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The Organization:

Brooklyn Org is a champion for Brooklyn. We celebrate Brooklyn’s brilliance and resilience, its incomparable culture and uncompromising grit – and we demand more for our communities.

Brooklyn Org was founded in 2009 as Brooklyn Community Foundation, the first and only public foundation dedicated to New York City’s largest borough. Over our 15-year history, we have reimagined the role of philanthropy and provided immeasurable support to communities and nonprofit partners that are leading transformational change for Brooklyn.

We are on a mission to spark lasting social change, mobilizing people, capital and expertise for a fair and just Brooklyn.

With a new model for community philanthropy, we are bringing together Brooklynites, Brooklyn backers, businesses, and broader believers in equity and justice to make Brooklyn a beacon for the world:

• Nonprofits: We are the advocate for Brooklyn’s nonprofit community. We fund over 100 organizations annually working across every issue, while we invest in the development of emerging nonprofits and leaders.
• Donors: We crowdfund resources from Brooklyn, for Brooklyn, and use our deep knowledge and experience to co-invest strategically in our communities.
• Partners: We collaborate with Brooklyn believers—businesses, government, foundations, and more—to further our shared vision for a stronger Brooklyn.
• Communities: We are connected to communities and cultures across Brooklyn—and these long-standing relationships play a key role in informing our investments.

Position Overview

Brooklyn Org seeks a Chief Financial Officer to lead the financial strategy, operations, and stewardship of the Foundation’s growing asset base.

Reporting to the President & CEO, and serving as a key member of the Executive Leadership team, this is a pivotal role for a finance leader who understands the mechanics and economics of community foundation finance — particularly Donor Advised Funds (DAF), fund accounting, and investment oversight — and who can translate that fluency into sound modeling, clean reporting, and confident guidance for the CEO and Board.

The ideal candidate has direct experience with DAF administration and fee structures, is comfortable modeling AUM growth and break-even economics across varying gift sizes, and can manage relationships with investment advisors, auditors, and fund administrators with equal ease.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following as needed to meet the goals and objectives:

DAF & Fund Financial Strategy

• Own the financial modeling for the Foundation’s DAF program, including break-even analysis across gift sizes and AUM-based fee structures
• Partner with program and development leadership to evaluate DAF pricing, minimums, and structure as the program scales
• Maintain accurate fund-level accounting across DAFs, endowments, designated funds, and legacy giving vehicles, ensuring each fund’s restrictions and donor intent are properly tracked

Investment Oversight

• Serve as the primary staff liaison to the Investment Committee and outside investment advisors
• Monitor asset allocation, investment performance, and spending policy against the Foundation’s investment policy statement
• Evaluate and recommend investment managers, custodians, and fund administration vendors as needed

Financial Operations & Reporting

• Lead annual budgeting, cash flow forecasting, and monthly financial reporting to the Executive Director and Board
• Ensure timely, accurate close processes and GAAP-compliant financial statements
• Manage the annual audit and Form 990 preparation in partnership with external auditors and tax advisors

Governance & Board Support

• Prepare clear, board-ready financial materials, including fund performance summaries and DAF program metrics
• Advise the Finance and Investment Committees on policy questions, fee structures, and risk
• Translate complex fund and investment data into materials appropriate for board-level, non-financial audiences

Team & Systems Leadership

• Oversee accounting, finance, and DAF operations staff
• Evaluate and improve financial systems, fund accounting software, and DAF administration platforms as the Foundation scales

The Leader:

• 12+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, with meaningful time at a community foundation, private foundation, or other philanthropic/nonprofit organization preferred.
• Significant demonstrated expertise in nonprofit financial management, including financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, fund accounting, financial reporting, and the development of effective financial controls and systems.
• Strong understanding of community foundation financial structures and operations, including knowledge of investment oversight for pooled or endowed assets — asset allocation, manager selection, spending policy, managing restricted and endowed assets, and developing financial models that support sustainable growth, including fee structures and assets under management (AUM).
• Direct experience administering Donor Advised Funds (DAFs), including fee modeling and fund accounting would be beneficial.
• Strong command of fund accounting principles (GAAP for nonprofits) and experience managing annual audits, Form 990 preparation, and financial compliance.
• Experience presenting financial and investment information to a Board or Investment Committee.
• Proven ability to serve as a strategic financial advisor to executive leadership, translating complex financial information into clear analysis, actionable recommendations, and sound decisions that advance organizational priorities.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities, with the ability to evaluate financial performance, assess risk, develop long-term projections, and balance financial sustainability with philanthropic objectives.
• Experience leading and developing a finance and accounting teams, strengthening operational effectiveness, and implementing financial systems, processes, and reporting tools that support organizational growth and accountability.
• Experience overseeing investment portfolios and working effectively with investment advisors, outsourced Chief Investment Officers (OCIOs), custodians, and other external financial partners. Familiarity with asset allocation, investment performance evaluation, spending policies, and investment governance.
• A collaborative, solutions-oriented leadership style, sound professional judgment, and the ability to operate both strategically and hands-on within a dynamic, evolving organization.
• A demonstrated commitment to Brooklyn Org’s mission and values, including an understanding of the role that community-centered philanthropy can play in advancing equity, strengthening local institutions, and expanding opportunity across Brooklyn.

