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The Director of Development and Communications serves as the steward of our mission and vision in all of our development and communications functions. They are responsible for Arts Corps’ overall fundraising success. They develop the resource development plan for individual donations, grants, sponsorships, and events, and they provide stewardship to the donor base. They supervise the creation and implementation of the communications plan to ensure that both development and communications plans are cohesive and work to support one another. They coach the Development and Communications team, ensuring that members have the support needed to achieve their goals.

Key Responsibilities
Fundraising
● Collaborates with the Co-Executive Director of Development and Operations to design an effective resource development plan that engages diverse fundraising strategies and is guided by community-centric fundraising principles
● Leads prospecting and cultivation efforts with major donors, grant makers, and corporate partners
● Maintains relationships with existing major donors and grant makers
● Coordinates public speaking engagements and other opportunities to create new partnerships and donor relationships
● Collaborates with the Co-ED’s to lead our annual fundraising event and annual appeal
● Manages data collection and analysis within the organization related to resource development; uses data to accurately and effectively support programs, operations, and fundraising strategies

Communication
● Effectively communicates Arts Corps’ vision and customizes language and approach to the intended audience
● Regularly carries out external communication via blogs, emails, panels, in-person engagements, and other opportunities to ensure Arts Corps effectively markets its programs to prospective donors, sponsors, funders, and other stakeholders, such as volunteers and partner organizations.
● Oversees the volunteer coordination effort

Leadership, Vision, and Management
● Develops the resource development plan for individual donations, grants, sponsorships, and events
● Collaborate with Finance Director on tracking/oversight of the budget
● Provides stewardship to the donor base
● Supervises the creation and implementation of the communications and resource development plans to ensure they are cohesive and work to support one another and the mission of the organization
● Coaches and supports direct reports on the Development and Communications team to achieve their goals
● Collaborates with Co-Executive Directors, and Directors team (Education Programs, Finance and Operations) to provide strategic leadership for the overall organization

Qualifications
Desired Skills and Attributes:
● Ability and experience designing an effective resource development plan that engages diverse fundraising strategies and is guided by community-centric fundraising principles
● Ability and experience leading prospecting and cultivation efforts with major donors, grant makers, and corporate partners.
● Ability to maintain relationships with existing major donors and grant makers
● Experience coordinating public speaking engagements and other opportunities to create new partnerships and donor relationships
● Ability to collaborate with Arts Corps leaders and team members to lead our annual fundraising event and annual appeal.
● Ability to regularly carry out external communication via blogs, emails, panels, in-person engagements, and other opportunities to ensure Arts Corps effectively markets its programs to prospective donors, sponsors, funders, and other stakeholders, such as volunteers and partner organizations.
● Experience, passion, and alignment with community-focused, intersectional equity work
● Firm understanding of and commitment to equity; ability to center marginalized voices
● Ability and willingness to lead with an anti-racist lens
● Ability to innovate and think creatively, critically, and strategically
● Passion for young people and the arts
● Experience in project management with multiple moving parts
● Experience soliciting large/multi-year gifts from individual donors
● Experience in writing grant proposals
● Demonstrated experience in fundraising and event planning
● Demonstrated leadership experience and knowledge
● Demonstrated ability to empower and mentor staff
● Collaborative work and leadership style
● Strong communication and facilitation skills
● Willingness and ability to hold oneself accountable and be held accountable by team
● Knowledge of Salesforce CRM a plus

We’re more interested in working with phenomenal people than in lists of qualifications. If you don’t tick all the boxes, but you believe you’re the right fit for our team, that’s okay. We still want to hear from you.

https://artscorps.org/get-involved/work-with-us/

Opportunity Website

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