Major Gifts Assistant – Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) – New York, NY

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation’s most effective environmental action group, combining the grassroots power of 1.4 million members and online activists with the courtroom clout and expertise of nearly 500 lawyers, scientists and other professionals to fight for the planet and its people in the halls of Congress, communities across the country, and nations around the globe. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America’s bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations; our water enforcement cases played a major role shaping current water policy throughout the country. Today, our staff – a force for nature – work out of offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana and Beijing.

Position Summary:

NRDC is seeking a Major Gifts Assistant in our NY Office. This position provides administrative support to individuals in our Development Department, including four individuals: the National Major Gifts Director, the New York Major Gifts Director and two Regional Portfolio Managers in the New York Major Gifts Department.

This position will assist with the cultivation, stewardship, and management of NRDC’s Major Gifts donors and prospects as well as other external relationships, and will also provide extensive administrative support in planning for NRDC Major Gifts cultivation events. Job duties include preparing letters, general correspondence and donor briefings; overseeing assignments to portfolios; creating and maintaining donor and income tracking spreadsheets; researching donor prospects and current donors; maintaining major gifts databases and recording donor interactions; scheduling, recording, and gathering materials for meetings; and processing expenses and invoices.

Responsibilities:

Calendar management for supervisors, scheduling meetings, and preparing meeting materials
Assist with event planning tasks
Assist with drafting, editing and proofing correspondence to donors
Assist with donor/prospect assignments and tracking of donor/prospect contacts and strategies
Assist with outreach to Membership donors for upgrades in giving
Record meetings and distribute meeting minutes to ensure that action items are kept on track
Conduct research on prospective and existing donors and developing short, written summaries
Prepare general background materials for briefings
Prepare expense reports and process invoices
Handle travel arrangements for supervisors
Coordinate catering, AV equipment, and other logistics for conferences/meetings
General administrative tasks such as filing, mailing, printing, copying, faxing and distributing documents
Some travel may be required

Qualifications:

BA required
Experience and comfort working with high profile individuals
Excellent writing and oral communications skills
Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
Ability to work accurately and with composure under deadline pressure
Self-directed, with the ability to prioritize and simultaneously work on multiple projects
Knowledge of PIDI’s Donor Direct, Great Plains, and Adobe Acrobat a plus
Experience working in the non-profit sector preferred
Interest in environmental issues a plus

NRDC is committed to workplace diversity and inclusion. We are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a pleasant working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scale and commensurate with experience.

How to apply

To apply, please visit our website at www.nrdc.org/jobs, create a profile and upload your resume and cover letter. Please no phone calls, emails, faxes or in-person resume drop-offs. Please reference where you saw this posting. NRDC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If you are having technical difficulty while applying, please email us at hr@nrdc.org

For further information about NRDC, please visit www.nrdc.org

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