Hannah Senesh Community Day School, a progressive, independent K-8 Jewish school in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, is hiring a part-time remote Development Associate to support the school’s fundraising program. Start date flexible; no later than May 1, 2025.

The Development Associate supports fundraising and engagement efforts by managing the advancement database (Raiser’s Edge/NXT), ensuring accurate gift entry, pledges, and acknowledgments, and providing administrative support. The Development Associate is a member of the advancement team and reports directly to the Director of Development. Salary for the part-time position is $36,000-42,000, commensurate with experience. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to Karen Stein, Director of Development, at kstein@hannahsenesh.org. To learn more, visit our website at www.hannahsenesh.org.

Key Responsibilities:

• Donor cultivation and stewardship: Identifying and researching potential donors, building relationships with them through personalized communication, and maintaining ongoing engagement to encourage future donations.
• Fundraising campaign management: Assist in developing and executing fundraising campaigns, including direct mail, online giving, and events, by managing mailing lists, tracking RSVPs, updating event data, preparing name tags, and supporting volunteer and attendee materials.
• Donor database management: Maintain accurate donor records, track donation history, manage ratings and proposals in donor software, and process gifts and constituent updates. Support the data management side of school financial aid process.
• Donor communications: Preparing and sending donor updates, gift acknowledgements, thank-you letters, and personalized appeals to maintain donor engagement
• Reporting and analysis: Track fundraising progress and giving patterns, generate campaign reports, identify areas for improvement, and support business office reconciliations and annual reporting.

Qualifications:

• Minimum two years direct Raiser’s Edge and gift processing experience, knowledge of Raiser’s Edge NXT preferred.
• Experience with data analysis, prospect identification, and donor acknowledgement.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word & Excel, familiarity with Google Workspace and other related platforms desirable.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build rapport with potential donors
• Strong writing and editing abilities
• Passion for the mission and goals of the organization

Hannah Senesh is a progressive Jewish day school where students grow into curious, kind, and confident people. Senesh cultivates intellectual curiosity in a rigorous and joyful academic environment that teaches the whole child. Students are guided by Jewish values and challenged to be agents of change toward a more just world. Students, parents, and staff together create a welcoming and vibrant home at Senesh, offering a place of belonging for diverse Jewish families.

Hannah Senesh Community Day School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes candidates who will add to the diversity of our school community including, but not limited to staff of any race, color, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation.