About New York Junior Tennis & Learning:

For over fifty years, New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL) has honored its founder Arthur Ashe’s legacy by celebrating the diversity of children, encouraging them to reach their highest potential through free tennis and academic programs. NYJTL is the largest provider of youth tennis and education programs in the nation, providing services in 100 unique sites across all five boroughs while reaching 85,000 kids. In addition, NYJTL designed, funded (with NYC), built and operates the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning in the South Bronx. All NYJTL community tennis and after school programs are offered at no cost to its participants.

The mission of NYJTL is to develop the character of young people through tennis and education for a lifetime of success on and off the court. It believes life skills gained through tennis, academics, healthy living, and character development are a catalyst for long-term achievement.

Position Summary:

The Development Associate will report to and work closely with the Director of Philanthropy to support the operations and smooth functioning of the development department. They will assist with a full range of tasks, including gift processing, fundraising campaigns, donor database maintenance, as well as analysis and reconciliation. This is an ideal opportunity for a people-friendly, tech-savvy individual who is passionate about youth development in underserved communities.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Assist with the research and creation of donor profiles and new leads
• Prepare written communication for the solicitation of prospective institutional funders and individuals
• Print and mail donor correspondence, reports, kits, materials
• Correspond with donors re: gift proposal, acknowledgment, status
• Collaborate with the marketing team re: digital collateral, company swag, and website presence
• Provide operational support for the annual gala and other special events, as needed
• Maintain records in Raiser’s Edge donor database - client information, mailing lists, accurate coding
• Create and run tracking reports/dashboards for management
• Work with the finance department on revenue reconciliation
• Work with the Information Technology department to stay abreast of Raiser’s Edge software updates, security patches and external threats
• Respond to development-related enquiries and requests for information from internal staff
• Manage NYJTL's volunteer recruiting and onboarding

Qualities/Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, English, Journalism or similar
• 2 years' experience with any of the following: fundraising, campaigns, newsletters, publishing, event planning, direct sales, customer service, marketing
• Prior experience with donor management software (Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce, etc.) strongly preferred
• Technologically savvy and comfortable using social media and other online platforms
• Excellent interpersonal and written/spoken communication skills
• Interest in tennis, community service, youth development, education
• Hands-on approach to work execution

The above is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by this position. Other functions may be assigned, and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.

Salary Range

$55,000– $62,000K

NYJTL values the diversity of the people we hire and inspire. Diversity at our organization means fostering a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected, and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person’s talents and strengths without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation/affectional preference, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We center equity in all our work and in our hiring practices.