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Third Sector New England

Director of Development, City Ballet of Boston

Third Sector New England, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298


Overview

Opportunity

City Ballet of Boston

(CBB) is seeking an inaugural Director of Development (Director), a new and exciting position that will be essential in bringing this successful and well-respected arts organization to its next level. The Director will spearhead the organization’s development function and expand community presence in fundraising and building a corporate support strategy. CBB is poised for growth, and the Director will play an integral role in developing the organization’s infrastructure and amplifying its programmatic impact.

Responsibilities

As a key member of CBB’s leadership team, The Director of Development will play an integral role with the organization as it solidifies its organizational infrastructure and amplifies its programmatic impact. Reporting to, and working closely with, Tony Williams, the Director will have the opportunity to employ creativity and strategy to design and develop CBB’s fundraising function.

Donor Cultivation and Stewardship

Build a vibrant, donor-centric development culture

Effectively steward and communicate with existing donors

Collaborate with board members and other stakeholders to identify and cultivate prospective donors

Partner with leadership team and board to create and oversee highly valued donor events

Strategic Development of Fundraising Function

Develop and execute CBB’s annual development plan to identify strategies to secure earned and contributed revenue

Develop capacity building, restricted, and unrestricted funding support from individuals, foundations, and corporations

Identify and employ tactics and strategies for growth and success across all areas of fundraising

Data Management

Use quantitative and qualitative evaluation of fundraising outcomes to create informed, data-driven, and donor-centric strategies

Create a streamlined development operations process to track proposals and reports

Leadership and Management

Participate in strategic planning for long term initiatives

Recruit and oversee a part-time Development Operations Associate responsible for grant submission and reporting, data entry and gift processing

Marketing

Work with an external Marketing firm to promote performances and develop innovative and effective fundraising messages/materials that amplify brand, drive earned and contributed revenue

Collaborate with the Operations Manager to attract corporate sponsorship/advertising for CBB performances

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