Lorie A. Slutsky Philanthropy Fellow – One-Year Fellowship

Job Description

POSITION: Lorie A. Slutsky Philanthropy Fellow – One-Year Fellowship

REPORTS TO: EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

LOCATION: New York, NY

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

WEBSITE: www.thenytrust.org

START DATE: Monday, June 2nd, 2025

ABOUT US

As New York’s largest community foundation, The New York Community Trust (The Trust) fosters and engages in enduring and innovative philanthropy, making grants that bring together the local knowledge and expertise of its team, nonprofits, and partners to help donors fulfill their vision for the causes they love. From education and the arts to health care and the environment, The Trust seeks to improve every aspect of the cultural and civic life of New York City, Long Island, and Westchester.

The Trust is a regional philanthropic leader, delivering nearly $200 million in grants in 2024 and more than $2 billion in the past decade. In addition to a distinguished competitive grantmaking program, The Trust hosts donor-advised funds (DAFs) that make grants throughout the United States as well as funder collaboratives that work on the leading edge of philanthropy to improve the lives of New Yorkers.

Having celebrated its centennial anniversary in 2024, The Trust has long been a leader in the field, with innovations ranging from establishing the first donor-advised fund in the 1930s to making landmark grants, including some of the first to fight AIDS, build The High Line, support immigrant communities in the region, and respond quickly in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Lorie. A. Slutsky Philanthropy Fellow

This Fellowship is named for the third President of The Trust and endowed through contributions from Trust donors, board, staff, and other foundations. This Fellow will be housed in the General Counsel’s office but will work with other Trust departments. The Fellow will focus on significant issues affecting community foundations and the philanthropic sector (e.g., proposed changes in donor-advised fund rules, trends in philanthropy, assisting with collaborative funds, etc.). The Fellow will support Trust staff in specific administrative, programmatic, donor, and legal projects and work closely with other Fellows.

FELLOWSHIP ELIGIBILITY AND DETAILS

• Applicants must be a student in a full-time graduate program. Typically, applicants are candidates for the following degrees: MA, MS, MPH, MPA, MPP, MSW, MEd, JD.
• Applicants must have existing authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
• This is a temporary and time-limited Fellowship. Fellows start on June 2, 2025. The Fellowship ends in May 2026. Fellows must commit to the entire period.
• Fellows must remain enrolled as full-time graduate students for the entire duration of the Fellowship.
• Fellows’ field of graduate study must match an aspect of the Fellowship.
• Fellowships are intended as learning experiences to complement Fellows’ graduate study.
• This is not an entry-level position at The Trust or intended to lead to one.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Lorie. A. Slutsky Philanthropy Fellow should have excellent research, writing, and proofreading skills; a commitment to detail and accuracy; strong organizational skills; and an ability to work both independently and as a team member. Because much of the analysis done by this Fellow will relate to philanthropic rules, regulations, and legislation, there is a preference for law school students with legal research and writing experience. This Fellow will work under the supervision of the General Counsel’s office.

COMPENSATION

Fellowships pay is $25 an hour. The position is on-site at our New York office, and we provide several remote options (holiday remote week, August remote month, monthly remote days, etc.).

Fellows are eligible for paid federal holidays and state-mandated safe/sick leave. Fellows also receive pay for the one week when The Trust is closed (August 25 to 29, 2025).

The Fellowships start on Monday, June 2, 2025. Fellows work up to 35 hours a week from June 2025 through August 2025 and, to accommodate class schedules, 15 to 20 hours a week between September 2025 to May 2026. Fellows must commit to the entire year.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply through The Trust’s HRIS platform, Paylocity. Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.

Please upload a resume, cover letter, and a short writing sample as a single PDF document. Writing samples should be between 500 and 1500 words and solely authored by the candidate.

You may only apply for one of the Fellowships (Program Fellowship, Marketing & Communications Fellowship, or the Lorie A. Slutsky Fellowship). If we conclude that your qualifications may fit a different Fellowship than the one for which you applied for, we will share your application with other hiring teams. We will consider each response carefully but will contact only those individuals whose candidacies we seek to pursue.

The Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on age, color, national origin, ethnic origin, citizenship status, disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law in its employment policies. In addition, The Trust will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

Deadline: 25 Feb 2025