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About the Role

The Development Manager, Grants & Operations serves as a strategic fundraising and operations partner, leading Studio in a School’s institutional giving portfolio and strengthening systems that support all fundraising activities. This role manages government and foundation grants from prospecting through reporting, produces compelling proposals and stewardship communications, maintains accurate donor and gift records, and delivers timely fundraising analysis. The Development Manager collaborates across departments to advance the long-term fundraising strategy.

Responsibilities

Manage a portfolio of government, foundation, and corporate funders, developing compelling proposals, applications, reports, and stewardship communications.
Own the full grant lifecycle, including prospect research, qualification, strategy, writing, internal review, submission, award tracking, compliance, and reporting.
Maintain an institutional funding calendar and coordinate internal deadlines to ensure accurate, timely submissions and deliverables.
Collaborate with the CDO on institutional fundraising strategy, annual revenue planning, and implementation of the organization’s strategic plan.
Support funder cultivation and stewardship through briefings, site visits, meetings, and timely follow-up.
Manage timely and accurate gift processing, reconciliation, acknowledgment, and documentation in coordination with Finance.
Maintain Raiser’s Edge records, coding standards, constituent information, actions, and data-quality protocols.
Produce mailing lists, donor segments, and campaign data; conduct regular database cleanup and quality-control reviews.
Prepare fundraising dashboards, revenue reports, pipeline analyses, and materials for the CDO, senior leadership, and Board of Directors.
Maintain development files and documentation to support strong institutional memory, reporting accuracy, and audit readiness.
Manage fundraising systems, workflows, templates, and procedures to increase efficiency and support evolving revenue goals.
Provide administrative and operational support for fundraising events, including invitations, registrations, donor lists, materials, and follow-up.
Coordinate event logistics and vendors as needed, working closely with Development colleagues and external partners.
Serve as a responsive partner to colleagues across Studio, gathering information and translating program impact into effective fundraising materials.
Contribute to department planning, special initiatives, and other development priorities as assigned.
Other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
A minimum of three years of experience in a Development office with a broad understanding of institutional fundraising practices.
Experience using Raiser’s Edge and Raiser’s Edge NXT.
Experience with Microsoft Office.
Strong familiarity with online donation platforms such as Network for Good.
Strong familiarity with e-communication platforms such as Constant Contact.
Knowledge of New York City philanthropic community preferred.
Knowledge of government arts agencies preferred.
Knowledge of arts education preferred.
Knowledge of the visual arts field preferred.
Commitment to the mission of Studio in a School.
Self-motivation, assertiveness, positive demeanor and willingness to work in a collaborative team environment.
Strong work ethic; highly organized and able to anticipate, plan for, and reach deadlines.
Willingness to take the initiative and prioritize and manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent writing and editing skills.
High comfort level working with financial data.
Practiced in handling confidential information and appropriate use of discretion.
Applications will only be accepted with a cover letter.

Skills

Institutional fundraising
Grant management
Proposal writing
Stewardship communications
Prospect research
Fundraising analysis
Raiser's Edge
Raiser's Edge NXT
Microsoft Office
Network for Good
Constant Contact
Database management
Financial data analysis
Writing
Editing

Location

New York, NY

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

3+ years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

$75,000-$79,000

Benefits

Generous paid time off
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance/Disability Insurance
Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Commuter Benefits
403b Retirement Plan
Aflac supplemental benefits
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

About the Company

Studio in a School fosters the creative and intellectual development of young people through quality visual arts programs, directed by professional Artist Instructors, arts and cultural internships, and apprentice-based learning in the arts.
The organization also collaborates with and develops the capacity of classroom teachers, school leadership, and others who provide or support arts programming and creative development for young people both in and outside of schools.

Equal Opportunity

Studio in a School is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to hire staff members who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.
All positions at Studio in a School are filled without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, employment status, HIV/AIDS status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
All are encouraged to apply.