Director of Philanthropy

“One of the nation’s most prominent regional theatres.” The New York TimesAs one of the nation's leading professional regional theatres and one of Southern California’s largest arts institutions, the Tony Award-winning Old Globe has served the San Diego region for 89 years. Under the leadership of Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein and Audrey S. Geisel Managing Director Timothy J. Shields, The Old Globe serves a vibrant community in San Diego through the delivery of thrilling theatre art as a public good.The Old Globe believes that theatre matters, and its commitment is to make it matter to more people. The Globe’s Statement of Values articulates the five cornerstones of its work: Transformation, Inclusion, Excellence, Stability, and Impact. These values mandate programming that invigorates the classics, amplifies new voices and tells stories that are dynamic and meaningful to the Globe’s diverse audiences.CONTEXT FOR RECRUITMENT AND ROLE SUMMARYThe Old Globe has earned a reputation for excelling in its high-touch, personal approach to donor cultivation and stewardship. Expansion of the donor base should include maximizing contributed revenue from the immediate region but also pursue fundraising on a much wider geographic scale. Individual giving and a core group of major philanthropists have been the overwhelming drivers of the Globe’s philanthropic support. The Globe’s annual contributed revenue in the future will need to exceed $14 million annually by FY29 and feature an increasingly diversified donor base.The Old Globe seeks a seasoned fundraising professional who will continue the evolution of a comprehensive, modern, and sophisticated fundraising program to support the theatre’s acclaimed productions and community programs. Reporting to the Managing Director with a dotted-line relationship to the Artistic Director, the Director of Philanthropy (DoP) will oversee an 11-person team in the areas of major gifts, institutional giving, planned giving, annual giving, membership, and special events.The successful candidate will be a dynamic and highly organized individual who possesses broad-based philanthropy expertise, with particular sophistication in capacity building and strategic facilitation. Experience building and/or significantly growing a complex philanthropy function is desired, ideally within an arts-related organization or cultural institution.EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSThe Old Globe is actively committed to fostering a culture of equity, diversity, inclusion, and access in all areas of our operation. We strongly encourage people with the following identities to apply: BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, people living with disabilities, and those from other historically and presently marginalized groups.The Old Globe has retained the DSG Fundraising & Advancement Practice of the Diversified Search Group to assist in this confidential search process. Inquiries, nominations, and applications may be submitted at https://talent-profile.diversifiedsearchgroup.com/search/v2/20216, or directed to:Gerard F. Cattie, Jr.Managing Director and DSG Fundraising & Advancement Practice LeaderDiversified Search GroupThe Chrysler Building, 405 Lexington Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, New York 10174gerard.cattie@divsearch.com | 212.542.2587

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