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Institutional Giving Assistant

Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY, United States


Institutional Giving Assistant

Museum overview

The Brooklyn Museum is a world-renowned cultural institution dedicated to preserving andshowcasingart, history, and heritage. Our mission is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. Our vision is to serve as an institution where art is a powerful force for personal transformation and social change. Celebrating our differences and learning about our diverse communities through our collections, exhibitions, and programming is the core of who we are and what we do. We are committed to creating and cultivating a community of talented, passionate people who are inspired to make the Museum an important hub of community activity and a great global destination.Our staffhave the opportunity togrowtheir professional skills and work collaboratively with colleagues they admire and respect.Read more about our storyhere. About the role

The Brooklyn Museumseeksto appoint anAssistant to support its Institutional Giving department and its work raising funds from foundation and government donors.The Institutional Giving Assistant will fulfill crucial administrative and operational functions. TheAssistant willbe responsible for data entry in the Museum’s CRM, gift processing, prospect research,scheduling meetings,and copyediting proposals and reports. This position offers an opportunity for a strong writer andhighly organizedadministrator to learn about institutional fundraising and grow their grant writing and management skills. Responsibilities

Assistwith writing and copyediting grant proposals and reports Research and prepare briefings on prospective donors Write and send donor acknowledgment letters Maintainaccurateinstitutional donor records and reports in Tessitura, the Museum’s CRM Maintain and organize digital donor files Coordinate gift processing with the development operations department Work with the finance department to ensure that all grants and grant payments are properly recorded in Tessitura Manage scheduling for theAssistant Directorof Institutional Givingand Directorof Institutional Giving and GovernmentGrants Staff fundraising events as needed Qualifications

Excellent expository writing and copyediting skills Strong communicationand research skills Strong data entry and data management skills Department: Development Reports to : Assistant Director of Institutional Giving Position type : Full-time Union Status: Union- UAW Local 2110 FLSA Status:

Non-exempt Schedule: 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm If you have questions about our online application system, please get in touch with us job.applicationquestions@brooklynmuseum.org.

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