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About the Role

AFC seeks a full-time Development Associate to strengthen fundraising capacity and grow donor base. This role supports all fundraising activities, including donor database management, grants management, gift processing, and special events, ensuring efficiency and a positive donor experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary administrator/manager of the organization’s donor database and income tracking systems.
• Ensure all revenue is tracked, processed, and acknowledged in a timely manner.
• Prepare data and run reports for the Development and Finance teams.
• Analyze donor data to facilitate strategy and planning.
• Maintain organizational/administrative documents for the department and collaborate with the Operations team on the annual audit.
• Respond promptly and professionally to donor inquiries via phone and email.
• Assist with management of government and foundation grants.
• Track grant payment schedules and record grant payments.
• Assist in the preparation of supporting materials for grant applications and reports.
• Assist with planning and execution of all Special Events and Campaigns.
• Provide administrative support for event production and campaigns.
• Create online donation portals for events and campaigns.
• Attend and provide necessary support at events.
• Work closely with Spring Benefit Event Planning Consultant to provide administrative support.

Requirements

• Understanding of and alignment with AFC’s mission.
• Desire to learn and apply diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism principles.
• 1-3 years professional experience required; fundraising experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Excel required; comfort using all other Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience with donor database application is required.
• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated ability to pay close attention to detail.
• Proven ability to prioritize, take initiative, and work collaboratively in a team.
• Strong communication skills that are consistently prompt and highly responsive.
• Ability to anticipate and satisfy internal (staff) and external (donor) needs.
• Intellectual curiosity and ability to think outside of the box to efficiently solve problems.
• Humor, imagination, and a love for new challenges welcome.

Skills

• Donor database management
• Grants management
• Gift processing and acknowledgement
• Special events support
• Data analysis
• Excel proficiency
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Salesforce (preferred)
• Communication skills
• Organizational skills
• Detail-oriented
• Problem-solving

Location

• New York

Work Type

• Full-time
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 1-3 years professional experience

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree

Salary/Compensations

• $63,702 - $69,323

Benefits

• Medical and dental insurance with full premium coverage option for staff and dependents
• 10 federal holidays
• Office closure between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• 15 vacation days
• 15 paid time off days in the first year
• 403(b) plan with fully vested employer match
• Life insurance coverage
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance coverage

About the Company

• Advocates For Children (AFC) is a dynamic social justice organization ensuring high-quality education for New York students facing barriers to academic success, particularly those from low-income backgrounds.
• AFC works on behalf of at-risk children and youth due to poverty, race, ethnicity, disability, homelessness, limited English proficiency, or involvement in the child welfare or legal systems.
• AFC uses integrated strategies to advance systemic reform, empower families, and advocate for educational rights.
• AFC's values include being Family-Centered, leveraging Expertise from over 50 years of experience, demonstrating Passion for dismantling educational obstacles, fostering Community through collaboration, championing Justice through legal tools, and driving Impact through concrete results.

Equal Opportunity

• AFC is an equal opportunity employer that actively seeks to recruit and retain a diverse staff.
• Encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, parents of persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or gender expressions, and persons of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability or other protected characteristic.