Director of Development
November 4
Description
•The Director of Development — a brand new position in the organization — will join Creative West’s Leadership Resource Team to oversee the planning, organizing, and execution of Creative West’s fund development efforts, including but not limited to foundation grants, major gifts, individual donations, planned giving, corporate sponsorship and capital campaigns. •This position reports to the Executive Director and works closely with the Deputy Director, the Leadership Resource Team, and the Board of Trustees to secure the operating funds necessary to support the organization’s mission, programs, services, and activities. •This Director of Development position represents a unique opportunity to build a fully functioning fund development operation within a collaborative organization with ongoing sources of earned revenue from Software as a Service platforms and recent successes in securing significant multi-million, multi-year grant funding from major national and regional funders. •After the successful candidate has sufficiently onboarded and oriented to the organization, they will lead the search and hiring of a supplemental Development Coordinator position to assist in grant writing, researching, planning, and supplemental administrative tasks, as determined. •The Director of Development will catalyze Creative West’s strategic goal of having financial resilience through a diversified revenue model, ensuring long-term sustainability, alignment with our values, and responsiveness to the creative sector.
Requirements
•Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, preferably in the arts, culture, and creative economy sector, with a proven track record of success in grant writing, major gifts, and corporate sponsorship •Strong understanding of fund development principles and best practices •Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills •Ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing multiple projects and deadlines •Proficiency in donor management software •Passion for arts and culture, with a commitment to the mission of Creative West •An active commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, social justice and anti-racism •A commitment to, interest in, and understanding of the Creative West region •An experienced and effective virtual worker •An effective communicator and consensus builder •An ability to manage rapidly-shifting priorities •An appetite for navigating and often operating within an environment of ambiguity •Motivated to work both independently with self-sufficiency, as well as warmly and collaboratively with a group •Problem solving and solution-oriented •An advanced level of emotional intelligence •A strong desire to establish trusting relationships
Benefits
•Employer-paid health insurance •Employer-paid life and disability insurance •Dental insurance partially subsidized by employee •401(k) with up to 5% match •37.5 hour work week •Generous vacation and sick leave •10 paid holidays, plus the week off between Christmas and New Year’s Day
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