Location:

• Brooklyn, NY (residence in one of the 5 boroughs preferred, to allow for regular work in office)
• Currently full-time employees are expected to work in the BKO office, located in Downtown Brooklyn, Monday through Thursday with occasional events on Friday.

Compensation:

• The salary range for this position is $200,000 – $220,000 and is dependent on the successful candidate’s relevant experience.
• Brooklyn Org has a competitive and exhaustive benefits and leave package.

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Racial justice is an ongoing practice that we center in our work—whether by standing in solidarity with Brooklyn communities at the margins of power and access, marshaling resources to maximize the economic potential of racial justice across the borough, or continuously strengthening our community-led grantmaking approach.

Brooklyn Org is an equal opportunity employer. The Organization does not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.

HOW TO APPLY:

If you have an interest in this opportunity, please share a resume and brief cover note to:

Tory Clarke
Partner, Bridge Partners
tory.clarke@bridgepartnersllc.com

Priority will be given to applications submitted by December 7th 2026, although we will continue to receive and review applications until the position is filled.

ABOUT BROOKLYN ORG

Brooklyn Org is a champion for Brooklyn. We celebrate Brooklyn’s brilliance and resilience, its incomparable culture and uncompromising grit – and we demand more for our communities.

Over our 15-year history, we have reimagined the role of philanthropy and provided immeasurable support to communities and nonprofit partners that are leading transformational change for Brooklyn. With a new model for community philanthropy, we are bringing together Brooklynites, Brooklyn backers, businesses, and broader believers in equity and justice to make Brooklyn a beacon for the world.

We are a platform for galvanizing giving. We are here to ensure that ideas are met with resources, challenges are met with solutions, and inequity is met with justice.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Brooklyn Org strengthens Brooklyn’s nonprofit ecosystem in two complementary ways: through flexible grantmaking and by investing in the relationships, skills, resources, and collective voice that help nonprofit organizations serve Brooklynites effectively. Reporting to the Vice President of Programs, the Nonprofit Engagement & Capacity Building Manager leads day-to-day implementation of the organization’s nonprofit ecosystem-strengthening strategy across three pillars: Community & Connection; Skills & Organizational Strengthening; and Voice & Influence.

The Manager is a relationship builder, convener, and curator. The ideal candidate is not expected to be a technical expert in every nonprofit management discipline. They listen to nonprofit leaders, identify shared needs, design relevant experiences, recruit participants through sustained personal engagement, coordinate expert partners and consultants, and measure whether programming creates meaningful value. They collaborate closely with Programs, Communications, Development, and Operations and help ensure that the voices and needs of Brooklyn’s nonprofit workforce inform BKO’s work.

This is a full-time, exempt position. It is located in Brooklyn, NY and will require some early morning, evening, and weekend work.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Community & Connection

• Cultivate and sustain trusted relationships with nonprofit leaders and organizations across Brooklyn, including those not currently funded by BKO.
• Plan and facilitate leadership communities, affinity or issue-based peer groups, networking gatherings, and cross-sector convenings that foster belonging, mutual support, and collaboration.
• Lead personalized outreach, invitations, follow-up, and participant stewardship; use feedback and attendance patterns to improve the relevance and accessibility of gatherings.
• Identify opportunities to connect nonprofit leaders with peers, advisors, institutions, and collaborators; support relationships that continue beyond BKO-hosted events.

Skills & Organizational Strengthening

• Assess recurring nonprofit capacity needs through listening, participant feedback, grantee-facing staff, and credible sector research; translate findings into a focused annual programming plan.
• Coordinate practical workshops, peer-learning cohorts, technical assistance, and access to specialists in areas such as governance, fundraising, financial management, technology, and emerging workforce skills.
• Source, select, contract, and manage consultants, facilitators, coaches, and other partners; monitor scope, quality, budgets, timelines, and participant experience.
• Explore cost-effective shared resources and curated referrals that help nonprofits access expertise they might otherwise lack.

Voice & Influence

• Document recurring challenges, emerging issues, and promising practices shared by nonprofit leaders, and synthesize these insights for BKO leadership.
• Coordinate constructive conversations among nonprofit leaders and relevant institutional decision-makers, in partnership with senior leadership.
• Collaborate with Communications to elevate nonprofit perspectives, stories, and sector insights, with appropriate consent and sensitivity to grantee relationships.
• Close the feedback loop by communicating what BKO heard, what actions followed, and where further work is needed. Note: institutional advocacy positions and sensitive external relationships remain under senior leadership direction.

