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Overview:
Saint Louis Dance Theatre seeks its first, full-time Director of Development, which means an entrepreneurial spirit, innovative-strategist, and vibrant, technically-strong go-getter. You will oversee all fundraising activities for a nonprofit organization with a $1 million annual operating budget and a three-year, $3 million capacity-building campaign. Reporting to the Executive Director, this pivotal role in an evolution in the company's history, is your opportunity to shape and execute a dynamic development strategy, from annual giving to major gifts and beyond. We’re looking for a driven, passionate advocate for St. Louis’ arts and culture vibrancy, who is thrilled to resource the artistically-excellent and creatively-just vision of our Artistic Director, Kirven Douthit-Boyd.
Who you are:
You are passionate about Saint Louis Dance Theatre's mission and evolution, and have a demonstrated dedication to the arts and equity. You are driven by the idea of establishing Saint Louis Dance Theatre as the city's premier contemporary dance destination, while being deeply-invested in the local and national arts and culture ecosystem through fundraising and friend-raising. You are self-motivated, beyond-the-box-thinking, and thrive on small, startup-esque teams, with the superpowers of cultivating trust and collaboration to yield financial growth for organizations. You are exceptional at building relationships, both internally and externally, and enjoy working at all levels, from the creatives and dancers to Board members and philanthropists in order to establish shared goals aimed at achieving organization-wide impact. You find value in finding and using data to drive decision-making, and you are adept at seeking and using feedback from varying stakeholders to craft your work.
What you do:
Metrics of Success:
By the end of year 1, you will have:
1. Internalized the Saint Louis Dance Theatre Theory of Change (within three months) with an emphasis on fund-development, infrastructure, and artistic outcomes in order to participate in brand story-telling opportunities.
2. Completed the design, and achieved consent, for a fund-development strategy targeting new major donors to the organization (within six months) after thorough collaboration with the Executive Director, Artistic Director, and Board of Directors that can yield at least $150k within 12 months.
3. Built a more economically, racially, and geographically diverse institutional donor funding pipeline with a focus on the arts, culture, vibrant cities, and the Midwest [as an overall region], with a portfolio strategy that can yield at least $500k within 18 months.
4. Identified, strategized, and implemented at least two donor-cultivation partnerships or salons, with a focus on racial and economic diversity to increase the portfolio of mid-sized donors that can yield at least $50k within 12 months.
5. Advanced the ongoing financial accountability of the organization, by developing and implementing a system for regular Board development updates with strategic engagement for the Development Committee in partnership with the Executive Director.
Qualifications
Selection Process and Timeline
The selection process for this position includes three stages for qualified candidates:
1. Submission of two examples of past development work (i.e. appeal letter, campaign strategy, outline of portfolio development results)
2. Virtual interview with Executive Director
3. Virtual group interview with Board Executive Committee and Artistic Director
Projected start date for this position is August 15, 2024.
STLDT’s benefits package includes:
STLDT offers generous time off, including nationally observed holidays, vacation, and sick paid-time off. STLDT also hosts a flexible remote work policy.
Full Time
$96k-152k (estimate)
06/27/2024
07/25/2024
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