Development Director

Renaissance Youth Center (RYC) is an award-winning nonprofit based in the South Bronx with a highly recognized leadership team and staff dedicated empowering youth. This is a great opportunity to join our team if you are looking for more than a job, a chance to follow your passion and purpose and develop a career in community service.

Reporting to the President/CEO, the Director of Development’s primary responsibility entails leading all fundraising and external engagement activities and building a diversified revenue strategy to significantly increase philanthropic support. The successful candidate will be a builder, strategist, and fundraiser who is excited by the opportunity to create a lasting impact for thousands of young people.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive multi-year fundraising strategy.
• Grow annual philanthropic revenue through major gifts, foundations, corporations, government partnerships, events, and individual giving.
• Support the organization, President/CEO and board members on all major fundraising initiatives
• Assist with the execution of major proposals; with a long-term relationship-management approach.
• Personally cultivate, solicit, and steward major donors and institutional funders.
• Partner with Board Chair and Development Committee to strengthen board fundraising capacity.
• Support board members in identifying cultivating and stewarding prospects.
• Identify and cultivate high net worth individuals capable of transformational support.
• Oversee donor database management, prospect research and fundraising systems.
• Create, update, and maintain organization communications correspondences with funders and donors
• Lead development planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance measurements.
• Lead planning and execution of an annual fundraising gala.
• Monitor funding trends and identify new opportunities aligned with RYC’s mission.
• Assist in maintaining RYC profile up to date on donor facing websites (e.g., GuideStar, etc.)

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of progressively responsible nonprofit fundraising experience.
• Demonstrated success securing major gifts, foundation grants, and corporate support.
• Experience managing a portfolio of donors and prospects.
• Excellent relationship-building and networking skills.
• Knowledge of donor management platforms such as Salesforce, Bloomerang, Raiser’s Edge, etc.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation abilities.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership and board of directors.
• Passion for youth development, educational equity, and community impact.

Pay: Full-Time $100,000-125,000 per year. Medical, dental, vision and 401K plan available.

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bronx, NY 10456

Medical, Dental, Vision and 401K plans available