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This position is located at the NOD office in Manhattan.

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities include:

DEVELOPMENT

• Working with outside consultants, plan and implement a development strategy that will ensure effective, coordinated and sustainable fundraising;

• Oversight of all fundraising and cultivation activities directed toward foundations, businesses, individuals and government, including grants development, annual campaigns, special events and major donor campaigns;

• Work with project directors to understand the priorities and funding opportunities relevant to their projects;

• Conduct public and private funding prospect research and meeting briefings for Board members and principals;

• Identify and develop potential funding opportunities, engaging both public and private funding sources;

• Support program staff in building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with funders;

• Prepare funding requests, reports, and letters of inquiry;

• Create fundraising protocols for a decentralized organization and oversee development database for tracking fundraising activity;

• Oversee communication with current and prospective funders.

COMMUNICATIONS

• Design a communications strategy that will ensure consistent messaging across NOD’s public and funder materials, website and press releases, with assistance of outside consultants, as available;

• Shepherd the re-creation of NOD’s website, and manage updates as needed;

• Coordinate content and production of all mass mailing media, including Annual Reports and periodic letters to constituents;

• Ensure all mass mailing media, including program-specific media, accurately represent NOD in both content and design;

• Collaborate with the staff across NOD’s five offices to oversee both internal and external communication material;

• Support executive leadership and board members as needed.

TO APPLY:

Send cover letter and resume to: dolanm@nod.org Be sure to put Senior Development and Communications Officer in subject line.

No phone calls please.

This position is located at the NOD office in Manhattan

We apologize in advance that we cannot acknowledge receipt of applications. Should the review team wish to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted. Due to process streamlining we cannot respond to individual phone calls. Thank you for your interest in NOD.

We are seeking an extremely organized, highly detail-focused individual who can be flexible and cheerful in responding to the needs of a small, fast-moving nonprofit. S/he should have:

• Three-to-five years relevant work experience; • A proven track record in successful grant writing to both public and private grantors, with an emphasis on federal and state agencies; • Hands-on experience in public or private sector media and/or communications; • Outstanding writing skills; • Ability to work collaboratively, independently, and humbly; • Demonstrated interest in, and/or experience with, disability issues a strong plus; • Experience raising public funds for workforce development, disability and/or research and demonstration initiatives a strong plus.