Senior Manager, Institutional Giving

Responsibilities

• Support leadership to prepare and submit pitches, narratives, and reports for higher-dollar corporate and corporate foundation funding
• Cold outreach on LinkedIn to connect with CSR, employee engagement, and philanthropy professionals
• Cultivate and solicit prospective corporate and corporate foundation partners to secure funding through volunteer events and other organizational activities
• Draft pitches, funding narratives, and reports for a portfolio of corporate and corporate foundation funders
• Steward, renew, and grow a portfolio of corporate and corporate foundation funders
• Manage projects across multiple internal teams to ensure their exceptional quality and timely submission
• Create compelling sell sheets, decks, and other collateral
• Plan and lead calls, roundtables, and school site visits for current and prospective corporate and corporate foundation partners
• Support execution of volunteer events and the Annual Gala
• Attend other Development events such as those for individual donors and programming-related events such as Enterprise Challenge and Get Hired
• As needed, support writing and design of general donor communications such as e-newsletters, sales plays, and end-of-year impact reports
• Manage accounts in Salesforce, ensuring that updates and documents are clear and easily accessed
• Send thank you notes and acknowledgment letters upon receipt of funding
• Attend Community meetings and other organizational gatherings

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of nonprofit fundraising experience, preferably for an educational organization
• Experience working with private foundations, corporations, and corporate foundations on the full moves management cycle including research, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship
• Facility with budgets and revenue forecasting
• Facility with understanding and translating both quantitative and qualitative data into compelling narratives
• Exceptional oral and written communication, research and prospecting, and project management skills
• Willingness to occasionally work irregular hours, such as early mornings, evenings, and weekends
• Ability to adapt and excel in a high-energy, entrepreneurial environment
• Passion for education and youth development

About the role

City Year New York (CYNY) expands educational and economic opportunities for children and young adults. Each year, 18–25-year-old Student Success Coaches serve in systemically under-resourced NYC public schools as near-peer mentors, tutors, and community builders. Their service drives academic, social-emotional, and attendance gains for students, while also equipping corps members with professional skills to thrive in their careers and civic lives.

Benefits

• This is a full-time position with an annual salary of $72,000, commensurate with experience.
• Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience.
• Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more.

Pay

This is a full-time position with an annual salary of $72,000, commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The anticipated start timeframe for this position is July 2026. This is currently a hybrid of in-person and virtual work, with an expectation of at least two days per week in City Year New York’s office in the Financial District plus as-needed additional time in-person for events and meetings.