The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time position of Manager, Nationwide Development Resources in the Development Department of the ACLU’s National office in New York, NY. This is a hybrid role that has in-office requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month.
The ACLU’s Development Department’s mission is to unlock the full potential of our nationwide community of donors to invest funding, time, and influence in our fight for civil liberties and civil rights. We are relationship builders, partnership designers, hope raisers, risk takers, bold askers, systems builders, data stewards, and storytellers. Our mission is to move resources in a reparative way to correct the wrongs of the past and build a more equitable future.
Within the Development Department, the 9-person Nationwide Development Resources (NDR) team’s role is to empower ACLU nationwide fundraising staff to leverage internal and external development expertise, resources, systems and tools to work more effectively and efficiently.
Reporting to the Deputy Director, Nationwide Development Resources, the Manager, Nationwide Development Resources will work with the NDR team to drive an integrated, strategic and highly collaborative nationwide major gifts fundraising program across all 50 affiliates and the national office of the ACLU.
The Manager will be responsible for leveraging nationwide expertise and technical assistance to support and strengthen nationwide fundraising. This role will focus on donor portfolio management, donor data systems, and development knowledge and learning.
For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it’s ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ+ community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people.
We know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and know that what we offer is essential not just their work, but to their overall well-being.
At the ACLU, we offer a broad range of benefits, which include:
Accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all. For us diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion are not just check-the-box activities, but a chance for us to make long-term meaningful change. We are a community committed to learning and growth, humility and grace, transparency and accountability. We believe in a collective responsibility to create a culture of belonging for all people within our organization – one that respects and embraces difference; treats everyone equitably; and empowers our colleagues to do the best work possible. We are as committed to anti-oppression, anti-ableism, and anti-racism internally as we are externally. Because whether we’re in the courts or in the office, we believe ‘We the People’ means all of us.
With this commitment in mind, we strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
The ACLU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online, please email [email protected]. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.
