Development Manager

Development Manager

The Yiddish Book Center seeks a Development Manager to join this dynamic cultural organization and help grow its fundraising program. Now in its 45th year, the Center, located in Amherst, Massachusetts, recovers, preserves, teaches, and celebrates Yiddish literature and culture to advance a fuller understanding of Jewish history and identity. The Center has launched a $35 million endowment campaign to secure its vision for the future and celebrate its 50^th anniversary. The Development Manager will support the director of institutional advancement, and manage the administrative functions of the development office, including planned giving and bequests databases, and track grant applications.

Responsibilities include:

• Support all aspects of the Center’s fundraising mission
• Manage administrative functions of Development office
• Track and document current program initiatives and naming opportunities
• Identify and conduct donor relations and stewardship activities, including coordination of annual endowment reports to donors who have established funds
• Prepare Charitable Gift Annuity agreements, Manage Yerushe Society- Legacy Giving Society, endowment fund listings, track bequests and bequest intentions; and serve as liaison with Free Will
• Manage Donor Search database, Conduct individual and group screenings using Donor Search and Windfall, and track Free Will transactions
• Coordinate activities of Board of Trustees Development Committee and serve as minute scribe for committee meetings
• Oversee maintenance and organization of development records. Produce and edit development materials and correspondence. Run queries, compile reports and manage development-related aspects of Raiser’s Edge NXT donor database, and batch gifts of $1,000+ and all gifts to Tsukunft – The Future Campaign
• Track grant and foundation applications and assist in proposal document preparation

Qualifications:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills 
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Sense of humor, entrepreneurial spirit, flexibility and ability to work in a team
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Minimum of 3 year experience with development or related field
• Experience with Raiser’s Edge NXT ,Donor Search, and Windfall or comparable CRM software a plus
• This is a full-time on-site position, occasional evening and weekend work and travel required

The Center offers a full benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, paid vacation and sick time, and retirement matching.

Email cover letter and resume to: [email protected] and put “Development Manager” in the subject line. No phone calls, please.

The Yiddish Book Center is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply.