Assistant Director, Planned Giving

ABOUT BCRF

Breast cancer is a complex disease with no simple solution. Every diagnosis is unique and puts lives  must stop breast cancer in its tracks, and research is the answer. Founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation is the largest private funder of breast cancer research in the world. We invest in a wide range of research—including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and metastasis—because each area of investigation informs another, propelling us toward the solutions we urgently need.

We convene and connect the best minds in science—giving them the opportunity to pursue their most innovative ideas. Our combination of investment and cross‑disciplinary collaboration accelerates the entire field and builds momentum for new discoveries. BCRF‑funded investigators have been behind every major breakthrough in breast cancer research, and the field is moving faster than ever. We are fueling the world’s most promising research and we can’t stop now.

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) seeks to hire an Assistant Director, Planned Giving to join the Development & Events Department. The Assistant Director, Planned Giving will collaborate closely with the Managing Director, Development and Legacy Giving on the growth and administration of BCRF’s Legacy Giving Program. This position will work closely with a dynamic team of development professionals, and experience first‑hand the inner workings of a premier nonprofit organization.

This role reports directly to the Managing Director, Development & Legacy Giving. This position is based in New York, New York. BCRF currently requires staff to work onsite a minimum of three days per week.

• Bequest Administration
  • Tracking confirmed and realized bequests in Raiser’s Edge.
  • In collaboration with the Database and Donor Services team, managing data hygiene and reporting.
  • Working with attorneys and executors to ensure realized bequests are fulfilled in a timely manner.
  • Responding to phone and email inquiries from individuals wishing to learn more about leaving BCRF in their estate plans.
  • Preparing acknowledgement letters and listings.
• Marketing and Communications
  • Maintaining updated collateral materials and digital content.
  • Working with vendors on creation of annual mailings.
  • Working closely with Marketing and Communications team to ensure website content is up to date and accurate based on current planned giving trends and tax laws.
  • Managing data for targeted marketing campaigns, including list pull/cleaning and reporting.
  • Collaborating with Marketing and Communications team to produce and send 4‑8 eblasts a year.
  • Serving as liaison with Free Will, including maintaining meeting agendas, managing portal, pulling data reports, and spearheading stewardship efforts to ensure BCRF is maximizing our National Feature partnership.
• Stewardship and Donor Outreach
  • Ensure legacy giving donors and prospects are assigned to portfolios and actively cultivated, solicited, and stewarded as appropriate.
  • Reach out to donors who have expressed an interest in making BCRF part of their estate plans.
  • Preparing custom donor correspondence, such as proposals, reports, emails, and research briefings to help secure legacy gifts.
  • Managing stewardship for Free Will donors, to engage and build loyalty to the organization and inspire current use gifts.
  • Collaborating with Major Gifts to identify and act on opportunities for blended gifts.
  • Working closely with colleagues across the organization to ensure members of the Evelyn H. Lauder Legacy Society are appropriately recorded, thanked, and stewarded.
  • Assume other duties as assigned.

• A minimum of 8 years of non‑profit development experience with at least 3 years of full‑time planned giving experience.
• Proficiency in Raiser’s Edge database.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office required; knowledge of Adobe, InDesign, Canva and Power
  
  BI preferred.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to execute projects from start to finish on time.
• Superb communication skills including verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Experience working with high‑level donors and external…