Director of Development

With the Board and Leadership Team, significantly grow the organization’s contributed income and visibility through: ○ Increase engagement and giving of current donors ○ Identify, cultivate, solicit, and manage new donors (individual and institutional) ○ Create and implement a strong strategic plan that involves and leverages the resources and talents of all board members, staff, alumni, current parents of students and RYET members, audiences and other key volunteers and committee members ○ Support, communicate, and further the mission of TADA! ● Create, execute, and maintain an annual plan and budget for the Development Department which includes individual fundraising and cultivation, institutional fundraising, government support, and special events. This involves some reimagining, rethinking and driving of TADA!’s contributed revenue streams as well as getting support for new and specific programs and initiatives. ● Serve as an ambassador, working to build and maintain strong relationships with key funders, community leaders, education and ensemble families, alumni and their parents, board members, and other relationships critical to the fundraising efforts and growth of the TADA! community ● With the Marketing Department, increase awareness and visibility of TADA!’s mission and impact as well as it’s unique programs (e.g., arts education programs, Resident Youth Ensemble of TADA! (RYET), Arts for All, AMP, etc.) ● Design, manage, and constantly enhance TADA!’s process for an integrated approach to fund development and philanthropy that specifically targets foundations, corporations, and individuals (including major gifts and planned giving and in the near future a capital campaign) so that short- and long-term revenue streams can be established ● Design, implement and maintain a communications plan to ensure stewardship and donor/prospect engagement are maximized. ● Define performance measures (with the Executive and Producing Artistic Director) for fundraising success and monitor/report results on a regular basis. This includes developing and managing an annual Development budget and cash-flow that includes revenue and expense projections by contribution category to assure annual goals are achieved. ● Provide vision, oversight and hands-on work on fundraising events ● Hire, train, oversee, and manage Development staff, consultants, and volunteers ● Work closely with the Board of Directors: ○ To develop, increase, and support their yearly plan and commitment ○ Attend and report at Board and Committee Meetings ○ Support, strategize, and leverage their time, talent, resources, and connections to support the organization’s fundraising strategy ○ Lead the Board’s Fundraising ad-hoc Committee ○ With the Board Development Committee and Executive and Producing Artistic Director, identify, recruit, and onboard new Board members ● Serve and contribute as a member of TADA!’s leadership team (e.g., attend meetings, share insight and ideas on key challenges and opportunities, serve as a TADA! ambassador to create an inclusive, supportive work environment and culture, etc.) ● Create and distribute TADA!’s Annual Report -- gather information from all departments and work with designer ● Works closely with the Director of Finance & Administration on grant proposal budgets & reporting, the annual audit process, 990, CHAR500, etc.