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About the Role

The ACLU seeks an Associate for Nationwide Portfolio Strategy & Prospect Development to support the day-to-day operations of the Development Department. This role is crucial for building long-term donor relationships and partnerships to advance the ACLU's mission.

Responsibilities

• Manage the administration of the nationwide prospect research queue, tracking requests and ensuring timely completion.
• Respond to or escalate general questions and research requests via email or the research request form.
• Maintain a weekly call list of new major donors, adding contact information and research notes.
• Vet lists of new and upgraded mid-level and major donors to identify those with the capacity for major gifts.
• Conduct prospect and donor research using online databases, in-house data, and other references.
• Determine gift capacity ranges through independent decision-making.
• Complete qualifying research requests and prepare event bios and qualification lists.
• Format and prepare spreadsheets for upload into research databases.
• Upload files to and maintain lists of research resources on the ACLU intranet.
• Stay current regarding prospect development best practices.
• Anticipate and identify problems within defined workflows and solve them.
• Provide administrative and logistical support for Portfolio Strategy projects.
• Track internal budgets and process invoices and expenses.
• Coordinate team’s travel logistics.
• Support special projects and perform other administrative duties as assigned.
• Respond to all general questions directed to the prospect development team.

Requirements

• Foundational experience in nonprofit fundraising, database management, or prospect development.
• Strong communication skills, conveying clarity, specificity, and accuracy.
• Experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders on shared projects.
• Demonstrated aptitude for planning, prioritizing, organizing, and follow-through.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with overlapping deadlines.
• Skilled in executing administrative tasks with attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and handle sensitive donor information with integrity.
• Commitment to prospect research ethics and ACLU's strong privacy principles.

Skills

• Database management
• Prospect development
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Planning
• Prioritization
• Organization
• Follow-through
• Attention to detail
• Confidentiality
• Research

Location

• New York, NY

Work Type

• Full-time
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Associate

Salary/Compensations

• $89,020

Benefits

• Generous paid time-off policy
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• Parental leave
• Gender affirming care & fertility treatment
• 401k plan with employer match
• Annual professional development funds
• Internal professional development programs and workshops

About the Company

• For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.
• The ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people, including ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ+ community, establishing new privacy protections, and preserving the right to vote or have an abortion.

Equal Opportunity

• Accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all.
• We are committed to anti-oppression, anti-ableism, and anti-racism internally as we are externally.
• We strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
• The ACLU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.