Join the NVAM team!
National Veterans Art Museum - Development Director
Position Purpose:
Navigate multiple Development Department functions, with a focus on individual giving, including:
- Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward relationships with prospective (and current) funders
- Identify governmental funding opportunities and collaborate with the Executive Director on strategy, concept and proposal processes
- Serve as Development Department’s lead database administrator
- Assist in writing and editing proposals
- Continue development and implementation of a robust individual, corporate, and foundation philanthropic initiative
Principal Accountabilities:
Successful job applicants will be able to perform these essential functions:
Donor/Member Acquisition and Management
- Research, prepare letters of intent, and write proposals and reports to current and prospective foundation funders
- Identify local, regional and/or national funding opportunities; government grant writing responsibilities may be assigned as needed
- Maintain working knowledge of key programmatic areas in the organization and participate in cross-functional teams’ coordinated efforts to secure funding
- Along with the Executive Director, write grant proposals and, as appropriate, be involved in editing other Development Department written materials
- Enhance membership initiative and individual giving through the development of prospect identification, membership and donor engagement strategies, and events
Database Administration
Serve as the Development Department’s primary database administrator
- Ensure the accurate tracking of proposal/report due dates of reports in NVAM’s database
- Carry primary responsibility and oversight for gift entry and coding in the database
- Prepare donor acknowledgement letters and other appropriate development correspondence as necessary
- Collaborate with accounting to reconcile and report on monthly, quarterly and annual revenue and other relevant Development Department activity.
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Military Veteran highly desired
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum of 5-7 years relevant work experience with a focus on individual giving
- Exemplary writing/editing skills and demonstrated professional writing experience; grant writing experience is a plus
- Grants management experience including development software, databases and donor technology.
- Self-starter, independent worker and energetic team player with the ability to work as part of a fast moving group including the Board of Directors Development Committee.
- Ability to represent NVAM at external meetings and lead presentations when necessary
- Must be comfortable speaking and networking in multiple settings
- Flexible work style in an expanding environment
Compensation
Commensurate with experience.
For inquires please contact NVAM Executive Director, Brendan Foster, directly.
Position Purpose:
Navigate multiple Development Department functions, with a focus on individual giving, including:
- Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward relationships with prospective (and current) funders
- Identify governmental funding opportunities and collaborate with the Executive Director on strategy, concept and proposal processes
- Serve as Development Department’s lead database administrator
- Assist in writing and editing proposals
- Continue development and implementation of a robust individual, corporate, and foundation philanthropic initiative
Principal Accountabilities:
Successful job applicants will be able to perform these essential functions:
Donor/Member Acquisition and Management
- Research, prepare letters of intent, and write proposals and reports to current and prospective foundation funders
- Identify local, regional and/or national funding opportunities; government grant writing responsibilities may be assigned as needed
- Maintain working knowledge of key programmatic areas in the organization and participate in cross-functional teams’ coordinated efforts to secure funding
- Along with the Executive Director, write grant proposals and, as appropriate, be involved in editing other Development Department written materials
- Enhance membership initiative and individual giving through the development of prospect identification, membership and donor engagement strategies, and events
Database Administration
Serve as the Development Department’s primary database administrator
- Ensure the accurate tracking of proposal/report due dates of reports in NVAM’s database
- Carry primary responsibility and oversight for gift entry and coding in the database
- Prepare donor acknowledgement letters and other appropriate development correspondence as necessary
- Collaborate with accounting to reconcile and report on monthly, quarterly and annual revenue and other relevant Development Department activity.
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Military Veteran highly desired
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum of 5-7 years relevant work experience with a focus on individual giving
- Exemplary writing/editing skills and demonstrated professional writing experience; grant writing experience is a plus
- Grants management experience including development software, databases and donor technology.
- Self-starter, independent worker and energetic team player with the ability to work as part of a fast moving group including the Board of Directors Development Committee.
- Ability to represent NVAM at external meetings and lead presentations when necessary
- Must be comfortable speaking and networking in multiple settings
- Flexible work style in an expanding environment
Compensation
Commensurate with experience.
For inquires please contact NVAM Executive Director, Brendan Foster, directly.
