+ Grant Manager (Remote)

JOB LISTING: Grant Manager (Remote)

DEPARTMENT: Development Departemnt

SUPERVISOR: Executive Director

About Fresh Youth Initiatives (FYI): FYI is a dynamic community-based organization that partners with young people to develop their leadership and build their legacy. Founded in 1993, FYI supports the immigrant and first-generation youth of Washington Heights and Inwood to grow as healthy, successful, lifelong learners. FYI operates programs at four sites in Washington Heights and Inwood where 1,300 children in grades Pre-K to 12 participate in afterschool, weekend, and summer programs annually. Using a positive youth development model, FYI provides holistic, culturally responsive programming, including educational, social-emotional, service-learning, college and career access, and mental health services to youth as well as mental health and social services support to their families through an anti-oppression lens. With an annual budget of $4.3M and 70 staff members, FYI is continuing its growth trajectory to meet the needs of youth and families in the community. Employment at FYI offers opportunities for meaningful community impact, creativity, constructive teamwork, decision-making, and professional growth in a supportive, positive, fast-paced work environment that values staff wellness as part of community wellness.

About the Position: FYI is seeking a self-directed, detail-oriented professional to support the organization’s long-term sustainability through a unique role designed for an exceptionally persuasive grant writer, who also can lead our communications efforts to showcase FYI’s thought leadership.

This role is designed for someone with experience in grant writing in the areas of mental health, DEI, anti-racism, immigrant communities, education and youth development. We are committed to hiring someone with the right experience and skills no matter where you live! We know we are searching for a person with special talent, who understands how special FYI is, and can represent that through his/her writing and grant management skills.

This full-time, remote position reports to the Executive Director and plays a key role in managing FYI’s portfolio of $3M+ in foundation and government grant revenue. A successful candidate will be a strong project manager, an effective grant writer and an adept communicator with diverse stakeholders. A commitment to FYI’s vision for and work with youth and families in a low-income, immigrant community is essential.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Research, prospect and manage substantial grant portfolio of 30-40+ foundation and corporate grants that support the daily operations and capital projects at FYI.

• Work with staff to gather their input and feedback on grant opportunities and needs of the programs.

• Maintain strong relationships with our grant partners and funders.

• Build and direct a thought leadership practice at FYI that positions FYI as a leader in our field. This effort will support our grant applications by creating new opportunities and build on existing ones.

• Prepare staff for grant meetings, site visits, and events, including coordinating scheduling, prospecting research, and agenda setting.

• Write and edit high-quality proposals, letters of inquiry, and other written materials for submission and reporting to private and government funders.

• Conduct prospect research; prepare materials for internal grant-preparation meetings.

• Prepare reports to help inform FYI’s development strategies and activities.

• Accurately maintain the grant calendar and donor database.

• Maintain well-organized records of all funding proposals, reports, and contracts.

• Ensure that standard grant attachments are up to date.

• Liaise with program staff throughout the funding cycle to ensure that all proposal and reporting deadlines are met.

• Coordinate funder site visits.

• Support the Development Director and Executive Director in engaging the Board, with a special focus on the Development Committee.

• Support the Executive Director administratively on specific tasks and projects.

• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Two to three years in a nonprofit development role.

• Ability to travel to NYC approximately four times annually.

• Clear, concise writing skills; ability to tailor language for various audiences across multiple communications channels.

• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office, G-Suite, and familiarity navigating various platforms and funding portals.

• Strong organizational and time management skills.

• Accuracy and attention to detail.

• Proactive and resourceful; calm under pressure; confident in seeking support when needed; effective team member.

• Bachelor's degree preferred.

• Bilingual Spanish a plus

Timeline and Selection Process: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until July 30, 2025 with an estimated start date of October 1, 2025 if not sooner.

How to Apply:

Please send following materials in PDF format to talent@freshyouth.org with Grant Manager” in the subject line. We will not review incomplete applications, nor accept phone calls.

• Cover letter and resume.
• A short writing sample that demonstrates your ability to write in a development context.

Compensation: Starting salary range $65,000-$70,000 per year with a generous benefits program, commensurate with skills and experience.

Contact: Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to Betsy Elias at Talent@freshyouth.org.

