer corps of more than 400. With a two-fold mission of advocacy and education, the Conservancy works to preserve existing architectural resources by developing preservation strategies and raising awareness of their value through public tours, lectures, and publications.

To apply
Please send a cover letter and resume to:
Mitch Bassion
Director of Development
Los Angeles Conservancy
Email (PDF preferred): mbassion@laconservancy.org
Fax: (213) 623-3909
No phone calls, please.

Community Outreach Coordinator

The Community Outreach Coordinator is a position assists the Los Angeles Conservancy’s Director of Advocacy in the organization’s advocacy work to preserve and revitalize the built heritage of Los Angeles County by providing technical assistance to members of Latino communities, building relationships with neighborhood organizations, and encouraging a reciprocal dialogue with Latino residents to help identify and protect significant cultural resources.

Typical duties
• Provide technical assistance to property owners, developers, and city officials involved in preservation projects within Latino neighborhoods;
• Lead the Conservancy’s outreach efforts in predominantly Latino neighborhoods, including collaboration with residents, neighborhood organizations, and elected officials on preservation education and advocacy issues;
• Learn about the priorities of Latino communities through constituent interviews and other market research, focusing on the attitudes of different generations and cultural groups within Latino communities towards historic preservation;
• Encourage a reciprocal dialogue with Latino residents to identify significant cultural resources and, when necessary, organize and prepare residents with essential tools for fighting preservation battles;
• Work with the Conservancy’s Educational Outreach Coordinator in crafting a plan of action for community outreach that engages youth in the history of their built environment, including identification of organizational partners for youth outreach programming;
• Develop special projects addressing historic preservation in Latino communities (i.e. sensitive home repairs, establishing HPOZs, landmark nomination process, etc.);
• Oversee the translation of Conservancy website content, educational materials and brochures into Spanish;
• Conduct public relations work through Spanish-language media outlets;
• Represent the Conservancy at public hearings on preservation issues;
• Give presentations to community organizations on historic preservation and the work of the Conservancy;
• Work with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, as part of national Latino Initiative and continue the Conservancy’s collaboration with the Trust on advocacy, grants, programs and research.

Qualifications
• Familiarity with both longtime and first-generation Latino immigrant residents, as well as the diverse cultural groups within Latino communities;
• Ability to effectively communicate the value of historic preservation to residents and elected officials;
• Political savvy and familiarity with government decision-making on historic preservation issues in the City of Los Angeles, other local governments, and state and national levels;
• Successful experience with community organizing, including facilitating small-group discussion;
• Good working knowledge or interest in historic preservation, urban planning, public policy, and/or architectural history;
• Experience with developing, guiding and managing special programs;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in both Spanish and English, and comfort with public speaking.

Salary
Commensurate with experience. The Conservancy offers a competitive benefits package that includes health and dental insurance and 12 vacation days per year.

About the Los Angeles Conservancy
The Los Angeles Conservancy, formed in 1978 over the battle to save Los Angeles’ Central Library, is now the largest local historic preservation organization in the United States, with close to 7,000 members from around the Los Angeles area. The Conservancy works to protect threatened historic structures from demolition or damaging alterations, and aims to put in place strong public policies to support historic preservation in Los Angeles.

To apply
Please send resume and writing sample to:
Adrian Scott Fine
Director of Advocacy
Los Angeles Conservancy
523 W. Sixth St., Suite 826
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 623-3909 (fax)
afine@laconservancy.org