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Number of Positions: 1Position Overview
The Development Manager will support and expand City Year Jacksonville’s philanthropic initiatives, including management of grants, corporate sponsors and individual, mid-level and major gifts that support the organization. Reporting to the Managing Director of Advancement, the Development Manager will be responsible for developing a strategy to create and grow a sustainable revenue pipeline of prospective investors. This position will also assist with alignment of communications work to support fundraising.Job Description
Grant Management
Research and identify new private grant opportunities
Write and submit grant applications and reports
Donor Prospecting and Stewardship
Implement an individual giving strategy to increase funding for City Year Jacksonville
Strategize, oversee, and manage the cultivation and stewardship efforts for current and future annual donors ($1 – $999)
Lead all direct mail and email fundraising campaigns
Manage the Community Team, donors who have contributed at least $500 to support a specific City Year partner school. Steward current Community Team donors and recruit new members of the Community Team.
Development Operations
Lead the site’s Development Operations including gift processing, donor services, and database management
Partner with department leadership to create and monitor annual budget and fundraising goals
Manage department purchases and ordering of supplies
Communications Management
Lead site efforts to promote the City Year brand in Jacksonville. Create and implement strategies to boost brand awareness and reputation.
Manage City Year Jacksonville social media accounts, primarily Instagram and LinkedIn. Collect and create content for these platforms.
Manage and send monthly site newsletter.
Site and Organizational Collaboration
Support in any regular site centering meetings with staff or departments concerning fundraising and stakeholder engagement efforts which work to drive fund generation.
Work collaboratively with other site departments, other City Year sites, and City Year headquarters on a frequent basis.
Support and attend all major site events, including fundraisers, service days, trainings and other activities and initiatives.
Benefits
Full-time employees will be eligible for all benefits including vacation, sick days and organization holidays. You may participate in all benefit programs that City Year establishes and makes available to eligible employees, under (and subject to all provisions of) the plan documents that govern those programs. Currently, City Year offers medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and other benefits including 401(k) plan(s) pursuant to the terms and conditions of company policy and the 401(k) plan document. For more information, click here.
Employment at City Year is at-will.
City Year does not sponsor work authorization visas.
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What We Do
City Year helps students and schools succeed, while preparing the next generation of civically engaged leaders who can work across lines of difference. Diverse teams of City Year AmeriCorps members provide support to students, classrooms and the whole school. Schools that partner with City Year are up to two to three times more likely to improve in English and math assessments, and the more time students spend with AmeriCorps members, the more they improve on social, emotional and academic skills— skills that help students thrive in school and contribute to their community.
A proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network, City Year is supported by AmeriCorps, local school districts and private philanthropy. City Year partners with public schools in 29 communities across the U.S. and through international affiliates in the U.K. and South Africa.
