ARTS COMMISSION
Fund Development Manager | True Concord
ARTS COMMISSION, Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85718
Two-Time Grammy-nominated True Concord Voices & Orchestra is Tucson’s professional chamber choir and orchestra, one of the country’s most esteemed performing arts institutions. Having just concluded its 21st season, True Concord presents 25-plus performances throughout Tucson and the Southwest, bringing to thousands of audience members a mix of classic masterworks and music of our time, commissioning new work from some of the leading and most promising composers in the world. In addition to live concerts, True Concord is acclaimed for its recordings, broadcasts and video concerts, the latter having been particularly noted during the pandemic. True Concord is a donor-centered nonprofit 501c3 with an exemplary record of fiscal responsibility and volunteer Board stewardship.
Overview The Fund Development Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating a comprehensive fund development program to support True Concord’s mission and strategic growth. This role emphasizes donor cultivation, relationship management and stewardship, with a focus on individual solicitation, planned giving, grants, and donor engagement opportunities.
Responsibilities
Fund Development Strategy: Develop, implement, and oversee an annual fund development plan aligned with True Concord’s strategic goals and budget in coordination with the Music Director and Board.
Fund Development Strategy: Build strategies to increase gifts by focusing on mid-level donors and overall donor retention.
Fund Development Strategy: Expand planned giving efforts to engage long-term support and sustainability of mission.
Donor Engagement and Cultivation: Create personalized engagement strategies for, and solicit mid to low-level donors ($5,000 and below).
Donor Engagement and Cultivation: Plan and execute donor appreciation events, backstage tours, and exclusive experiences such as rehearsal invitations or pop-up concerts.
Donor Engagement and Cultivation: Collaborate with the Music Director and Board to identify and cultivate new donor relationships.
Donor Engagement and Cultivation: Support Music Director with personalized engagement strategies for top-tier donors.
Data Management and Reporting: Manage and optimize the CRM system (Patron Manager) for donor tracking, segmentation, and reporting.
Data Management and Reporting: Analyze donor data to inform strategies and measure success, including metrics like donor retention, average gift size, and donor engagement trends.
Data Management and Reporting: Prepare regular fundraising reports for the Music Director and Board.
Communications and Campaigns: Coordinate and draft annual appeal letters, stewardship communications, and impact updates.
Communications and Campaigns: Generate gift acknowledgement letters and donor lists for publication in program books, etc.
Communications and Campaigns: Coordinate gift acknowledgement phone calls by the Board.
Communications and Campaigns: Collaborate with marketing to ensure consistent messaging across donor materials and campaigns.
Communications and Campaigns: Join True Concord Board and staff at True Concord concerts and events, making presentations as requested.
Grant Management: Research grant opportunities and write grant proposals and reports to local, national, and federal funding sources.
Grant Management: Oversee the grant calendar to ensure timely submissions and reporting.
Grant Management: Expand grant portfolio by identifying untapped opportunities and building relationships with funders.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree (with preference given to studies in music).
Minimum 2-3 years of experience in the nonprofit sector.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines effectively.
Strategic thinker with a detail-oriented approach to execution.
Familiar and conversant with choral music.
Experience in working with and managing CRM systems and donor research tools.
This a full-time, in-office position reporting to the Founding Music Director. Starting salary in the mid $50Ks, plus health insurance allowance. Benefits include generous paid time off and comp time in the summer. A forty-hour work week in the office is standard for most of the year, plus evening concert duty on weekends and for special events and meetings.
Applications are accepted throughout July, with interviews in August for a start date in September.
True Concord recognizes that a diversity of experience and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, complex problem solving and the creation of an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors. Women and persons of color are particularly encouraged to apply.
Organization/Company:
True Concord Voices & Orchestra Website:
https://www.trueconcord.org Location:
Tucson, AZ Deadline:
Open until filled How to Apply:
To apply, send a letter of interest and resume to Joshua Keeling, Operations Manager: jkeeling@trueconcord.org.
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Overview The Fund Development Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating a comprehensive fund development program to support True Concord’s mission and strategic growth. This role emphasizes donor cultivation, relationship management and stewardship, with a focus on individual solicitation, planned giving, grants, and donor engagement opportunities.
Responsibilities
Fund Development Strategy: Develop, implement, and oversee an annual fund development plan aligned with True Concord’s strategic goals and budget in coordination with the Music Director and Board.
Fund Development Strategy: Build strategies to increase gifts by focusing on mid-level donors and overall donor retention.
Fund Development Strategy: Expand planned giving efforts to engage long-term support and sustainability of mission.
Donor Engagement and Cultivation: Create personalized engagement strategies for, and solicit mid to low-level donors ($5,000 and below).
Donor Engagement and Cultivation: Plan and execute donor appreciation events, backstage tours, and exclusive experiences such as rehearsal invitations or pop-up concerts.
Donor Engagement and Cultivation: Collaborate with the Music Director and Board to identify and cultivate new donor relationships.
Donor Engagement and Cultivation: Support Music Director with personalized engagement strategies for top-tier donors.
Data Management and Reporting: Manage and optimize the CRM system (Patron Manager) for donor tracking, segmentation, and reporting.
Data Management and Reporting: Analyze donor data to inform strategies and measure success, including metrics like donor retention, average gift size, and donor engagement trends.
Data Management and Reporting: Prepare regular fundraising reports for the Music Director and Board.
Communications and Campaigns: Coordinate and draft annual appeal letters, stewardship communications, and impact updates.
Communications and Campaigns: Generate gift acknowledgement letters and donor lists for publication in program books, etc.
Communications and Campaigns: Coordinate gift acknowledgement phone calls by the Board.
Communications and Campaigns: Collaborate with marketing to ensure consistent messaging across donor materials and campaigns.
Communications and Campaigns: Join True Concord Board and staff at True Concord concerts and events, making presentations as requested.
Grant Management: Research grant opportunities and write grant proposals and reports to local, national, and federal funding sources.
Grant Management: Oversee the grant calendar to ensure timely submissions and reporting.
Grant Management: Expand grant portfolio by identifying untapped opportunities and building relationships with funders.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree (with preference given to studies in music).
Minimum 2-3 years of experience in the nonprofit sector.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines effectively.
Strategic thinker with a detail-oriented approach to execution.
Familiar and conversant with choral music.
Experience in working with and managing CRM systems and donor research tools.
This a full-time, in-office position reporting to the Founding Music Director. Starting salary in the mid $50Ks, plus health insurance allowance. Benefits include generous paid time off and comp time in the summer. A forty-hour work week in the office is standard for most of the year, plus evening concert duty on weekends and for special events and meetings.
Applications are accepted throughout July, with interviews in August for a start date in September.
True Concord recognizes that a diversity of experience and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, complex problem solving and the creation of an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors. Women and persons of color are particularly encouraged to apply.
Organization/Company:
True Concord Voices & Orchestra Website:
https://www.trueconcord.org Location:
Tucson, AZ Deadline:
Open until filled How to Apply:
To apply, send a letter of interest and resume to Joshua Keeling, Operations Manager: jkeeling@trueconcord.org.
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