Director of External Affairs

Summary:

The Katonah Museum of Art seeks a Director of External Affairs to partner with the Executive Director (ED) in stewarding all aspects of the organization’s fundraising, cultivation, communications, and marketing efforts. A successful candidate will bring excellent interpersonal and written communication skills and a keen ability to prioritize within a creative work environment. They will serve as a key member of the Museum’s leadership team and as an important liaison to the community.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Development and Board of Trustees

·     Develop and implement creative strategies to achieve an annual fundraising target of $3.5 million across Individual, Government, Corporate, and Institutional sources, as well as through other revenue streams.

·     In partnership with the ED, manage annual Trustee, Emeriti, and Director’s Circle giving goals and related programming, including cultivation of new members, planning and execution of annual study trips, and other monthly program offerings.

·     Manage Trustee, Committee, and Emeriti meetings and events.

·     Cultivate and steward upper-level donors. Conduct research to identify prospective donors.

·     Supervise Development and Marketing staff.

·     Manage and track revenue. Work with ED and Deputy Director to create annual Museum budget.

·     Work with a freelance grant writer to oversee and maintain the Institutional Grants calendar and to identify new opportunities. Craft and edit funding proposals, track reporting deadlines, and submit grant applications and reports. Set up opportunities for the ED to engage with Foundation staff.

·     Work with Administrative, Curatorial, and Education staff to find opportunities for related fundraising.

·     Lead appropriate stewardship and reporting for funded projects.

Events

·     Work with colleagues across the Museum to create a calendar for cultivation events and rental opportunities.

·     Manage fundraising events, including the KMA’s annual Gala and Himmel Award and Lecture.

·     Work with colleagues to plan a robust slate of other cultivation events, including family fundraisers, summer socials, luncheons, a spring cocktail party, and others as appropriate.

Membership

·     Oversee the Membership Program and work with development staff to conduct an audit of current Membership offerings.

·     Create updated offerings for Members that reflect current trends and best practices.

·     Update collateral to reflect new offerings.

·     Oversee Development staff as they organize and maintain the eTapestry donor & member database and conduct a database assessment.

·     Oversee planning and execution of all Member events and benefit fulfillment.

Marketing

·     Work with Marketing staff to create an overarching plan for electronic and print-based marketing, including a plan for e-newsletters, social media, calendar listings, and print-based advertising.

·     Help to write copy for the website and marketing collateral.

·     Collaborate with Curatorial and other Museum staff to write press releases.

·     Support and attend public programs and events, including on nights and weekends.

·     Perform other administrative responsibilities as needed.