Development Manager
Hybrid role located in Manhattan 4 days onsite 1 day remote
Salary: $60,000 to $75,000
Job Responsibilities:
Data Administration:
• Develop and oversee all data entry/donation processing, create coding systems for consistent donor tracking, create donor portfolios for relevant staff, build out our metrics systems that measure performance;
• Create dashboards tracking development performance, budget versus actuals, and other representations of donor activities and outcomes;
• Create consistency and efficiency in the development department's data collection, maintenance, and reporting;
• Prepare and mail thank you/acknowledgment letters to donors;
• Create and maintain reports that help drive the department's decision-making; lead in creating a department driven by data;
• Assist in budget planning with donor reports and data analysis.
Direct mail:
• Create annual mail/email plan and revenue budget each fiscal year;
• Write, produce, and mail written solicitations for small gifts, donor cultivation pieces, holiday appeals, Giving Tuesday, etc.;
• Plan and execute complimentary email strategies in tandem with written appeals, mailings, and other digital initiatives;
• Oversee Mailchimp data syncing, email design, and maintenance to successfully communicate and fundraise with a variety of communities;
Development Operations:
• Liaise with Finance to ensure systematic recording & reconciliation, and develop a clear understanding of how development can best work with Finance to ensure accurate reporting;
• Develop a training program to ensure the development team is utilizing our data systems to their fullest capabilities;
• Ensure development has systems in place to be more efficient; letterhead, envelopes, and other supplies are available;
• Assist with donor prospecting for team members;
• Assemble media kits for meetings with stakeholders and donors;
• Assist with planning and executing special events and projects (mailings, revenue reports, donor tracking, maintaining RSVP lists, run event check-in, budget recap of revenue for events);
• Assist with updating the website;
• Volunteer engagement, orientation, and support when needed;
Qualifications and Skills
• Associate's or Bachelor's level (degree-holding/currently enrolled or equivalent in experience);
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint) and Adobe;
• Strongly Preferred - proficient with DonorPerfect or other donor/customer database management software or a quick learner;
• Excellent writing, communication, organizational, and time-management skills;
• Detail-oriented;
• Interest in working in the nonprofit sector or aging services a plus;
• Must be a team player, be flexible, and take initiative;
Strongly Preferred Qualifications:
• Writing (grant, appeals, newsletters, press releases)
• 1-2 years of work experience in a fundraising environment