Development Associate

The Lower Eastside Girls Club of New York; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life

5 weeks vacation annually

11 paid holidays annually

5 sick days annually

Half day summer Fridays

403b Retirement Account

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Commuter Benefit

Job summary

The Lower Eastside Girls Club of New York is seeking a Development Associate to provide essential administrative and operational support to the Development and Finance teams. This role helps maintain accurate records in Salesforce, supports grant compliance, and assists with grant proposals and donor acknowledgments.

This entry-level development role offers hands-on experience with grants, reporting, and donor communications in a deadline-driven environment, with a hybrid work schedule and a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 1-2 years of nonprofit development or grants experience preferred.
• Familiarity with government grants administration and CRM/databases is a plus.
• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM software is desirable; exposure to Fundraising platforms a plus.
• Clear written communication and ability to manage multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate donor acknowledgments for various donation types and maintain templates.
• Track funder communications in Salesforce and support follow-up after submissions.
• Enter grants and donations; run reports to monitor fundraising activity.
• Coordinate foundation, corporate, and government grant proposals and reports.
• Support grant compliance and portal data entry for government grants and contracts.
• Assist with drafting and editing program reports and narratives; maintain boilerplate copy.

Skills

Salesforce experience

Grant administration

Nonprofit development

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Instrumental

GoFundMe Pro

Job description

Development Associate

The Development Associate provides essential administrative and operational support to the Development and Finance team, playing a key role in sustaining the funding that drives LESGC's programs and mission. This role helps maintain accurate, up-to-date records in Salesforce, supports compliance with City, State, and Federal government grant requirements, and assists with the timely submission of grant proposals, reports, and donor acknowledgments. This is a great opportunity for an early-career development professional to build hands‑on grants and fundraising experience in a supportive, detail-oriented, deadline-driven environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Donor Acknowledgment Support :

• Prepare accurate, timely donor acknowledgments for general donations, programmatic donations, campaigns, events, and in‑kind gifts
• Help maintain acknowledgment templates across gift types
• Maintain accurate records of acknowledgments
• Review acknowledgments for accuracy and consistency before they are sent

Funder Relationship Support

• Maintain accurate records of funder communications in Salesforce
• Track funder stewardship touchpoints to help ensure timely and consistent communication
• Support follow‑up correspondence with funders after proposal submissions, including providing additional documentation when requested
• Pull donor and funder reports from Salesforce and GoFundMe Pro to support relationship tracking and stewardship efforts

Database Management

• Support Salesforce maintenance for development activity, including:
• Tracking and recording individual, corporate, and foundation donations
• Entering new grants and donation records promptly
• Running and pulling regular reports in Salesforce to track fundraising and donor activity
• Assist with grant tracking and prospecting in Instrumental and Google Calendar, including:
• Keeping grant opportunity records, deadlines, and funder information up to date
• Supporting prospecting to help identify new funding opportunities

Grants Management

• Support the coordination of foundation grant proposals and reports
• Track and organize the multiple components required for complete, accurate submissions (narratives, budgets, attachments, signatures)
• Complete and process administrative paperwork for foundation, corporate, and government grants
• Enter key dates and deliverables from executed grant agreements into the grants calendar
• Help maintain the grant deliverables tracker, flagging upcoming due dates

Government Grants Administration & Compliance

• Support Finance and Development staff on grant portal matters
• Help gather, organize, and maintain documentation required to support compliance with City, State, and Federal grant requirements, including contracts, budgets, invoices, program records
• Assist with data entry and reporting within government grant portals (e.g., PASSPort, Grants Gateway, SFS, or funder-specific systems)
• Maintain an organized filing system (digital and physical) for active and closed government grants, ensuring records are accessible and retained

Reporting & Content Support

• Coordinate with staff to collect participant statistics for use in grant reports and proposals
• Compile and organize reporting materials to help ensure all deliverables are accurate, complete, and submitted on time
• Assist with drafting and editing program reports and narratives as directed by the Senior Director of Development
• Help assemble final proposal packages, ensuring required attachments, formatting, and funder guidelines are met
• Help maintain a library of boilerplate copy, including organizational background, mission statements, program descriptions, and key statistics for use across grant submissions and donor communications

QUALIFICATIONS

• Genuine commitment to the mission of the Lower Eastside Girls Club
• Bachelor's degree
• 1-2 years of experience in nonprofit development, grants administration, or a related role
• Familiarity with or interest in learning Government Grants Administration
• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM/database preferred; exposure to Instrumental and GoFundMe Pro a plus
• Self‑Directed and able to work independently
• Eager to learn, with strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously
• Clear, professional written communication skills
• A collaborative, team‑oriented work style

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Salary $62,000 - $67,000
• Hybrid work schedule
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life
• 5 weeks vacation annually
• 11 paid holidays annually
• 5 sick days annually
• Half day summer Fridays
• 403b Retirement Account
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Commuter Benefit

ABOUT THE LOWER EASTSIDE GIRLS CLUB

For 30 years, the Lower Eastside Girls Club has been a transformative force on the Lower East Side — delivering free, year‑round programming in Arts, STEM, Leadership, Wellness, and College & Career to young women, gender‑expansive youth, and their families. Our Center for Wellbeing & Happiness extends that mission, bringing healing‑centered wellness services to all ages across the Lower East Side.