Director of Advancement & Community Growth

Congregation Beit Simchat Torah; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST) in New York, NY, seeks a Director of Advancement to lead fundraising, membership growth, communications, and donor engagement in a hybrid work setting.

You will drive strategic advancement initiatives, cultivate major gifts, and expand CBST's visibility within Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities, while managing a team and collaborating with clergy and volunteers.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible nonprofit fundraising or advancement experience.
• Demonstrated success in annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, grants, and donor stewardship.
• Experience with membership-based organizations, community engagement, marketing, and/or communications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a gift for compelling storytelling.
• Strong strategic thinking, organizational, project-management, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Spearheading CBST's annual fundraising, major gifts, planned giving, grants, and special campaigns, including but not limited to: fundraising events, donor cultivation opportunities, Pride initiatives, and other special programs.
• Managing and growing relationships with major donors and building a strong pipeline of future supporters.
• Expanding membership recruitment, engagement, stewardship, and retention.
• Developing an integrated advancement strategy, including annual goals, plans, calendars, and budgets.
• Driving marketing, communications, and institutional storytelling that bring CBST's mission and impact to life.
• Partnering with the Executive Director and Senior Co-Clergy on public messaging and communications related to issues central to CBST and its community.
• Strengthening CBST's brand and presence throughout New York City's Jewish, LGBTQ+, philanthropic, and broader civic communities.
• Fostering relationships with donors and members by bringing together clergy, staff, Board members, and lay leaders in coordinated stewardship and engagement efforts.
• Providing strategic oversight of advancement systems and data to support strong decision-making, effective relationship management, and long-term growth.
• Guiding and supporting the Manager of Development Operations, Membership & Engagement Manager, and Communications Coordinator.

Skills

Fundraising

Major gifts

Donor stewardship

Membership growth

Communications

Storytelling

Relationship building

Strategic thinking

CRM

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST) in New York, NY, seeks a Director of Advancement to lead fundraising, membership growth, communications, and donor engagement in a hybrid work setting.

You will drive strategic advancement initiatives, cultivate major gifts, and expand CBST's visibility within Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities, while managing a team and collaborating with clergy and volunteers.