Development Associate - Museum coordinates fundraising, membership campaigns, annual fund, and sponsorship initiatives and events. Conducts grant research and writes proposals. Being a Development Associate - Museum administers correspondence with individual donors, maintains donor databases, and provides statistical reports on developmental activities. Typically requires a bachelor's degree. Additionally, Development Associate - Museum typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. The Development Associate - Museum gains exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. Occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. To be a Development Associate - Museum typically requires 2 to 4 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
For over four decades, National Dance Institute has been delivering its award-winning arts and learning programs to public school children throughout New York City and around the world in the belief that the arts, and dance and music in particular, have a unique power to engage children and motivate them toward excellence.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
NDI is seeking a talented and motivated individual to join our growing full-time Development team in a hybrid capacity at our state-of-the-art facility in Harlem.
Reporting to the Deputy Director of Advancement, the Development Associate provides administrative support to an expanding team. The Development Associate’s primary responsibilities are in department administration and project management, with the topline priorities of ensuring smooth workflow of significant Development team projects, maintaining the integrity of department data and processes, and ensuring that donors are promptly recognized and responded to.
The Development Associate also supports events and special projects of the Development department. This role holds an important piece of donor relationships, often in the vein of gift processing or event coordination, requiring attention to detail and a high level of donor support. Additionally, this position requires coordination and work with colleagues across all National Dance Institute departments, making relationship building a key to success in this role.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic fundraising team whose vision is to support National Dance Institute’s work in providing the highest quality arts education programs to over 6,500 New York City public school children each year. The candidate must be an exceptional writer, a quick learner, a creative thinker, a team player, detail oriented, and deadline sensitive. The salary for this role is $45,000.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Administrative Support
Provide administrative support to the Chief Advancement Officer
Provide clerical support to fellow Development team members (scheduling, activity coordination, meeting prep, prospect research)
Gift Processing
Manage gift acknowledgement process (timely and accurate entry in database, maintain clean and up-to-date donor records, produce donor-centered acknowledgements, etc.)
Project Support
Serve as the point person for all departmental communications needs
Draft collateral and templates (letters, briefings)
Other responsibilities as needed
DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience with databases and other software such as Raiser’s Edge is preferred, not required
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