Owned by the City of New York, the High Line works with its communities, neighborhoods, and city to reimagine public space. We raise nearly 100% of our own annual budget for programming, maintenance, and operations, in partnership with NYC Parks.
Through excellence in operations, stewardship, innovative programming, and world-class design, we seek to engage the vibrant and diverse community on and around the High Line, and to raise the essential private funding to help complete the High Line’s construction and create an endowment for its future operations.
The development coordinator supports both the High Line’s membership program and patron program, which currently has over 7,000 members, as well as the day-to-day management of our internal fundraising database. This position reports to the membership officer with a dotted line to the database administrator. This is a full time, non-exempt position that is expected to work 37.5 hours a week.
Process all individual giving donations received in the office or online, including completing donation forms and gift entry and reporting in Raiser’s Edge
Use Raiser’s Edge to provide weekly program revenue reports, campaign results, and other data, and provide summaries and analysis of this data as needed
Maintain organized, up-to-date donor and gift record files
Use Raiser’s Edge queries and exports to create lists for mailings, providing comprehensive review of these lists to ensure that the proper data is both included and suppressed
Assist in the creation of print materials for membership renewals and special appeals, including review of proofs and setups, routing of drafts, and delivery of materials to vendors
Support the establishment and maintenance of strong personal relationships with donors through weekly stewardship outreach
During on-site retail season, liaise with retail staff on membership solicitation; supply current membership lists on biweekly basis and provide additional support when requested
Work with direct mail consultants, lettershops, and caging company to implement and track membership campaigns on an ongoing basis
Handle all aspects of monthly donor correspondence, including collection of updated payment information
Respond to and route donor and member inquiries on a daily basis
Draft donor correspondence and acknowledgment letters as needed
Ensure timely and accurate acknowledgements of all individual giving donations and fulfillment of membership benefits
Oversee inventory of membership premiums, benefits, and other supplies
Coordinate registration for monthly member tours
Review and submit departmental invoices
Assist with other tasks as needed
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail Strong writing skills
Highly motivated, flexible, and comfortable multitasking
Great interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of people
Computer and internet literacy, including at least 1 – 2 years of experience with a database program, Google Suite, and Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
1– 2 years of fundraising/development or relevant experience
Preferred qualifications
Experience with Raiser’s Edge
Bachelor’s degree
Abilities
Candidates must be able to:
Sit at a desk for extended periods of time
Occasionally work evenings and weekends
Travel along the High Line
Lift boxes weighing up to 25lbs
Submit a completed application via our online portal: thehighline.workable.com/
Only those whose applications are being considered will be contacted. No phone calls please.
Friends of the High Line is a proud equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, familial or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.