Development Manager (New York City, NY)

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is seeking a highly organized and motivated fundraising professional to provide donor, fundraising, and operational support to the local development team. This role involves managing a portfolio of individual giving donors and providing event and administrative support to ensure fundraising success across the Greater New York territory. Responsibilities Responsible for fundraising through foundation/grant proposals, individual giving, and third-party/DIY/community fundraisers Manage and review daily campaign data through reports, dashboards, and revenue analysis to identify opportunities to drive campaign revenue Regularly monitor fundraising portfolio performance to ensure accurate forecasting, recognition of fundraising and recruitment milestones, and maximized retention and revenue Conduct data mining to identify and acquire corporate partners, foundations, sponsors, and community leaders Support development team fundraising goals through high-touch phone calls, written correspondence, follow-up, stewardship strategies, and strong customer service Provide excellent donor and event support by responding to inquires in a timely, solutions-oriented manner Attend local tabling and outreach opportunities to generate community support and drive participation in local fundraising events Assist with writing, editing, and packaging funding proposals and sponsorship materials Manage grant, foundation, and corporate partner online application submissions Maintain accurate and complete prospect, donor, and constituent records in CRM systems and trackers, ensuring contacts, next steps, and tasks are consistently documented Manage and execute donor mailings, acknowledgements, and related communications Support national initiatives and implement local social media strategies to promote fundraising, event participation, and community engagement Provide general administrative support, including serving as a liaison to the service center, processing payables and receivables, assisting with budget entry, and supporting Executive Director constituent and donor interactions Ensure compliance with ADA policies, including risk management, event protocols, cash handling, and financial controls Support additional fundraising events, activities, and programs as assigned Provide event operations for market events including State of Diabetes, Evening to End Diabetes, and Step Out Walk (pre-event planning, event-day execution, and post-event follow-up as needed) Staff lead for event volunteers tasked with event day execution and experience, including auction, VIP experience, participants living with diabetes, and other local event day opportunities Supports the development of the market’s local pipeline of constituents and event leaders, to drive market activity, leading all prospect research and data entry management Identify and implement marketing opportunities, partnerships, influencer relationships, and other opportunities to increase ADA’s presence and awareness within assigned market territory that drive business goals Supports and maintains the vision, mission, priorities, and guiding principles of ADA Skills Bachelor's degree 1+ years of professional experience in fundraising, events, and volunteerism Ability to present ADA's mission and how to get involved with groups of all sizes Ability to recruit and lead a group of volunteers to support event day execution Demonstrated experience recruiting individuals to support an organization Demonstrated ability to mobilize and motivate individuals to achieve goals Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities for growth in relationships Ability to organize time effectively and manage multiple tasks simultaneously Initiative and independence, combined with the ability to work well as part of a team Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact professionally with a variety of constituencies Excellent verbal and written skills, creativity, independent judgment, attention to detail, accuracy, strong editing skills, and follow-through Knowledge of software including Microsoft, DonorDrive (or other P2P platforms), and CRM Reliable transportation for travel Ability to travel as needed for meetings and events required Must be able to work occasional nights and weekends as needed to support events Authorization to work in the US required Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to fifteen pounds Must live within 50 miles of New York City, NY Benefits Industry competitive base pay of $66,300 annually. This position is eligible to participate in the Development Incentive Program. A culture of recognition including new hire welcome announcements, service anniversary awards, referral bonuses, monthly All Employee Assembly, appreciation awards Generous Paid Time Off, including holidays, vacation days, personal days and sick days Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), disability & life insurance, pet insurance, and retirement savings Guided by our mission, we provide top tier diabetes supply coverage through our medical benefits program A company focus on offering mental health programs and work/life balance with most of our employees working remote Company Overview Diabetes Educators is a Health, Wellness and Fitness company located in 170 N 1100 E, American Fork, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1940, and is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is