Manager, Individual Giving (Hybrid)

New York City, NY - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 60000 - 70000

Posted on: 12 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

POSITION SUMMARY

The Manager Individual Giving will join a 17-person Development and Marketing team raising approximately $14 million annually from individual donors foundations and institutions corporations special events and government to support our free programs in New York City parks. Reporting to the Director Individual Giving & Special Events this position will play a critical role in supporting the departments individual donor portfolio and offer fundraising support to our Board of Directors and Executive Director.

The Manager will be responsible for managing and monitoring all non-membership individual giving with a focus on mid-level and major donor prospecting cultivation solicitation and stewardship. The Manager will be a liaison with the Board of Directors and will support senior leadership with their donor portfolios. The manager will also help oversee our online giving for a positive and up-to-date user experience.

COMPENSATION: $60000 - $70000.00 per year

RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee the non-membership individual donor pipeline from prospect research through solicitation and stewardship
Manage a portfolio of donors of their own and also support senior staff with their individual portfolios
Develop strategies to improve donor retention and upgrades
Engage new and existing donors through cultivation at SummerStage concerts and planning program site visits receptions and special events
Serve as liaison for Board of Directors to support their personal giving and their solicitations
Working with the membership manager to identify Young Patron donors for advanced giving
Assist in special event donor identification and cultivation and in honoree research for our fundraising events
Oversee Individual Giving data entry and moves management in our database system
Oversee a calendar of and prepare required deliverables including gift impact updates quarterly program reports solicitation letters and year end program summaries
Oversee our digital donor experience and website donation pages supporting recurring gifts DAF giving matching gifts and social giving campaigns
Additional department general responsibilities as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

3 years of successful fundraising experience in a non-profit development office working with individual donors
Exceptional research organizational and relationship-building skills
Excellent writing and storytelling skills
Experience working with board and senior leadership is preferred
Knowledge of fundraising trends
Experience with digital fundraising and social fundraising a plus
Strong CRM skills (Salesforce preferred) and experience with donor software

Ability to work on nights and weekends as needed
Passion for our mission of providing free programs in arts environmental education sports and community engagement in NYC parks and other public spaces

ABOUT CITY PARKS FOUNDATION

At City Parks Foundation (CPF) we are dedicated to invigorating and transforming New York City parks into dynamic vibrant centers of urban life through arts environmental education sports and community building programs for all New Yorkers. Our ethos is simple: we believe thriving parks mean thriving communities.

Community engagement includes Partnerships for Parks a public-private program of City Parks Foundation and NYC Parks which supports and champions a growing network of community leaders who care and advocate for the transformation of our neighborhood parks and the Parks and Open Space Partners-NYC coalition of conservancies and alliances. We also administer the NYC Green Fund a regranting program for parks and open space nonprofits and grassroots organizations.

We produce SummerStage the iconic free outdoor performing arts festival in NYC presenting world-class artists from across the globe and our own neighborhoods on our mainstage in Central Park and in local parks in all five boroughs and our Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre and roving PuppetMobile present marionette puppet theater throughout New York City.

We connect youngsters to nature in the urban environment through progressive experiential teaching. Using parks as classrooms we provide learning experiences and hands-on activities in urban forests coastal areas and gardens.

Free golf tennis track & field soccer and fitness programs bring high-quality instruction and equipment into areas where few organized athletic opportunities exist. We offer leveled training year-round scholarship coaching and special pro events.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. City Parks Foundation does not offer visa sponsorship.

Required Experience:

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POSITION SUMMARYThe Manager Individual Giving will join a 17-person Development and Marketing team raising approximately $14 million annually from individual donors foundations and institutions corporations special events and government to support our free programs in New York Ci...