ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Title: Associate Director of Development

Reporting Relationship: The Associate Director of Development reports to the Director of Development

The Associate Director of Development implements campaigns and activities toward meeting fundraising goals of $1.4 million in support of the Festival’s annual operating budget of $1.7 million. The individual will work closely with the Festival staff, board members, committee members, and event chairs in all areas of development, with a focus on creating new initiatives for individual giving and special events to fund the 74th Season of concerts and the 75th Season in 2012.

• Work closely with key volunteers, Director of Development, and Executive Director to create cultivation, solicitation and stewardship plans for individual donors and prospects and to identify new funders
• Manage electronic and direct mail solicitations to individual donors, incorporating strategies to expand the “Friends of Stern Grove Festival” membership program
• Maintain donor records and files, and prepare reports and analysis of donor activity, solicitation success, and donor trends using Raiser’s Edge
• Coordinate hospitality for donors, sponsors, and Festival guests at summer concerts and other events
• Record and acknowledge all gifts using Raiser’s Edge
• Assist with other tasks or projects that may be assigned by the Director of Development

Skills and Abilities

• A minimum of three years fundraising experience in the area of individual giving and membership; experience working with non-profit performing arts organizations preferred
• Raiser’s Edge database experience including complex querying and reporting as well as system maintenance
• Demonstrated success with fundraising event planning and management
• Superior writing, editing, and oral communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with volunteer leadership and senior staff, involving them, as appropriate, in the cultivation and solicitation process for donors
• Excellent research skills and an understanding of the annual fundraising process
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Ability to meet deadlines, manage multiple priorities, and work well under pressure
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel; knowledge of Adobe InDesign and Photoshop preferred
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

Full-time exempt. All staff members are required to be present and work at the Festival’s ten-week summer concert series.

Benefits: An attractive compensation and benefits package will be provided to the successful candidate. Stern Grove Festival Association is an equal opportunity employer.

To Apply: Please submit a cover letter, resume, and three references to jobs@sterngrove.org.

Mail to:
Stern Grove Festival Association
44 Page Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94102
ATTN: Human Resources.

No phone calls please.