Development Coordinator

Position Overview:

Want to make cancer suck less – and actually enjoy doing it? Stupid Cancer is on the hunt for a bold, results-driven Development Coordinator to help us level up our impact. If you're passionate about making a real difference in the lives of millions of young adults affected by cancer, and you thrive in a fast-moving, no-drama environment, read on.

Reporting to the Managing Director of Development, the Development Coordinator will manage a wide variety of responsibilities across the fundraising channels of Stupid Cancer and will work to drive revenue growth, assist the Managing Director of Development (MDD) in developing and executing a comprehensive annual development plan and serve as a thought partner with the MDD on growth strategies.

The Stupid Cancer team reports to our New York City headquarters at least two days a week. Only candidates in the NYC area will be considered.

If you’re a creative thinker, master relationship-builder, and love a challenge with purpose—this job’s for you.

Organization Profile:

Founded in 2007, Stupid Cancer is the leader in building the adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer community, ending isolation, and making cancer suck less. We help the nearly 90,000 AYAs diagnosed each year and the 2million+ living in survivorship fight isolation and advocate for a better quality of life. Our cornerstone event, CancerCon®, brings AYAs together at the largest gathering of this community for a life-changing weekend. We are not afraid to talk about all the good and the bad that comes along with AYA cancer, from finances and work, to sex and relationships. Want to see our impact? Check this out!

Key Responsibilities:

Individual Giving and Stewardship

• Portfolio Management: Oversee and cultivate individual giving channels including monthly donors, third party fundraisers/DIY, and cause marketing opportunities.
• Peer-to-Peer Fundraising: Assist in growing the existing peer to peer DIY initiative by developing and executing strategy for engagement.
• Stewardship: Manage digital fundraisers, including stewardship and acknowledgements.
• Appeals Management: Manage logistics for direct mail and digital appeals including audience segmentation and timelines.
• Junior Board: Liaison for Stupid Cancer’s Junior Board providing operational support including the planning and execution of their annual retreat.
  • Manage and grow the Junior Board’s annual fundraiser, Another Stupid Challenge.

Development Operations & CRM

• Administration: Serve as the primary CRM administrator for the fundraising team.
• Gift Processing: Oversee donor data operations including report preparation, gift processes, donor tax receipts and acknowledgements.
• Data Analysis: Maintain data integrity and develop progress-to-goal dashboards.

Events and Campaign Support

• CancerCon: Oversee exhibitor outreach, relationship management and registration setup with support from the event management team.
• Sponsorship: Support sponsor and donor cultivation; solicit in-kind support.
• Campaign Communications: Draft, design, and schedule development emails, digital newsletters, social media graphics and toolkits, to align with relevant communication strategies to increase donor engagement.
• Programs Collaboration: Work with the Programs and Communications teams to ensure Stupid Cancer’s shared communications calendars align with fundraising priorities.
• Technical Management: Management of event platforms (e.g. ticketing, registration) for events including the upcoming 20th Birthday campaigns.

Required Qualifications:

• Four-year college degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 1-3 years of development experience
• Proven success using CRM systems (Neon One, Bloomerang, Salesforce or similar and email marketing software)
• High attention to detail and follow through
• Ability to work independently and prioritize competing tasks
• Strong writing and communication skills
• Entrepreneurial spirit and sensibility
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-efficiency, low-overhead environment with multiple priorities and demands, with a small but dedicated staff

It’s a Plus if you Have:

• A keen eye for design and high proficiency in Canva
• Demonstrated ability to raise revenue with a preference in digital and peer-to-peer fundraising.
• Online and social media-driven fundraising campaign experience

How to Apply

No recruiters please.

Please submit your resume and cover letter and complete the Google form.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Submit your application here

Salary and Benefits

The salary range for this full time, non exempt position is $48,000 - $53,000. Must be legally eligible to work in the United States; no sponsorship provided

Eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program including Medical, Dental, Life and Disability Insurance, a 401K Plan, and more.

We recognize individuals assess their skills and qualifications differently, and you may not meet every requirement listed. If you believe you could be successful in this role, we welcome your application.

Americans with Disability Specifications: Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Stupid Cancer believes in providing equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate against its employees or applicants because of race (including traits historically associated with race), color, religion, sex, disability, genetic information, reproductive health decision making, predisposition or carrier status, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, domestic violence victim status, or any other class or status protected by applicable law.

Equal employment opportunities will be extended to all persons in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, testing/selection, hiring, orientation, training, placement, employee development, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, educational assistance, layoff and recall, social and recreational programs, employee facilities, termination, and retirement.

Applicants for employment will be evaluated, and employees will be promoted on the basis of qualifications to meet the requirements of the position and ability to perform in a satisfactory manner.