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About the Role
The Assistant Director, Campaign supports the planning and implementation of NYBG’s Branching Out fundraising campaign and related efforts. This role assists NYBG leadership in securing significant new philanthropic investments to realize an ambitious capital construction program and new programmatic initiatives by combining project management, quantitative analysis, and persuasive writing.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain campaign budgets and tracking documents.
- Draft compelling fundraising communications, including pitch decks, grant budgets, proposals, acknowledgement letters, informal updates, and stewardship reports.
- Record donor activity and correspondence in database (Raiser’s Edge) and files.
- Prepare for and/or staff site visits for donors, including leading tours.
- Assist with staffing NYBG’s fundraising and stewardship events.
- Assist with donor/prospect research and briefings.
- Complete special projects as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- 4+ years of relevant experience in non-profit fundraising, preferably in a comparable cultural, educational, or scientific institution.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills, with an ability to plan and balance multiple projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Sharp attention to detail.
- Exceptional persuasive writing, proofreading, and editing skills.
- Experience with visual and multimedia persuasive communications.
- Experience preparing grant budgets.
- Propriety, thoughtfulness, sound judgment, and discretion.
- Willingness to work occasional evenings/weekends for events and donor visits.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and particularly Excel) required.
- Experience with Raiser’s Edge or a comparable CRM preferred.
- Ability to stand, walk, sit, and use hands.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to work outdoors under a variety of weather conditions.
- Ability to work under low, moderate, or loud work conditions.
Skills
- Project management
- Quantitative analysis
- Persuasive writing
- Budgeting
- Tracking documents
- Fundraising communications
- Pitch decks
- Grant budgets
- Proposals
- Acknowledgement letters
- Informal updates
- Stewardship reports
- Database management (Raiser's Edge)
- Donor research
- Prospect research
- Visual communications
- Multimedia communications
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel)
- CRM software (preferred)
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 4+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $75,000-$80,000
Benefits
- 15 Vacation Days
- 13 Paid Holidays
- 12 Sick Days
- Health and Dental Insurance Coverage
- 401K
- Pension Plan
About the Company
- The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG)
Equal Opportunity
- EOE