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The Director of Major Gifts plays a crucial role in advancing Houston Grand Opera’s mission to enrich our diverse community through the art of opera, by developing, overseeing, and executing a Major Gifts strategy for HGO’s Individual Giving Team. This position is responsible for coordinating all underwriting for Houston Grand Opera donors, working across all departments to develop a full menu of major gift opportunities at the $25,000 level and above, based on the priorities of the company, working collaboratively with the full Individual Giving team to identify ideal donor matches, and supporting them in their effective cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
The Director will manage a portfolio of current and potential Major Gift donors and prospects and supervise a Major Gifts Officer.
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We are looking for talented, passionate, dedicated people who are eager to make contributions to our community and our mission.
Concerned you do not meet every single requirement listed? Apply! We know that some people are less likely to apply for a job if they don’t think they meet 100% of the requirements. At HGO, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this position but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply! You may be just the right candidate for this position or another role at HGO.
ABOUT HOUSTON GRAND OPERA
The mission of HGO is to enrich our diverse community through the art of opera. We do so by creating, curating, exploring, and producing outstanding experiences centered around the human voice. HGO has received a Tony Award, two Grammy Awards, and three Emmy Awards – we are the only opera company in the world to win all three honors.
Our strategic focus is two-fold: creating profoundly enriching experiences for our diverse audiences and clearly defining and positively promoting the HGO brand.
We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment for all company members. We believe every team member enriches our diversity by exposing a broad range of ways to understand and engage our community and discover, design, and deliver enriching experiences.
BENEFITS
We offer robust benefits to full-time employees, including:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
QUALIFICATIONS
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those we consider important for an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job: extended periods of sitting, and performing tasks such as typing and using a computer mouse, with strong visual and auditory focus, occasional lifting (not exceeding 25 pounds), reaching for items, proficiency in keyboarding, effective communication skills, and fine motor abilities, being mobile within the office for activities like attending meetings. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Houston Grand Opera is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at HGO are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws or regulations. HGO will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. HGO encourages applicants of all ages
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$95k-124k (estimate)
07/05/2024
11/06/2024
hgo.org
Houston, TX
50 - 100
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