Donor Growth & Engagement Manager

ADAPT Community Network; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading benefits

Paid training

Competitive benefits

Job summary

ADAPT Community Network is seeking an Individual Giving Manager to grow annual giving and strengthen donor engagement across our NYC programs. Reporting to the Senior Director of Partnerships, you will cultivate, solicit, steward, and retain donors while building a sustainable pipeline of annual and major gifts.

You will collaborate with leadership, program staff and volunteers, create donor communications and campaigns, and analyze giving performance to inform strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Experience in nonprofit fundraising.
• Experience in sales, relationship management, or related field.
• Experience supporting fundraising campaigns and donor engagement.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Raiser's Edge, donor management systems.
• Knowledge of donor cultivation, stewardship, and moves management.
• Experience with prospect research and wealth screening.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret fundraising metrics.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Maintain the strictest confidentiality.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Represent ADAPT professionally with donors and partners.
• Passion for ADAPT's mission and nonprofit disability sector.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of individual donors and prospects.
• Develop and implement annual giving strategies to increase donor acquisition, retention, and upgrade rates.
• Cultivate and steward donors through meetings, events, calls, personalized outreach, and engagement opportunities.
• Manage recurring giving and monthly donor programs.
• Create donor communications, including appeals, stewardship materials, newsletters, and impact reports.
• Collaborate on year-end campaigns, Giving Tuesday initiatives, and other fundraising appeals.
• Identify and qualify major gift prospects through prospect research and donor analytics.
• Maintain accurate donor records, engagement activity, and revenue tracking within donor management systems.
• Coordinate donor recognition efforts and stewardship events.
• Work closely with Marketing to develop donor-centered content and fundraising campaigns.
• Analyze individual giving performance and provide recommendations to leadership.
• Assist with volunteer fundraising committees and peer-to-peer fundraising initiatives.
• Support special events and organizational fundraising initiatives as needed.

Skills

Donor management

Fundraising

Communication

Relationship building

Portfolio management

Education

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Tools

Raiser's Edge

Microsoft Office

Donor management systems

fundraising software

Email platforms

Job description

ADAPT Community Network is seeking an Individual Giving Manager to grow annual giving and strengthen donor engagement across our NYC programs. Reporting to the Senior Director of Partnerships, you will cultivate, solicit, steward, and retain donors while building a sustainable pipeline of annual and major gifts.

You will collaborate with leadership, program staff and volunteers, create donor communications and campaigns, and analyze giving performance to inform strategy.