The New Jewish Home (TNJH) seeks a full time Development Coordinator to join our team. The Development Coordinator will sit in our Upper Manhattan location.

Job Summary: The Development Coordinator works across the Development Department to advance the organization’s fundraising and marketing initiatives by supporting department leaders in developing and executing fundraising plans, maintaining donor relationships and securing new ones, and creating collateral.

Reports To: Chief Development Officer

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare and follow up on meetings with donors, board and committees, including writing correspondence and meeting materials

• Conduct research and create strategies for donors, prospects and legacy funding

• Ensure effective use of donor management system—in partnership with outside firm—to measure and achieve development goals

• Coordinate gift processing, acknowledgements, pledge documents and contracts, pledge reminders, stewardship reports, and other queries and reports.

• Recommend development process modifications

• Interact with potential donors and the general public to secure and document gifts and support events

• Assist with creating budgets based upon anticipated fundraising results

• Work with Institutional Giving to manage funder portals and to submit effective grants and reports

• Create effective presentations and collateral for donors, prospects and board committee

• Researches, track, build relationships, and solicit grateful patients

• Coordinate stewardship gatherings and support other events, including by securing sponsorships and staff contributions

• Solicit needed in-kind donations

• Uses email/CRM platforms to communicate with donors and staff

• Provides customer service to donors and prospects

• Support fundraising goals and identifies new funding opportunities

• Manage the operations of a pipeline of donors to welcome supporters in at every level and further leverage their generosity

• As work load allows, grow a small portfolio of individual donors and vendors

• Other responsibilities as required

Specialized Skills and Competencies:

• · Excellent oral and written communications skills.

• · The Coordinator must be comfortable and confident speaking and interacting with potential and existing donors.

• · Ability to work with TNJH leadership, program staff, nursing and administrators to develop fundraising opportunities.

• · Detail-oriented, with proven experience managing multiple projects simultaneously and delivering assignments within deadlines.

• · This position requires discretion and confidentiality.

• · Technologically savvy, with proficiency in:

• Microsoft Office Suite

• Donor management systems (Raisers Edge)

• Social media platforms

• Internet based fundraising tools

• Basic design abilities

• · Creative, energetic and mission-driven, committed to realizing the potential of a bold and innovative strategic vision.

• · Strong work ethic that gives you an internal drive to exceed goals.

Age Related Skills and Competencies:

· Ability to communicate and interact effectively with adults and geriatric population.

Job Qualifications:

· A Bachelor's degree is required.

· Minimum of two years of donor relations or equivalent.

· Outstanding written communications

Physical Demands:

· Required to sit at a desk and use a computer for long periods of time.

· Ability to reach and bend in order to access files; open file draws.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising resident/patient/client care.

Note: Please submit a cover letter and resume.