Director of Individual Giving and Events

About Us:

The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), established in 1953 and headquartered in New York City, is the preeminent U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to saving more lives by fueling the discovery and development of powerful immunotherapies for all cancers. 

Guided by a world-renowned Scientific Advisory Council that includes four Nobel laureates and 35 members of the National Academy of Sciences, CRI has invested over $517 million in support of research conducted by immunologists and tumor immunologists at the world's leading medical centers and universities and has contributed to many of the key scientific advances that demonstrate the potential for immunotherapy to change the face of cancer treatment. The Cancer Research Institute's research funding supports the entire continuum of basic discovery through early-stage clinical development of novel cancer immunotherapies.

Director of Individual Giving and Events 

The Director of Individual Giving and Events oversees CRI’s individual giving and events programs, to increase donor acquisition and engagement, which will result in raising the resources to fund the research necessary to advance groundbreaking discoveries and build a world immune from cancer.  

Responsibilities:

• Oversee donor program for $1 - $9999, including Small-sum donor program ($1 - $1000), Mid-sum donor program $1000 - $9999
• Oversee donor journey for all donors in the individual giving program, including partnering with marketing and development operations teams on the acquisition of new donors, as well as stewardship and solicitation of existing donors
• Partner with development operations on the acknowledgement of all gifts
• Oversee research and internal prospecting to identify and qualify donors with growth potential
• • Partner with the Major Gifts program team members to create a pipeline of prospects to qualify and advance from individual giving to the major giving program
• Manage 2 - 3 campaigns per year
• • Partner with development operations, marketing and vendors to plan, design and execute campaigns (including print, email and social components)
• Oversee donor engagement and fundraising events across the country
• • Partner with CEO, CDO and CMO to design events that will help to achieve CRI’s strategic fundraising and awareness goals
  • Manage event logistics including budget, contractor and vendor relationships and contracts, and the invitation process
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders (including development and marketing colleagues) and external stakeholders (including volunteers and board members)
• Supervise the Development Associate(s)

Requirements:

• Experience project managing complex mailing projects with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience working with a diverse community of stakeholders
• Experience managing complex projects with multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to design reports and synthesize large amounts of information in order to draw data-informed conclusions that can inform strategy
• Proficient in using CRM, Google, Microsoft, Slack, professional communication tools, and project management software
• Minimum of 7 years’ relevant CRM management experience, including donation processing, data-hygiene, reporting and systems improvement
• Minimum 2 years’ experience supervising staff
• Experience managing and growing an individual giving program with 5,000+ active donors
• Experience producing events ranging in size from 10 – 500+ people  

Benefits:

• 100% covered Health Insurance 
• Dental & Vision
• Life Insurance
• Long term & Short term disability 
• Pension Plan
• Paid Time off

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally prote