Development Coordinator

Location:Hybrid Remote Work in Washington, DC or New York City
Reports To:Chief Executive Officer
Employment Type:Full-Time

Renew Democracy Initiative (“RDI”) is a non-partisan non‑profit committed to unmasking and confronting the alliance of dictators threatening freedom around the world. By doing so, we inspire those in America and other free countries to value and protect their own democracies. Founded in 2017 by former World Chess Champion and Russian dissident Garry Kasparov, we create popular and engaging content to unite Americans across the political spectrum in defense of the values underpinning our republic.

Our work is guided by RDI’s four key pillars:

• Educate
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  We leverage the voices of unique messengers to organize events and create written and video content that highlights the threats facing liberal democracy while uniting disparate communities around common principles.
• Advocate
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  We aim to shift opinion and behavior among targeted groups of thought leaders, decision‑makers, and other key constituencies on issues critical to RDI’s mission.
• Act
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  Where we can add unique value, we offer direct support to those whose freedom is threatened by authoritarianism.
• Build Community
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  Both virtually and in‑person, we build communities of thought leaders, dissidents, students, and others who believe in and are committed to the values of liberal democracy.

Renew Democracy Initiative (RDI) is seeking a highly organized and mission‑driven Development Coordinator to advance RDI’s fundraising strategy by managing RDI’s donor database, empowering executives in donor cultivation, and developing materials that communicate impact. This position works closely with senior leadership to track donor relationships, support high‑level events, and execute on new fundraising initiatives. The ideal candidate is uniquely detail‑oriented and thrives in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment.

• Define and manage RDI’s back‑end donor management processes from solicitation to gift processing to stewardship.
• Manage RDI’s CRM, currently NGPVan Every Action, ensuring data integrity, and consistency.
  • Conduct a vendor analysis within the first quarter to determine whether we should continue with NGPVan or switch to another CRM.
  • Manage RDI’s wider organizational network tracking; cross‑coordinate with other team members to ensure data integrity and comprehensiveness.
• Seek out new opportunities for donor engagement and foundational grants.
  • Work with other team members to write grant and sponsorship proposals for individuals, institutions, and corporations.
• Provide reporting, metrics, and information to RDI’s accountants as needed.

• Create and send donor correspondence, including timely acknowledgment of all gifts.
• Work with other team members to empower the CEO’s fundraising outreach, including crafting personal messages for him to send and working to ensure efficient and regular fundraising outreach.
• Support all fundraising and cultivation events to engage existing RDI supporters. This includes but is not limited to RDI’s flagship fundraising event, the annual Heroes of Democracy Gala in New York City which brings together 300 of RDI’s biggest supporters to honor those that have risked their lives for freedom.

• Develop and consistently track metrics that can communicate RDI’s impact and project effectiveness across the organization; coordinate with other team members and departments as needed.
• Track fundraising KPIs and revenue goals for all events, including sponsor ships and partnerships.
• Manage a bank of proposals and collateral that communicates RDI’s efforts and impact; including but not limited to RDI’s Annual Report.
• Develop materials for Board of Directors meetings and other donor meetings as needed (including donor profiles).

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a nonprofit organization in a development role or with equivalent experience.
• Concrete and functional understanding of CRMs and other relevant software.
• Meticulous with an ability to organize information in a way that makes it easy to access and understand…