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About the Role
This role offers an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented, organized professional to build a career in nonprofit fundraising while advancing social justice. You will work closely with the Associate Director of Individual Giving and Operations, gaining hands-on experience in donor stewardship, fundraising administration, database management, and special events.
Responsibilities
- Support individual and corporate fundraising efforts, including donor and prospect research.
- Prepare gift acknowledgments, thank-you letters, and other donor correspondence.
- Maintain accurate donor records, gifts, interactions, and notes in VIP’s donor database.
- Generate donor reports, prospect and mailing lists, and other fundraising data.
- Help keep development files, documents, and procedures organized and up to date.
- Support fundraising events, including VIP’s annual benefit, with event logistics, communications, materials, donor lists, sponsor recognition, and follow-up.
- Provide administrative support to the Associate Director, including calendar management, meeting agendas and notes, and follow-up.
Requirements
- 1-2 years of nonprofit fundraising, administrative, or related work experience, or relevant degree/certification program.
- Exceptional verbal and written communications skills, with ability to engage diverse audiences.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, and work both independently and collaboratively.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
- Familiarity with CRM/donor databases (experience with Bloomerang a plus).
- Fluency in English is required; Spanish fluency is a plus.
- Willingness to learn and transferable skills are valued.
Skills
- Donor stewardship
- Fundraising administration
- Database management
- Special events support
- Microsoft Office (Excel)
- CRM/donor databases
Location
- Upper Manhattan
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-Time
Experience Level
- 1-2 years
Education Level
- Relevant degree/certification program
Salary/Compensations
- $60,000-$65,000
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Flexible work schedules
- Hybrid workplace
- Health benefits coverage up to 90% for staff and their families
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Staff led wellness committee
About the Company
- Established by Black and Latina activists in 1984, the Violence Intervention Program (VIP) is NYC’s only culturally specific organization with a mission to address domestic and sexual violence within Latine communities.
- Each year, VIP provides intensive support and services to 3,500+ survivors and children and reaches 15,000+ community members through community events and preventive education.
- VIP is committed to developing innovative programs that respond to the needs of its diverse community and reflect its organizational values.
- VIP is an organization led by and for people of color and survivors of violence.
Equal Opportunity
- The Violence Intervention Program (VIP) is an equal opportunity employer.
- We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.