Director of Individual Giving

• Hudson Guild’s mission is to create and sustain a strong, effective community that acknowledges and responds
• to the potential, achievements, and interdependence of its diverse members. Founded in 1895 to meet the
• needs of the growing immigrant population in Chelsea, Hudson Guild today has 15 service locations in Chelsea,
• Hell’s Kitchen, and along the Westside of Manhattan. Through the programs and activities in our six program
• areas – Arts, Community Building, Early Childhood Education, Mental Health Services, Older Adult Services, and
• Youth Development and Education, as well as our work in Employment Support, Supportive Housing, and NY
• Connects (a Manhattan-wide resource providing information and referrals for long-term supportive services) –
• Hudson Guild seeks to strengthen our shared community by empowering all individuals and families to achieve
• their highest potential, while maintaining a priority focus on those in economic need.
• The Director, Individual Giving plays an important role in building, securing, and expanding Hudson Guild’s
• support from individuals. The Director, Individual Giving is an integral member of the Development and
• External Relations (DER) team and reports to the Deputy Executive Director of Development and External
• Relations. The Director of Individual Giving will strategically manage and grow a portfolio of individual donors.
• In addition to acquiring, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding individual donors, the Director of Individual
• Giving oversees annual fund strategy, including digital and direct mail campaigns to support fundraising goals.

Responsibilities

• Achieve annual fundraising goals from individuals in collaboration with Deputy Executive Director (DED)

for Development and External Relations, Executive Director, and the DER team

• Develop and implement an individual fundraising strategy in partnership with the DED of Development

and External Relations leveraging Board and organization relationships where possible

• Research, identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual donors who can make four- and fivefigure gifts
• Manage year-round cultivation and stewardship to increase the number of new donors and to increase

donor retention and upgrade gift amounts

• Develop a menu of personalized pitches based upon the interests of individual donors
• Build an individual volunteer program with opportunities for meaningful engagement
• Create compelling appeals with urgent opportunities to give in collaboration with Marketing Manager

including direct mail, email, and digital campaigns

• Support the corporate manager during corporate volunteer days as one way to build organic

• relationships with individual volunteers and collaborate to identify individual volunteers with the
• capacity to make meaningful gifts to the Guild

• Keep accurate and up-to-date records of individual touchpoints and action steps in Raiser’s Edge

database and provide monthly reports on individual giving progress

• In partnership with the Corporate Relations and Special Events Manager, recommend new Junior Board

members to steward the next generation of Hudson Guild supporters

Key Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in non-profit fundraising
• Experience securing four- and five-figure gifts, upgrading entry-level donations, and designing and

implementing individual giving strategies

• Adept at enrolling senior stakeholders in the work
• Skill in aligning fundraising plans with broader organizational strategy
• Experience building and managing a portfolio of donors and family foundations
• Excellent interpersonal skills & the ability to communicate mission and engage donors
• Self-motivated with strong follow-through
• Willingness to take initiative and adapt with a 'can-do' attitude
• Exhibits high standards of accountability
• Capacity to prioritize opportunities, balance long-term cultivation with short-term revenue goals, and

adapt strategies as needed

• Excellent judgement and discretion when working with stakeholders and donors
• Demonstrated teamwork and positive relationship building internally and externally
• Passion for and commitment to Hudson Guild’s mission and values
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive collaboration and ability to anticipate needs with a flexible mindset
• Experience in setting measurable fundraising targets and tracking progress through reporting and

analysis

• Experience with Raiser’s Edge or a comparable fundraising database
• Excellent time management, and attention to detail
• Willingness and ability to work occasional evenings and weekends
• Perform other duties as assigned

• WORKING CONDITIONS: Typical office environment, with occasional travel between multiple sites consisting
• of school, office, and community center environments.

As a full time employee at Hudson Guild, you will be eligible for

• 24 Vacation Days
• 1 Floating Holiday
• 12 Sick Days
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 403b Plan

Hudson Guild is an Equal Opportunity Employer