Campaign Growth Lead - Fundraising & Donor Relations

New York Botanical Garden; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 vacation days

13 paid holidays

12 sick days

Health and dental insurance

401K

Pension plan

Job summary

The New York Botanical Garden seeks an Assistant Director, Campaign to help plan and implement NYBG’s Branching Out fundraising campaign and related initiatives, securing major gifts for a capital construction program and new programs.

You will manage budgets and tracking, craft persuasive donor communications, record activity in Raiser's Edge, staff donor visits and events, and support research and stewardship activities to advance campaign goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in non-profit fundraising, preferably in a comparable cultural, educational, or scientific institution.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, with an ability to plan and balance multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional persuasive writing, proofreading, and editing skills.
• Experience with visual and multimedia persuasive communications.
• Experience preparing grant budgets.
• Propriety, discretion, and sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain campaign budgets and tracking documents.
• Draft compelling fundraising communications, including pitch decks, grant budgets, proposals, and stewardship reports.
• Record donor activity and correspondence in database (Raiser’s Edge).
• Staff site visits for donors and VIPs, including leading tours as needed.
• Assist with staffing fundraising and stewardship events.
• Assist with donor/prospect research and briefings to support campaign activities.
• Special projects as assigned.

Skills

Fundraising

Persuasive writing

Time management

Project coordination

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Raiser’s Edge

Job description

The New York Botanical Garden seeks an Assistant Director, Campaign to help plan and implement NYBG’s Branching Out fundraising campaign and related initiatives, securing major gifts for a capital construction program and new programs.

You will manage budgets and tracking, craft persuasive donor communications, record activity in Raiser's Edge, staff donor visits and events, and support research and stewardship activities to advance campaign goals.