Development Associate

Development Associate

The Development Associate provides essential administrative and operational support to the Development and Finance team, playing a key role in sustaining the funding that drives LESGC's programs and mission. This role helps maintain accurate, up-to-date records in Salesforce, supports compliance with City, State, and Federal government grant requirements, and assists with the timely submission of grant proposals, reports, and donor acknowledgments. This is a great opportunity for an early-career development professional to build hands-on grants and fundraising experience in a supportive, detail-oriented, deadline-driven environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Donor Acknowledgment Support :

• Prepare accurate, timely donor acknowledgments for general donations, programmatic donations, campaigns, events, and in-kind gifts
• Help maintain acknowledgment templates across gift types
• Maintain accurate records of acknowledgments
• Review acknowledgments for accuracy and consistency before they are sent

Funder Relationship Support

• Maintain accurate records of funder communications in Salesforce
• Track funder stewardship touchpoints to help ensure timely and consistent communication
• Support follow-up correspondence with funders after proposal submissions, including providing additional documentation when requested
• Pull donor and funder reports from Salesforce and GoFundMe Pro to support relationship tracking and stewardship efforts

Database Management

• Support Salesforce maintenance for development activity, including:
• Tracking and recording individual, corporate, and foundation donations
• Entering new grants and donation records promptly
• Running and pulling regular reports in Salesforce to track fundraising and donor activity
• Assist with grant tracking and prospecting in Instrumental and Google Calendar, including:
• Keeping grant opportunity records, deadlines, and funder information up to date
• Supporting prospecting to help identify new funding opportunities

Grants Management

• Support the coordination of foundation grant proposals and reports
• Track and organize the multiple components required for complete, accurate submissions (narratives, budgets, attachments, signatures)
• Complete and process administrative paperwork for foundation, corporate, and government grants
• Enter key dates and deliverables from executed grant agreements into the grants calendar
• Help maintain the grant deliverables tracker, flagging upcoming due dates

Government Grants Administration & Compliance

• Support Finance and Development staff on grant portal matters
• Help gather, organize, and maintain documentation required to support compliance with City, State, and Federal grant requirements, including contracts, budgets, invoices, program records
• Assist with data entry and reporting within government grant portals (e.g., PASSPort, Grants Gateway, SFS, or funder-specific systems)
• Maintain an organized filing system (digital and physical) for active and closed government grants, ensuring records are accessible and retained

Reporting & Content Support

• Coordinate with staff to collect participant statistics for use in grant reports and proposals
• Compile and organize reporting materials to help ensure all deliverables are accurate, complete, and submitted on time
• Assist with drafting and editing program reports and narratives as directed by the Senior Director of Development
• Help assemble final proposal packages, ensuring required attachments, formatting, and funder guidelines are met
• Help maintain a library of boilerplate copy, including organizational background, mission statements, program descriptions, and key statistics for use across grant submissions and donor communications

QUALIFICATIONS

• Genuine commitment to the mission of the Lower Eastside Girls Club
• Bachelor's degree
• 1-2 years of experience in nonprofit development, grants administration, or a related role 
• Familiarity with or interest in learning Government Grants Administration
• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM/database preferred; exposure to Instrumental and GoFundMe Pro a plus
• Self-Directed and able to work independently
• Eager to learn, with strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously
• Clear, professional written communication skills
• A collaborative, team-oriented work style

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Salary $62,000 - $67,000
• Hybrid work schedule
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life
• 5 weeks vacation annually
• 11 paid holidays annually
• 5 sick days annually
• Half day summer Fridays
• 403b Retirement Account
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Commuter Benefit

How to Apply

Please send a resume and cover letter to at hr@girlsclub.org and include “Development Associate ” in the subject line.

ABOUT THE LOWER EASTSIDE GIRLS CLUB

For 30 years, the Lower Eastside Girls Club has been a transformative force on the Lower East Side — delivering free, year-round programming in Arts, STEM, Leadership, Wellness, and College & Career to young women, gender-expansive youth, and their families. Our Center for Wellbeing & Happiness extends that mission, bringing healing-centered wellness services to all ages across the Lower East Side.