Chief Development Officer
- Employer
- The Washington Chorus
- Location
- District of Columbia, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Closing date
- Apr 3, 2021
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- Position Type
- Executive, Fundraising, Fundraising Administration, Major Gifts, Other Fundraising
- Fields
- Arts
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with The
Washington Chorus in the search for a Chief Development
Officer.
The Chief Development Officer will lead the growing development
efforts of The Washington Chorus (TWC) and partner closely with the
Executive Director on TWC’s innovative and acclaimed
entrepreneurial earned revenue projects. Using data and analytics
to drive improvements to donor acquisition, conversion, upgrading,
and retention, the Chief Development Officer will work
consultatively with major donors to support them in realizing their
philanthropic vision; collaborate with members of the TWC board,
staff, singers, and volunteers to inspire support; and craft
strategic messaging and communications to ensure its growing
community of supporters and prospects are connected, inspired, and
valued parts of the TWC community. The Chief Development Officer
will manage and work with the burgeoning Development Committee,
collaborate closely with the full staff team, including the
Artistic Director, and find creative ways to maximize the
fundraising potential of the Chorus’ programs and projects.
The Washington Chorus is committed to the preservation and
advancement of the art of choral singing and sharing the experience
of the transforming power of choral music. A three-time nominated
and two-time Grammy Award winner now in its 60th season, TWC is one
of the foremost symphonic choruses in the nation. Noted for the
superb artistry of its performances and recordings of the entire
range of the choral repertoire, TWC is widely recognized as a
cultural leader in the nation’s capital. A longtime artistic
partner of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and
the National Symphony Orchestra, TWC produces concerts at The
Kennedy Center, the Music Center at Strathmore, National
Presbyterian Church, Washington National Cathedral, Atlas Center
for the Performing Arts, and other top venues, and regularly
appears as a guest artist as part of significant national cultural
events, including recently as part of the virtual Parade Across
America for the inauguration of President Biden and Vice President
Harris, and on the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors national broadcast,
honoring composer Philip Glass.
The Washington Chorus is committed to building a better, more
connected, and more caring world through the unique power of
singing together. Its core values are inclusion, community,
collaboration, excellence, and innovation, and those values help to
power a bold mission and expansive vision for the transformative
power of bringing voices together across difference. TWC believes
Black lives matter, and produces programs that celebrate the rich
diversity of human expressions, stories, cultures, and traditions,
including as part of its new “Mahogany” series centering Black,
Latinx, and Native voices, led by Artistic Director Dr. Eugene
Rogers.
A commitment to the preservation and advancement of the art of
choral singing and the transforming power of choral music is
required for this position as is an ability to work effectively
with a wide range of people; a track record of growing support from
individuals; an understanding and lived experience of the values of
inclusion, community, excellence, innovation, and collaboration;
and a commitment to cultivating donor and patron loyalty. All
applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé.
Cover letters should be responsive to the mission of The Washington
Chorus as well as the responsibilities and qualifications presented
in the prospectus. The salary range for this position is
$85,000-$105,000 annualized.
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