Posted Date: July 15, 2025

Start Date: September 1, 2025

+ Development and Volunteer Manager (On-Site)

JOB LISTING: Development and Volunteer Manager (On-Site)

DEPARTMENT: Development Departemnt

SUPERVISOR: Executive Director

About Fresh Youth Initiatives (FYI): FYI is a dynamic community-based organization that partners with young people to develop their leadership and build their legacy. Founded in 1993, FYI supports the immigrant and first-generation youth of Washington Heights and Inwood to grow as healthy, successful, lifelong learners. FYI operates programs at four sites in Washington Heights and Inwood where 1,300 children in grades Pre-K to 12 participate in afterschool, weekend, and summer programs annually. Using a positive youth development model, FYI provides holistic, culturally responsive programming, including educational, social-emotional, service-learning, college and career access, and mental health services to youth as well as mental health and social services support to their families through an anti-oppression lens. With an annual budget of $4.3M and 70 staff members, FYI is continuing its growth trajectory to meet the needs of youth and families in the community. Employment at FYI offers opportunities for meaningful community impact, creativity, constructive teamwork, decision-making, and professional growth in a supportive, positive, fast-paced work environment that values staff wellness as part of community wellness.

About the Position: FYI is seeking a corporate and individual development and volunteer manager to build and lead community engagement, donor engagement, and corporate fundraising for our programs. This person will lead corporate and individual donor relations including development, communications, and volunteer coordination. Qualified applicants will need a wide variety of skills that center around strong communications, project management and interpersonal relations. A successful candidate is a natural storyteller with a passion for youth and community work who is comfortable and effective working in a fast-paced environment with a diverse and talented team, and comfortable with local travel to FYI’s program sites. This role is full time and on-site.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Fundraising Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and coordination of FYI’s individual and corporate giving programs outside of foundation grants, including event management, online giving, and corporate relations.

• Outreach, prospect, cultivate, and sustain relationships with individual and corporate donors.

• Manage FYI’s individual donor cultivation through creative engagement using relevant platforms and relationship building.

• Write and edit individual donor appeals, corporate sponsorship decks, and event invitations.

• Manage FYI’s event fundraising strategy (both virtual and live) for annual gala, auction, online drives, etc., including:

  • Logistical Planning

  • Prospecting and Invitations

  • Sponsorship and/or Ticket Sales

  • Program Content

  • Development Strategy

Volunteer Coordination Responsibilities:

• Utilize our corporate relationships to build a volunteer program that provides programming for our participants. Outreach and cultivate volunteers from the community into opportunities to support programs, operations, etc.

• Manage FYI’s corporate and individual volunteer activities – approximately 12 per year – including internal coordination with program staff.

• Build and manage CRM systems to recruit, manage and support volunteers, including ongoing volunteer coordination and one-off volunteer experiences.

• Utilize volunteer and donor relationships for mutual support and to create new opportunities for engagement with FYI.

Communications Responsibilities:

• Support the development and execution of FYI’s communications plan by keeping our stakeholders engaged and informed in order to better cultivate our donor base

• Take the lead on producing regular communications to stakeholders (e.g. newsletter, updates, email lists, etc.) in collaboration with the Grant Manager, Executive Director, and Communications Intern.

• Support internal communications to support staff cohesion, engagement, and buy-in.

• Administrative support for the Executive Director around board engagement and operations, e.g. scheduling, correspondence, updating materials, keeping policies current, etc.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate is an effective relationship-builder and a nimble writer, able to tailor messaging to FYI’s various stakeholders (e.g., individual donors, board members, institutional funders, participants, families, and community) with strong graphic design skills; has a keen understanding of digital strategy, results, and analytics. Roots in and ties to FYI’s service community and focus on positive youth development are a plus.

• 2-3 years in a nonprofit development/communications office

• Bachelor's degree, advanced degree, or equivalent experience required

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and G-Suite

• Proficiency in Squarespace or comparable platform; basic HTML; and experience in maintaining and building websites a plus

• Proficiency in Canva Pro, Mail Chimp, and Adobe InDesign, or a similar program preferred

• Photographic skills a plus

• Strong organizational and time management skills, with exceptional attention to detail

• Highly energetic, proactive, and resourceful; comfortable in a fast-paced environment; able to work in a team and build relationships with diverse stakeholders

• Bilingual Spanish a plus

Timeline and Selection Process:

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until July 30, 2025 with an estimated start date of October 1, 2025 if not sooner.

How to Apply: Please send cover letter and resume to talent@freshyouth.org with “Development and Volunteer Manager position” in the subject line. No phone calls, please.

Compensation: Starting salary range $65,000-$70,000 per year with a generous benefits program, commensurate with skills and experience.

Contact: Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to Betsy Elias at Talent@freshyouth.org.

Posted Date: July 15, 2025

Start Date: September 1, 2025