Associate, Individual Giving and Engagement

Associate, Individual Giving & Engagement

About Robin Hood

Founded in 1988, Robin Hood finds, fuels, and creates the most impactful and scalable solutions lifting families out of poverty in New York City. The largest poverty fighting organization in New York City, Robin Hood partners with top nonprofits in New York City and invests in legal services, housing, meals, workforce development training, education programs, and other vital services that give New Yorkers in need the tools they need to build better lives. The programs it funds are often the first of their kind and serve as demonstration models to identify what works before being replicated in other cities. Because its Board of Directors covers 100% of all administrative, fundraising, and evaluation costs, every dollar donated goes directly to organizations helping New Yorkers in need.

While Robin Hood's primary focus is on New York, its impact extends far beyond the borders of the city. Its pioneering, metrics-based approach has become the gold standard for charities around the nation as Robin Hood works to understand and evaluate the impact of its partners to ensure that its philanthropic dollars are utilized to maximum impact. Robin Hood also supports its community partners and their leaders with financial and strategic support and management assistance that allows those organizations to maximize their impact.

Building on our 30 years of experience, Robin Hood is expanding our impact with an explicit focus on lifting families sustainably and measurably out of poverty through supporting the most effective community partners; influencing public policy; raising our thought leadership profile; importing and exporting effective ideas and strategies nationally; and building new collaborations with strategic partners. As New York City emerges from the worst of the global pandemic, we are focused on getting families back on their feet; getting kids back on track; and getting New Yorkers back to work.

Robin Hood also understands that if we are to support families living in poverty and find permanent pathways out of poverty and towards financial independence, we must become an effective partner with government, especially at the City and State levels. We do this by leveraging the expertise of those who are closest to the challenges of poverty, including community members, community-based organizations, and others with specialized skills and knowledge. We also aim to collaborate with New York City government to fund program and policy innovations that hold the promise of expanding economic opportunity in New York City - providing nimble "risk capital" for high-potential strategies. In this way, we seek to leverage our philanthropic investments by finding ways to advance the highest-impact strategies at scale.

Given its long-standing reputation among influencers and support of over 200 New York City non-profit organizations, Robin Hood has the unique ability to be a catalyzing force for households experiencing poverty, bringing distinct constituencies together to develop and spread the most effective strategies to advance economic mobility in New York City and beyond.

Reporting Relationship

The Associate, Individual Giving & Engagement is on the Development team and will report to the Managing Director, Individual Giving & Engagement.

Position Overview

The Associate, Individual Giving & Engagement (IG&E) plays a pivotal role on the DME team providing high-quality administrative support on fundraising events and the solicitation, cultivation and stewardship activities across Robin Hood's donor base.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting solicitation, stewardship and cultivation activities with a focus on donor engagement for individuals giving $1,000 or more annually
• Providing administrative and event support for signature engagement programs including Family Philanthropy, the Forest, and the Archer Legacy Society
• Providing key sales support on campaigns such as Big Benefit, Investors Conference, and Year-End
• Drafting donor communications for both solicitation and stewardship purposes, including the development of pitch decks
• Scheduling meetings, facilitating meeting preparation and providing prompt follow-up with key stakeholders, both internal and external
• Assisting front-line fundraisers in sending keepsakes, personal cards, thank you gifts and other items to donors for stewardship purposes
• Providing data input and general data management to track fundraising and engagement activity
• Supporting fundraising events during set-up, check-in, and break-down
• Serving as a "generalist" and pitching in on projects and initiatives as needed

Qualifications

• A passion for and deep understanding of Robin Hood's mission
• Bachelor's Degree preferred but not required
• At least 1 year of relevant work experience
• Some work experience in development or advancement, business development, sales, communication, or marketing is preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; experience with Salesforce preferred, but not required
• Confidence and ease with phone use and conversations
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills required
• Highly organized self-starter and multi-tasker
• Excellent project management skills including a demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize, and organize a diversified workload
• High attention to oversee details with accuracy
• Time management skills and the ability to work under pressure
• Strong analytical skills with ability to problem solve
• Comfortable in a behind-the-scenes and administrative development role with occasional exposure to donors

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Robin Hood is committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and representation in all aspects of its work. As New York City's largest poverty-fighting organization, Robin Hood believes that building a diverse team is fundamental to its ability to effectively serve and strengthen organizations serving the most vulnerable communities in the city, and to influence the policies that affect them.

Robin Hood believes in the potential that diversity creates - deep and responsive relationships with its community partners; the ability to solve complex problems efficiently and effectively; and, most importantly, the ability of its diverse staff to work to its full capacity.

Robin Hood builds diversity, inclusion, and equity practices into all aspects of its work. Its practices, values, traditions, and beliefs are embedded in the inclusive culture that it creates. Operationally, its formal and informal structures support a work environment that advances the professional development of staff at all levels, allows for innovation, and grounds its work as poverty fighters.

Robin Hood seeks to attract and retain staff that reflects the communities that it serves and is enhanced by its efforts at meaningful inclusion. It ensures that team members are empowered to make decisions, offer actionable feedback, and share credit for team success. Further, Robin Hood seeks to develop talent professionally and has created an intentional focus on mentorship and sponsorship, particularly of junior staff. Its goal is to encourage long term talent retention and engagement, while fostering a culture of innovation.

Robin Hood Guiding Principles

As an organization committed to economic mobility, our work is grounded in the following Guiding Principles:

• Diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Proximity and humanity
• Risk-taking and innovation

Our professional community reflects myriad demographic characteristics, perspectives, and backgrounds, which includes various identities that reflect diversity in gender identity and expression, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability, and socioeconomic status. Our colleagues have access to opportunity and advancement, as we promote fair and equitable treatment and have encouraged participation by underrepresented groups. As a team, we promote a sense of belonging, high levels of engagement, and shared respect.

• Robin Hood puts people first. Always.
• Robin Hood is unafraid to take action and create solutions.
• Robin Hood is data driven and heart led.
• Robin Hood works the coat check.

Salary and Benefits

Robin Hood offers a competitive compensation package, with a salary range determined by years of experience, skills, and abilities. Each candidate's placement within the range will be based on these factors while ensuring alignment with our commitment to equitable internal pay practices.

Our extensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, a 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, and a 12% employer contribution to a 401(a) retirement plan. We also support a healthy work-life balance by providing new hires with 20 days of accrued paid time off. This position is based in New York City and follows a hybrid work environment. Employees are required to work on-site three (3) days per week, with Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday designated as the standard in-office days. Please note that the hybrid schedule is subject to change based on organizational priorities and team needs. Any adjustments will be communicated well in advance.

The salary range for this position is $66,680 - $72,000.

To Apply

Please visit our website to complete our online application. Please include a cover letter; applications with cover letters will be prioritized.

Robin Hood is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants from diverse backgrounds and identities are encouraged to apply.