Manager, Individual Giving; Hybrid

POSITION SUMMARY

The Manager, Individual Giving will join a 17-person Development and Marketing team, raising approximately $14 million annually from individual donors, foundations and institutions, corporations, special events, and government to support our free programs in New York City parks. Reporting to the Director, Individual Giving & Special Events, this position will play a critical role in supporting the department’s individual donor portfolio, and offer fundraising support to our Board of Directors and Executive Director.

The Manager will be responsible for managing and monitoring all non-membership individual giving, with a focus on mid-level and major donor prospecting, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship. The Manager will also help oversee our online giving for a positive and up-to-date user experience.

$60,000 - $70,000.00 per year

• Oversee the non-membership individual donor pipeline from prospect research through solicitation and stewardship
• Manage a portfolio of donors of their own, and also support senior staff with their individual portfolios
• Develop strategies to improve donor retention and upgrades
• Engage new and existing donors through cultivation at Summer Stage concerts and planning program site visits, receptions, and special events
• Serve as liaison for Board of Directors to support their personal giving and their solicitations
• Working with the membership manager to identify Young Patron donors for advanced giving
• Assist in special event donor identification and cultivation and in honoree research for our fundraising events
• Oversee Individual Giving data entry and moves management in our database system
• Oversee a calendar of and prepare required deliverables, including gift impact updates, quarterly program reports, solicitation letters and year end program summaries
• Oversee our digital donor experience and website donation pages, supporting recurring gifts, DAF giving, matching gifts and social giving campaigns
• Additional department general responsibilities as needed

• 3 years of successful fundraising experience in a non-profit development office, working with individual donors
• Exceptional research, organizational, and relationship-building skills
• Excellent writing and storytelling skills
• Experience working with board and senior leadership is preferred
• Knowledge of fundraising trends
• Experience with digital fundraising and social fundraising a plus
• Strong CRM skills (Salesforce preferred) and experience with donor software
• Ability to work on nights and weekends as needed
• Passion for our mission of providing free programs in arts, environmental education, sports and community engagement in NYC parks and other public spaces

At City Parks Foundation (CPF), we are dedicated to invigorating and transforming New York City parks into dynamic, vibrant centers of urban life through arts, environmental education, sports, and community building programs for all New Yorkers. Our ethos is simple: we believe thriving parks mean thriving communities.

Community engagement includes Partnerships for Parks, a public-private program of City Parks Foundation and NYC Parks, which supports and champions a growing network of community leaders who care and advocate for the transformation of our neighborhood parks and the Parks and Open Space Partners-NYC coalition of conservancies and alliances. We also administer the NYC Green Fund, a regranting program for parks and open space nonprofits and grassroots organizations.

We produce Summer Stage, the iconic free, outdoor performing arts festival in NYC, presenting world-class artists from across the globe and our own neighborhoods on our mainstage in Central Park and in local parks in all five boroughs, and our Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre and roving Puppet Mobile present marionette puppet theater throughout New York City.

We connect youngsters to nature in the urban environment through progressive, experiential teaching. Using parks as classrooms, we provide learning experiences and hands‑on activities in urban forests, coastal areas, and gardens.

Free golf, tennis, track & field, soccer, and fitness programs bring high‑quality instruction and equipment into areas where few organized athletic opportunities exist. We offer leveled training, year‑round scholarship coaching, and special pro events.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. City Parks Foundation does not offer visa sponsorship.