Manager of Individual Giving in New York

ORGANIZATION

Organization Overview
As a national leader in deeper learning in public education, Harlem Village Academies (HVA) is distinguished as the only charter school network in New York offering a Montessori program for its youngest students and culminating with the prestigious International Baccalaureate (IB) program for its high school students. 

HVA is a community of PK-12 schools, a college preparatory program, and a graduate school, the Deeper Learning Institute. In addition, HVA is launching a new national initiative that will build on and encapsulate its 20 years of work in pursuit of deeper learning and education equity across the country.

The unique educational model at HVA focuses on independent thinking, ethical leadership, intellectual curiosity, and intrinsic motivation. Serving 98% Black and Latino students, HVA consistently outperforms the district, city, and state by wide margins, 100% of students...

The Manager of Individual Giving will join a high-performing Advancement team of 24 professionals—including development, marketing, and communications staff—which is responsible for raising over $15 million annually in philanthropic support. Individual Giving at Friends of the High Line (FHL) is a seven-person team that encompasses membership, major gifts, development operations, and a future planned giving program, with the goal to raise approximately $3.5 million in 2024.

The Manager of Individual Giving will help support the expansion of FHL’s individual donor pipeline, and year-over-year revenue growth, by managing its mid-level giving program, including its annual calendar of events, mailings, and communications. They will also serve as the primary writer and copy editor for the Individual Giving team by drafting a range of persuasive fundraising materials—from e-mail copy and correspondence to the annual year-end appeal and proposals for restricted projects. This...