Position Summary:

Key Responsibilities:

• In partnership with the Director of Individual Giving, responsible for developing strategies to increase revenue and achieving annual fundraising goals for CDA, currently $540,000 which includes a personal fundraising goal.
• Create and implement an annual membership plan including solicitation, communications, events and stewardship, on time and within approved budgetary guidelines.
• Produce effective fundraising materials such as brochures, letters, emails, website content and videos.
• Manage a portfolio of approximately 50 donors and prospects in the range of $1,000 - $10,000.
• Manage the activities of the CDA Board and committees, including staffing and scheduling meetings, setting agendas, taking minutes, tracking action items, and supporting the president and committee chairs.
• Contribute to Individual Giving team strategies to grow the Ambassadors giving level ($10K )
• Determine donor acquisition strategies and develop a donor pipeline for increased giving, in collaboration with Advancement and Marketing colleagues.
• Oversee stewardship including concierge ticketing, fulfillment of benefits, newsletters and gift acknowledgments.

• Plan events including salons, meetups and other activities. Collaborate with the Director of Events & Stewardship on artist receptions, invited technical rehearsals and student matinees.
• Assist the Director of Individual Giving with planning and execution of curated donor trips.
• Maintain relevant donor records in Tessitura database in collaboration with Advancement Services.
• Create reports to demonstrate donor impact, financial results, engagement, and membership trends.
• Promote planned giving opportunities and identify planned giving prospects.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Three or more years of experience in nonprofit development required, preferably in arts & culture organizations.
• Must be willing to personally solicit gifts.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills are required.
• Ability to build collaborative and inclusive working relationships with donors, volunteers, staff and vendors, exercising good judgment and discretion.
• Creative problem-solving skills and adaptability in an energetic and changing environment.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Analytical decision-making skills to inform donor engagement and cultivation strategies.
• Must be detail oriented and able to meet targets and deadlines
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office 365 or comparable.
• Experience with Zoom, project management software, and fundraising databases, basic graphic design software (Canva, InDesign, Prospect2) is preferred
• Must be willing to work some nights and weekends.