Institution: Asia Society
Location: New York, NY
Start date: July 3, 2013
Education requirements: 4-year degree
Posted on July 3, 2013
Start date: ASAP

Job description
Membership and Development Manager

Asia Society, a prestigious, global, educational and cultural non-profit seeks a Membership and Development Manager to manage the General Membership program’s operation and meet its fundraising goal – increase membership base of support through identifying, cultivating and soliciting new members and through upgrading and renewing current members. Direct and handle online/web fundraising.

Assist Director, Patron Programs and General Membership with development projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage all aspects of the General Membership program to attract new members and increase support from existing members
• Compose solicitation and acknowledgement letters
• Process renewal mailings
• Enhance online membership
• Generate ideas and tools to increase membership enrollment and revenue, including the development of online fundraising campaigns
• Plan and implement online fundraising initiatives
• Manage web and social network fundraising features, work with internal and external resources
• Liaise with Asia Society Museum staff to organize spring and fall members-only exhibition openings
• Oversee implementation of membership benefits and provide assistance to members, as required
• Partner with Individual Giving colleagues to identify potential Patron and major gift candidates
• Create brochures, program calendars and reminders, as necessary
• Prepare and monitor budget to support general membership groups’ activities
• Generate monthly reports to track membership revenue and analyze fundraising campaigns
• Ensure General Membership database records are up-to-date
• Interface with External Affairs teams: corporate, foundation, research, special events, database and Asia Society programmatic areas: arts and culture, education and leadership, policy and business
• Organize volunteers as needed
• Help with other development projects and duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree and 4-5 years related experience preferred, with emphasis on identification, cultivation and solicitation of donors
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Self-starter who is comfortable working under pressure in dynamic environment
• Ability to work independently and as a team player, engaging others at varying levels of seniority within and outside the organization
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Collegial and flexible work style
• Professional and ethical
• Interest in Asia
• Some evening and weekend work required
• Knowledge of Microsoft applications, Raiser’s Edge/donor database system

Full application details at Idealist.org.