Individual Giving Manager (On-Site)

Job Description

Position: Individual Giving Manager (On-Site)

Organization: Young People’s Chorus of New York City

Location: Manhattan, NY

Reports To: Director of Development

Salary Range: $85,000-$100,000

Status: Full-time, exempt

The Young People’s Chorus of New York City (YPC) is a multicultural youth chorus internationally renowned for its superb virtuosity, brilliant showmanship, and innovative model of diversity. Founded by Artistic Director Francisco J. Núñez, a MacArthur Fellow and Musical America’s Educator of the Year, YPC is committed to providing children of all cultural and economic backgrounds with a unique music education and choral performance program. YPC empowers young people and provides pathways to success through the arts so that each child can reach their full potential.

Position Overview

YPC seeks a collaborative, organized, and relationship-oriented Individual Giving Manager to help grow and sustain support from individual donors. Reporting to the Director of Development, this full-time role will manage individual giving activities across the donor cycle, including prospect research, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, appeals, and gift acknowledgement. The Manager will also plan and execute donor-facing events, including the annual gala and other cultivation and stewardship gatherings, in close collaboration with the Director of Development, Executive Producer, colleagues, volunteers, vendors, and external partners. The position requires excellent writing, project management, communication, and attention to detail, as well as availability for some evening and weekend events. Regular office hours are generally 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Responsibilities

Individual Giving, Major Gifts, and Donor Relations

• Develop and maintain relationships with current and prospective individual donors, including major-gift prospects, parents and families, alumni, and other members of YPC’s community.
• Work with the senior team to identify, research, qualify, and prioritize individual donor prospects and develop personalized cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship plans.
• Maintain a consistent portfolio of proactive donor outreach, making a minimum of [X] substantive phone calls each week to constituents and prospects for the purposes of prospect qualification, donor cultivation and stewardship, gift acknowledgment, solicitation, and relationship building.
• Plan and implement individual giving campaigns, including annual and seasonal appeals, direct mail, email, and peer-to-peer fundraising initiatives.
• Draft compelling donor-facing materials, including solicitation letters, appeal copy, acknowledgments, invitations, updates, and other fundraising communications.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and thoughtful acknowledgment of gifts and pledges, and coordinate donor follow-up and stewardship.
• Maintain accurate donor records, interactions, gift information, and next steps in Salesforce; generate mailing lists, reports, and other information to support fundraising strategy.
• Work with colleagues and board members to identify introductions, strengthen donor relationships, and expand YPC’s individual giving network.
• Attend YPC performances and other activities as appropriate to cultivate and steward donors.

Events and Donor Engagement

• Help coordinate and execute YPC’s annual gala and other fundraising, donor cultivation, and stewardship events, including receptions, board dinners, alumni gatherings, and special events.
• Develop event trackers, checklists, run-of-show documents, guest lists, seating plans, staffing plans, and volunteer assignments.
• Coordinate event logistics with venues, caterers, vendors, consultants, hosts, speakers, performers, volunteers, and YPC staff; review contracts and help manage event costs against budgets.
• Manage invitations, RSVPs, attendee information, registration, ticket distribution, guest communications, and post-event follow-up.
• Coordinate event materials and collateral, including digital invitations, signage, name tags, programs, donor and sponsor listings, auction materials, and honoree or VIP gifts.
• Create and maintain event pages and campaigns on fundraising platforms; coordinate with marketing and design colleagues on event communications and materials.
• Track event expenses, assist with reconciliation and reporting, and evaluate event processes to support effective planning in future years.

Qualifications and Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in fundraising, individual giving, donor relations, special events, or a related field; experience with major-gift fundraising is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with donors and other stakeholders, with sound judgment and a service-oriented approach.
• Excellent writing, editing, interpersonal, and verbal communication skills, particularly over the phone.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience using Salesforce or a similar donor CRM; proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.
• Experience coordinating events and managing event logistics, vendors, budgets, guest lists, and follow-up.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously, anticipate next steps and potential challenges, and contribute to a responsive, collaborative development team.
• Comfort with digital fundraising, email marketing, and event platforms; familiarity with tools such as Mailchimp, Canva, and Give Lively is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, adapt to changing needs, and handle confidential information with discretion.
• Commitment to YPC’s mission and values, including creating an inclusive environment for young people and colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
• Availability to work some evenings and weekends for events and donor engagement.

Characteristics

• Proactive, resourceful, efficient and solutions-oriented.
• Collaborative, dependable, and committed to team success.
• Flexible, positive, and comfortable responding to changing priorities.
• Interested in continued professional growth and receptive to constructive feedback.
• Sensitive to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of YPC’s students and families.

Equal Opportunity

The Young People’s Chorus of New York City is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. Applicants from populations underrepresented in the development and arts fields are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.

Compensation and Benefits

YPC offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k), paid vacation, and federal holidays off. Compensation will be based on experience and qualifications.

To Apply

Please send a cover letter, resume, and two writing samples to

careers@ypc.org.

Young People’s Chorus of New York City

37 West 65th Street, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10023

For additional information, visit https://ypc.org/.

Compensation and Benefits

YPC offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k), paid vacation, and federal holidays off. Compensation will be based on experience and qualifications.