Development Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support to the CDO, Development Officer, and Senior Grants Writer.
• Draft, edit, and proofread donor-facing materials (acknowledgments, stewardship letters, proposals, reports).
• Support annual giving, donor stewardship, revenue campaigns, and board engagement.
• Maintain internal fundraising timelines and follow-up systems.
• Act as liaison between Central Development and Project Directors in all five borough offices.
• Support borough events and community fundraisers, ensuring alignment with LSNYC's fundraising and communications strategy.
• Collect program updates and data needed for grants, impact materials, and donor communications.
• Maintain accurate confidential donor/prospect data for all boroughs in CRM (Raisers Edge preferred).
• Generate reports, queries, and dashboards as needed.
• Process gifts and oversee acknowledgment workflows.
• Manage team scheduling, development calendars, and meeting prep.
• Aid in planning and executing LSNYC's central fundraising events, including the annual Jazz for Justice gala and Fun Run.
• Care for logistics, registration lists, volunteer management, sponsorship tracking, and communications.
• Provide planning and execution support for borough-level events.
• Support creation of newsletters, email campaigns, presentations, and fundraising materials.
• Aid in social media or website updates related to development initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 1–3 years of experience in nonprofit development, fundraising, events, or program coordination.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint (or Google Sheets/Slides).
• Ability to create charts, analyze data, manage spreadsheets, and build clean presentations.
• Outstanding writing, proofreading, and communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail with consistent accuracy in handling data, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Strong project-management skills; able to track many tasks across multiple stakeholders.
• Comfort with CRM systems (Raiser's Edge preferred) and Microsoft 365.
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal teams and diverse partners.