Program Management, Learning & Collaboration

• Implement and manage an annual workplan, calendar, and budget for nonprofit engagement and capacity-building activities, drawing on external consultants and cross-team support.
• Execute clear objectives and success measures for each offering; use registration and attendance data, pre/post survey results, and follow-up assessments to understand changes in skills, connections, application, and value.
• Report concise insights, outcomes, challenges, and recommendations to the Vice President of Programs and other stakeholders; adapt programming based on evidence rather than event volume alone.
• Lead coordinator for the annual Brooklyn Gives year-end local giving campaign activities, including managing technology platform consultants, recruiting nonprofit participants, managing matches and day-of prizes, and collaborating with other departments on communications and donor engagement strategies
• Coordinate event logistics in partnership with other BKO divisions and teammates.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES

• Strong commitment to advancing racial justice in Brooklyn.
• Relevant experience in nonprofit engagement, community organizing, capacity building, coalition building, program management, or related work.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted, inclusive relationships across diverse communities and recruit participants through direct, sustained engagement.
• Strong convening, facilitation, event/program design, and project management skills; ability to translate community needs into compelling, useful offerings.
• Experience selecting or managing external consultants, vendors, or partner organizations and tracking budgets and deliverables.
• Comfort collecting and interpreting participant feedback and outcome measures, and using findings to improve programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, sound judgment, and commitment to Brooklyn’s nonprofit sector.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments, balance several projects, and occasionally attend morning, evening, or weekend events; multilingual skills are a plus.

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Deep commitment to racial equity and justice
• Strong passion for Brooklyn communities
• Bachelor’s degree with at least 5years of work experience in nonprofit, grants, and/or events
• Excellent project management and written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a high-performance environment
• Ability to design, implement, and monitor effective workflow processes and procedures
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and cloud-based platforms and tools

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Currently full-time employees are expected to work in the BKO office located in Downtown Brooklyn Monday through Thursday with occasional events on Friday.

DIVERSITY

In alignment with its Racial Justice Lens, the Organization is committed to maintaining a staff that diversifies philanthropy, including lifting up the leadership of people from communities historically underrepresented in the field and those directly affected by structural racism, centering them in decision-making. Additionally, BKO does not base any hiring decisions on an applicant’s history of involvement in the criminal justice system.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Brooklyn Org is an equal opportunity employer. The Organization does not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Brooklyn Org has a competitive and exhaustive benefits and leave plan and the salary range for this position is $80,000 – $85,000 dependent on the successful candidate’s background and experience.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send a cover letter and resume via email to search@brooklyn.org. Please write Nonprofit Engagement & Capacity Building Manager in the Subject Line of your email and mention where you found this job posting.

ABOUT BROOKLYN ORG

Brooklyn Org believes philanthropy must reflect the communities it serves. That means cultivating local leaders, building pathways into the field of philanthropy, and equipping the next generation with transferable skills and experiences that prepare them for thriving careers in the field.

The Brooklyn Org Philanthropy Fellowship Program is designed to develop emerging leaders from underrepresented communities in philanthropy and provide meaningful, hands-on exposure to support building local talent pipelines.

Brooklyn Org is proud to serve as a model for this approach—demonstrating how philanthropy can be both inclusive and transformative, rooted in Brooklyn yet resonating far beyond. Fellows will be paid $30/hr.

Qualifications include:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with attention to detail
• Demonstrated curiosity, initiative, and willingness to learn
• Ability to conduct research, synthesize information, and communicate findings
• Comfort working with data and learning new technology
• Interest in philanthropy, nonprofit organizations, and community-based work
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently

ELIGIBILITY:

• Be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program
• Reside in New York City; applicants who live, study, or have meaningful connections to Brooklyn are strongly encouraged to apply
• Commit to working 20 hours per week, including two full days (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) in person at Brooklyn Org’s Downtown Brooklyn office and four hours remotely
• Commit to working in person every Thursday, with the second in-office day determined in coordination with the team’s schedule
• Commit to the full fellowship term, January 25–May 17, 2027
• Commit to attending required events and meetings, including March 2 and April 17 (dates subject to change)

Applications are due November 30, 2026

FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Brooklyn Org currently supports the following fellowship tracks. Candidates selected to move forward will go through a matching program.

Communications Fellow

• Reports to: Chief of Staff and Communications Director
• Primary Focus Areas: Digital communications and storytelling; Public events and community engagement; Amplifying grantee and community impact
• Key Responsibilities: Write articles; Capture media; Support planning and production of BKO public events and media opportunities

Development Fellow

• Reports to: Chief Development Officer and Vice President of Development & Special Events
• Primary Focus Areas: Donor engagement and philanthropic advisory support; Event planning and donor cultivation; Development research, communications, and stewardship
• Key Responsibilities: Prepare donor briefings, dossiers, and outreach lists; Draft donor communications and thank-you notes; Support the planning of events

Program Fellow

• Reports to: VP of Programs and Programs Director
• Primary Focus Areas: Support Grantmaking and program operations; Research, data collection, and impact evaluation; Grantee and community partner communications
• Key Responsibilities: Support development of grant application materials and reports; Collect and analyze program and impact data; Provide administrative support to program staff

How to apply:

Please upload your cover letter outlining:

• Why are you interested in the opportunity and working at Brooklyn Org?
• What skills do you bring the position?
• How would this opportunity further your career goals?
• Highlight relevant experiences, leadership roles, or areas of study

Please see additional directions to submit a cover letter and resume using this link.