Philanthropy Associate

About the role

The Philanthropy Associate plays a hands-on, supportive role on ACC’s Philanthropy team, assisting with a wide range of fundraising activities that support ACC’s mission to end animal homelessness in New York City.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and respond to general donor inquiries via email and phone, providing timely and professional responses.
• Prepare and mail donor acknowledgment letters, tribute and memorial cards, and other routine donor correspondence.
• Track and document in-kind donations and assist with appropriate acknowledgment and reporting.
• Enter actions, contact reports, and donor communications in Raiser’s Edge to support moves management processes.
• Support portfolio management for the Philanthropy team including tracking actions, preparing lists, updating records, and supporting follow-up.
• Aid with prospect research, including reviewing donor giving history, basic wealth indicators, and publicly available information to support donor engagement.
• Assist with drafting donor appeals and fundraising communications, in collaboration with the Philanthropy team.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date donor records in Raiser’s Edge, including biographical information, contact details, addresses, relationships, and communication preferences.
• Run routine and ad hoc reports to support the Philanthropy team.
• Assist with data hygiene efforts, including record updates, duplicate management, and coding accuracy (in coordination with the Manager, Philanthropy Operations).
• Provide support for gift processing and gift importing under the direction of the Manager, Philanthropy Operations, as needed.
• Assist the Philanthropy team with daily fundraising activities and provide support to team members as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 1–2 years of experience in fundraising, donor relations, nonprofit administration, or a related role required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word, for donor reporting, correspondence, and data management.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate professionally and empathetically with donors and community members.

Qualifications

• Fear Free certification within 30 days of hire.

Benefits

ACC values work/life balance and offers a generous paid-time-off (PTO) package that includes vacation time, birthdays off, personal days and sick pay. We also value physical and mental health by offering a great open access Cigna medical, dental and vision insurance at a low premium to our employees as well as 401K and Pension, Life Insurance. We also have on-the-job training for 2-4 weeks, periodic all staff trainings to include safety, DEI, cross training, and other growth opportunities. Because ACC is a nonprofit, employees may be eligible for loan forgiveness, cancellation, and/or consolidation under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF).

Pay

Salary range: $45,000 - $60,000 annually.

Schedule

The working schedule for this position is Monday - Friday, 9AM - 5:30PM with Saturday and Sunday off.