Development Associate

Confidential; New York (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in New York, NY seeks a Development Associate to support fundraising growth through CRM management, grant development, donor stewardship, and campaign execution with high standards of accuracy and professionalism.

The role involves entering gifts, updating donor profiles, drafting grant applications, coordinating campaigns, and preparing monthly reports to support board and donor communications.

Qualifications

• Strong fundraising and relationship management experience in small, passionate teams.
• Experience leading fundraising efforts around major gifts, grants, or corporate partnerships.
• Experience working with healthcare institutions, public hospitals, or community organizations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Enter gifts, pledges, grants, and donor interactions.
• Update donor profiles and contact information.
• Generate reports for fundraising and board review.
• Draft and submit grant applications.
• Track reporting deadlines and grant compliance.
• Coordinate direct mail and digital appeals.
• Assist with donor engagement initiatives.
• Monitor campaign performance metrics.
• Maintain campaign records and reports.
• Prepare letters of acknowledgment.
• Assist with donor recognition efforts.
• Support donor events and cultivation activities.
• Prepare monthly development reports.
• Support board reporting requirements.
• Maintain organized grant and donor files.
• Assist with fundraising analytics.

Skills

CRM management

Fundraising

Grant writing

Donor stewardship

Campaign execution

Reporting

Donor events

Data entry

Analytics

Job description

Development Associate

Confidential New York, New York, United States

About this position

Position Purpose:

To support the organization's fundraising growth through effective CRM management, grant development, donor stewardship, and campaign execution while maintaining high standards of accuracy, compliance, and professionalism.

Performance Area 1: CRM Management

Tasks:

Enter gifts, pledges, grants, and donor interactions.

Update donor profiles and contact information.

Generate reports for fundraising and board review.

Performance Area 2: Grant Research and Writing

Tasks:

Draft and submit grant applications.

Track reporting deadlines and grant compliance.

Tasks

Coordinate direct mail and digital appeals.

Assist with donor engagement initiatives.

Monitor campaign performance metrics.

Maintain campaign records and reports.

Performance Area 4: Donor Stewardship

Tasks

Prepare letters of acknowledgment.

Assist with donor recognition efforts.

Support donor events and cultivation activities.

Performance Area 5: Reporting and Administrative Support

Tasks

Prepare monthly development reports.

Support board reporting requirements.

Maintain organized grant and donor files.

Assist with fundraising analytics.

Requirements

Strong fundraising and relationship management experience—someone who is energized by working with small, passionate teams and is driven by the opportunity to make a big impact in the lives of underserved children and families.

Experience leading fundraising efforts, particularly around major gifts, grants, or corporate partnerships

Experience working with healthcare institutions, public hospitals, or community-based organizations is highly preferred