Donor Community Associate, The Audacious Project

TED is on a mission to discover and spread ideas that spark imagination, embrace possibility and catalyze impact. Our organization is devoted to curiosity, reason, wonder and the pursuit of knowledge — without an agenda. We welcome people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world and connection with others, and we invite everyone to engage with ideas and activate them in your community.

The Audacious Project is a collaborative funding initiative that is unlocking social impact on a grand scale. By inviting the world’s change-makers to dream bigger than ever before, the Audacious Project surfaces ideas with the potential to affect millions of lives and impact entire systems. Now in its fifth year, the Audacious Project has catalyzed more than $3 billion for 39 organizations engaged in a wide range of social impact efforts around the world.

The Donor Community Associate will report to the Director of Donor Community and support relationship management and community building for existing and potential Audacious funders. This role requires supreme attention to detail, excellent writing, research, project management, organization skills, and a customer-focused mentality to support high-touch relationships and event support. A wonderful opportunity for an effective, detail-oriented self-starter.

Qualifications include 3-5 years work experience preferably in nonprofit sector development/ fundraising/ client relationship management, experience with a CRM (E.G: Salesforce, Raiser’s Edge, etc.), experience with project management, demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information in a professional and ethical manner, strong document management and quality control capabilities, attention to detail, excellent written communication skills, and organization skills.

This is a full-time position based in New York, with flexibility for remote work, depending on the candidate. This position requires 20% travel to and from TED Conference events in and outside of the US. Full health benefits (medical, dental, vision) are provided along with paid family leave and flexible paid time off. A free OneMedical and SpringHealth membership for you and your dependents to address physical and mental well-being is also provided along with a 401k with match.

TED Conferences LLC is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We invite all qualified candidates to apply online with their resume.