Job Description
Job Opening: Full-time Development Manager The Church of St. Luke in the Fields is a vibrant, inclusive Episcopal parish located in the heart of Greenwich Village. We are a historic parish with a long history of social outreach and engagement, and our campus is comprised of the parish church and offices, St Luke’s School, two gardens, and historic residences. St. Luke’s current social outreach initiatives currently include The GO Project, an academic enrichment program for early learners, In Our Fields, a mobile feeding initiative, the Community Closet clothing pantry ministry, and Art & Acceptance, a Saturday evening drop-in program for LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness. St. Luke’s seeks an experienced development professional to support our larger mission through grant-writing, donor cultivation, and cross-block/external partner relationship management. This individual will also work collaboratively to support broader parish interests, including but not limited to the annual Stewardship Campaign and St. Luke’s Music and Arts program. This position will also provide high-level logistical support to, and work closely with, the current Outreach Program Manager (part-time).
The Development Manager will: • Develop a comprehensive strategy to achieve development goals including annual giving, major gifts, planned gifts, and grants for nonsectarian programs including Outreach and Music • With Director of Communications, develop an evergreen calendar of seasonal virtual giving appeals • Work with lay leaders to identify major donors and implement a major gift and bequest program • Work collaboratively with the Director of Communications and the Parish Administrator to ensure timely gift acknowledgement and other responsibilities supportive of the development program • Work collaboratively with the Director of Communications to develop and regularly update creative printed and online materials in support of giving and stewardship goals • Work with the volunteer stewardship committee to manage the annual Stewardship Campaign, with the goal of engaging all members in giving of treasure, time, and talent • Assist in transition from our records in the Raiser’s Edge database to our new database (anticipated) • Work collaboratively with the business office to streamline and enhance recording of gifts and produce regular reports for use by finance committee and vestry 2 • Cultivate relationships among the parishioners, the school, and community partners in order to develop opportunities to give of time or treasure, and be a meaningful presence in the life of our church community • Recruit and track all in-kind donations • Develop Outreach program budgets and monitor expenses in consultation with the Senior Associate • Maintain important documents in the New York State Grants Gateway and New York City HHS Accelerator systems • Lend fundraising expertise across all areas of the church, including the annual Stewardship Campaign, Music and Arts, the Garden, and future initiatives • Work collaboratively across all departments, supporting clergy and staff, preparing presentations, reports, and correspondence • Assist Outreach programming through very occasional logistical support, such a volunteer coordination, ordering supplies, or filling in to help oversee programming in case of staff absence (rare) Bachelor’s degree required; minimum of 3 years’ experience in development; familiarity with Raiser’s Edge preferred, ability to work some nights and weekends; strong writing and presentation skills; previous experience fundraising for literacy and LGBTQ youth issues, general program management experience, and/or parish churches a plus. It is the policy of St. Luke’s to recruit, hire, train, and promote lay employees without discrimination because of race, religion, gender, disability, age, marital status and/or sexual orientation.
To apply for this position, please email a cover letter and resume by November 19th 2021 to: breynolds@stlukeinthefields.org The Rev. Bo Reynolds, Senior Associate Church of St. Luke in the Fields (Episcopal) 487 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014
Company Description
The Church of Saint Luke in the Fields is a historic Episcopal parish in the Diocese of New York. Founded in 1820, the parish is located in the heart of Greenwich Village in New York City. The property consists of the Church, the parish house, the school building (leased to an independent Episcopal Day school serving 300 children of all faiths in JK through grade 8), private (open to the public) gardens, and townhouses sharing a full city block.