Description

Reach Out and Read of Greater New York (ROR GNY) shares the power of reading with over 250,000 children every year by incorporating books into pediatric care and empowering and advising caregivers to read aloud to their children at home. We train doctors and nurse practitioners to provide children with developmentally and linguistically appropriate books to take home during every well-child visit. For most of the families we serve, the books we provide are the first books in the children’s home libraries. 

The first five years of life are a crucial time for cognitive growth, with approximately 90% of brain development occurring during that period. Children who start kindergarten cognitively behind rarely catch up, and disparities in early childhood tend to persist throughout school and life. Fighting these trends means responding with bold action, and studies show that caregiver-led guided reading is the single most efficacious way to help young children develop critical thinking skills.  Reach Out and Read is the only literacy organization in the country that engages pediatricians as stewards of childhood literacy and development. We leverage the existing infrastructure to deliver a full dose of literacy support when children need it most. 

The Individual Giving & Events Manager of Reach Out and Read of Greater New York plays a critical role in fundraising to support our critical programs. They will ensure the professional functioning of all fundraising events including our annual Benefit, Conference, and Race for Little Readers, as well as manage a growing individual giving donor base.  The Individual Giving & Events Manager manages all areas of individual giving and events, is a key member of the team, and reports to the Executive Director.  

Specific Responsibilities: 

Events: 

Lead planning for all fundraising events and opportunities including annual conference, donor cultivation events, endurance events, and holiday/spring appeals.  Meet and exceed fundraising goals and reach strategic plan fundraising benchmarks. 
Represent the organization externally, including finding marketing opportunities to raise organizational profile. 
Individual Giving: 

Serve as board liaison on fundraising initiatives and engage the Development and Benefit Committee to reach their give/get goals.   
Conduct individual prospect research, providing tailored analysis to support Executive Director, Board, and IGEM portfolios. Manage an individual pipeline and portfolio and provide support to the Board and Executive Director for their portfolio.  Recruit potential prospects for board and committee positions.   
Oversee and create development materials including annual report, annual appeal, emails, newsletters, website, toolkits, and more.  
Support the advancement and growth of individual giving-focused initiatives and continuously refine the ROR GNY individual giving program according to best practices in the field  
Manage and implement the department’s stewardship process, including acknowledgment letters, moves management, in-person cultivation events, and donor engagement activities.    
Fund Development & Other: 

Manage Salesforce donor data and pull reports upon request for funders, board, and Executive Director. Manage and optimize Salesforce campaigns to track revenue streams.  
Oversee social media content creation and calendar planning with social media consultant. 
Monitor progress to goals on a monthly basis and prepare compelling and accurate reports for the Executive Director and Board.   
Execute other related duties and projects as assigned.   
Who You Are: 

Comfortable leading meetings and events and rallying community members towards raising funds for ROR GNY 
Highly organized and excellent attention to detail, highly skilled at managing multiple, simultaneous priorities  
High energy, creative, self-starter and continuous learning approach to fundraising 
A goal-oriented, entrepreneurial spirit and systems thinker passionate about building development infrastructure with finite resources. 
Qualifications: 

Bachelor’s degree required 
3-5 years work experience within a non-profit Development department required. 
Individual giving or event-related fundraising experience required. 
Fundraising database experience required.   
Proactive attitude, creative thinking, sense of humor, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment 
Experience working within small, entrepreneurial teams 
What You Can Expect: 

Reach out and Read has a high-performing, fast-paced, supportive and entrepreneurial culture defined by our commitment to supporting early literacy across Greater New York.  We believe in providing our team members with the support, resources, and energy they need to be successful in our organization and in the non-profit field in general.  If you take on this position, you can expect to be offered a compensation package, including salary and benefits that would be commensurate with your experience.  Some of the benefits we offer to our team include, but are not limited to: 

Medical insurance covered at 80% for employee and family, plus vision and dental 
20 vacation days and 10 paid holidays, plus sick & personal time, year-end office closure, and half day summer Fridays.   
Retirement Plan:  ROR GNY matches contributions up to 5% after one year 
Professional development trainings funded by the organization 
A supportive, caring, hard-working team dedicated to early literacy 
An opportunity to meaningfully impact the lives of 250,000 children  
Location: Remote, with regular commutes within Greater New York approximately 60% of the time. 

Salary: Commensurate with experience between $80,000 – $100,000.     

How to Apply: Applications containing a cover letter, resume, and fundraising sample (redacted for confidentiality) will be evaluated on a rolling basis.  In addition to connecting your skills and experience to the role, we encourage you to use the cover letter to express your personality and passion for early literacy (we love book recommendations).  Please put “Individual Giving & Events Manager” in the subject line.  They should be directed to the Executive Director, Emily Marchese,emarchese@reachoutandreadnyc.org  No phone calls please.  We do not use AI to screen applicants, each one will be read by the Executive Director.   

Reach Out and Read of Greater New York is an equal opportunity employer.