Development Manager

Title: Development Manager

Supervisor: Senior Development Manager/ Chief Development Officer

Classification: Exempt

Summary Description:

The Development Manager oversees Grace Institute’s donor database, website, and electronic communications to support and strengthen all fundraising initiatives, including special events, corporate engagement, institutional giving, and annual giving efforts. This role is responsible for providing database management, website administration, and operational support to the Development team while serving as a key liaison to the Board of Directors and Development Committees.

Key Responsibilities:

Development Operations & Fundraising (60%):

• Assist the development department in managing Grace Institute’s database. Maintain meticulous donor records in Salesforce and generate accurate reports, KPIs, and dashboards from Salesforce; process all contributions and work closely with the finance department to reconcile income reports and receivables.
• Manage donor recognition process, create and send acknowledgment letters, emails, and phone calls as needed.
• Oversee Google ads
• Assist with fundraising events including mailing of invitations, maintaining guest lists, event support, etc.
• Assist with research, prospecting, grant writing for individual/major donors and foundation support.
• Assist with corporate engagement and volunteer events; assist with day-of-event needs.
• Assist with special projects as assigned
• Updating development language on materials such as acknowledgment letters as needed

Executive Support (25%):

• Assist Chief Executive Officer and Development Director with board engagement including scheduling; attend board meetings, prepare materials for board meetings, and produce meeting minutes
• Organize materials and/or scheduling for meetings with key stakeholders such as board members, prospective board members, donors, and partners.
• Support the Chief Executive Officer, and Development Director with special projects on an as needed basis.

Marketing and design (15%):

• Oversee and maintain WordPress website for Grace Institute; communicating with website developers as needed
• Manage and maintain brand guidelines
• Oversee design of marketing and event materials for the Development department and others including; one-pagers, decks, annual reports, invitations, programs, etc.
• Designing monthly newsletters in Mailchimp
• Rewriting marketing materials as needed

Other:

• Work may involve contact with or handling sensitive and confidential issues related to donors, staff, board members and finances. Discretion is required at all times.
• Support other development administrative staff as required
• Provide direct supervisor with regular progress reports and updates on projects
• Perform other administrative duties as assigned
• Consistently exhibit Grace Institute’s core values, including a high degree of professionalism and integrity on the job.
• Demonstrate an understanding of life-long learning and using a strengths-based approach, which focuses on strengths, abilities and potential rather than problems, vulnerabilities and deficits, of individuals, their families and communities.
• Help create and maintain a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace and learning environment, and commit to principles against racism and combating gender inequality

• Hybrid work environment with a balance of remote and in-person work
• Annual professional development stipend
• Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• 401k plan with employer match
• 20 days vacation; 8 sick days; 2 personal days, 3 floating holidays
• Summer Fridays in August

About

Grace Institute of New York is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the principles of diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people, including but not limited to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.