Development Officer

Responsibilities

• Work with the team to plan and execute fundraising for annual events, including the annual Gala, Soiree, custom fundraising events, and others as needed.
• Engage New York Cares’ active young professionals committee, the Rising Leaders Council, in the planning and execution of several fundraising events throughout the year.
• Develop event budgets, timelines, and task lists; draft correspondence; and prepare progress and summary reports for senior staff and Rising Leaders Council.
• Manage vendors, contractors, payments, and relationships with in-kind sponsors; serve as primary liaison with the Communications department for event marketing and collateral needs and be the point person for event logistics, including recruiting and managing event volunteers.
• Ensure revenue goals are met by partnering with New York Cares leadership to identify, recruit, manage, and steward volunteer committee members and event donors/sponsors.
• Engage members of New York Cares Senior Leadership Team and volunteer leadership in donor cultivation and fundraising solicitations and support involvement with appropriate research and briefing materials.
• Work with the Development team to maintain correspondence, financial records and statistical reports as needed and facilitate records, evaluations and reports ensuring revenue is tracked accurately and in a timely manner.
• Assist with the annual appeals process as needed, including direct mail, e-mail, monthly giving, workplace giving, and matching gift solicitations, and other avenues as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned, including ongoing support of appeals, campaigns, donor communications, and marketing.
• Participate in the donor stewardship process.
• Represent New York Cares’ mission and programs to external parties by building and maintaining strong organizational knowledge.

Qualifications

The Development Officer will be a highly motivated self-starter who will tackle all projects with enthusiasm and a commitment to exceptional performance. Successful candidates will have a strong desire to learn, an interest in the nonprofit space, and:

• Five or more years of experience in non-profit fundraising, special events, sales, community affairs, community organization, or corporate development
• Superior relationship management skills; able to work independently and collaboratively with a variety of personalities and leadership styles.
• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to listen effectively.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong proofreading and editing abilities.
• Comfortable and able to work effectively with numbers, budgets, and data.
• Highly organized and professional demeanor.
• Collaborative and energetic work style.
• Ability to manage concurrent multiple assignments, meet tight deadlines, and prioritize accordingly.
• Broad-based computer skills (MS Office required, Salesforce and Asana experience preferred).
• A flexible schedule, including the ability to work late evenings, early mornings, and occasional weekends as needed.

Other Essential Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated event planning experience with the ability to build work plans and timelines, lead volunteer event committees, and evaluate data for continuous improvement.
• Ability to think strategically, analytically, and creatively.
• Demonstrated analytical skills related to complex donor research.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel.
• Experience using Salesforce.org, QuickBooks, Mailchimp, and/or similar technical systems preferred.
• Demonstrates discretion when working with highly sensitive, confidential information.
• Knowledge of corporate giving trends or the NYC nonprofit community a plus.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Proven ability to manage high-volume-high intensity workloads with competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Live within a 2-hour commutable distance to New York City.

Salary

The salary range is $64,000 - 73,000 and is commensurate with experience.

Salary is just one component of New York Cares’ total compensation package. We offer generous paid leave, including a winter holiday break, self-care days, and summer Fridays; comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; access to a suite of e-learning courses; tax advantage accounts including a 403b Thrift Plan, FSA, and much more.

Apply

Please send resumes to Talent@newyorkcares.org, indicating "Lname, Fname - Development Officer, Individual Giving, and Special Events" in the subject line.