Assistant Director, Major Gifts
- Employer
- The Jewish Museum
- Location
- New York, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Closing date
- Aug 18, 2022
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- Position Type
- Fundraising, Major Gifts
- Fields
- Museum
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Jewish Museum
The Jewish Museum serves people of all religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds through world-class art exhibitions ranging from ancient to contemporary. Founded in 1904 and located on New York City's Museum Mile, the Jewish Museum aspires to be the global leader at the center of Jewish culture.
The Museum maintains a unique collection of nearly 30,000 works of art, ceremonial objects, and media reflecting the global Jewish experience over more than 4,000 years. The Museum's thought-provoking, innovative, and intellectually stimulating exhibitions and education programs serve a wide range of audiences, including families, teens, students, educators, and visitors with disabilities. As an identity-based institution, the Museum plays an important role among cultural institutions, challenging all forms of bigotry and discrimination and promoting understanding among wide audiences. The Jewish Museum invites applicants of all backgrounds to consider joining the Museum in its work.
The Jewish Museum is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all and to promoting a positive work culture that celebrates difference, challenges prejudice, and ensures fairness. Integrity, collegiality, and excellence are central to the Museum's values. These values, along with an institution-wide commitment to Diversity, Equity, Access & Inclusion (DEAI), are embedded in the Museum's strategic plan and will be the focus of a comprehensive DEAI action plan.
The Position
In this newly created role, the Jewish Museum seeks an entrepreneurial Assistant Director to play an integral role in leading and expanding major gifts supporters. This includes leading and growing its Museum Council, which comprises donors at the $10,000 - $100,000 level and with a $870,000+ goal for the 2023 Fiscal Year. This role will also oversee two direct reports who manage the Patron ($1,000 – 9,999 level), Young Patrons ($180 – 1,800) and Contemporary Circle ($2,500 – 7,500). The Assistant Director will be a key part of the Institutional and Major Gifts team, which raises approximately $4MM each year.
Through personal visits and targeted solicitations, the Assistant Director will oversee a distinct portfolio, as well as provide mentorship and guidance for members of the Major Gifts team. In collaboration with the Director of Institutional and Major Gifts and the Institutional and Major Gifts team, this position will also develop and execute an ongoing strategy for qualifying prospects and donors and moving them to blended-gift prospect status.
Responsibilities
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Identify and qualify new prospects;
cultivate and upgrade existing Museum Council members; develop
solicitation strategies; identify gift opportunities that match
donors' interests; personally solicit gifts and continually steward
donors.
Manage a portfolio of approximately
75 prospects.
Supervise and steward advancement of
Patrons, Young Patrons, and Contemporary Circle portfolios, and act
as a mentor to two direct reports on the Major Gifts team.
Manage the production and mailing of
print pieces and collateral materials (brochures, website, etc.)
for the Museum Council, and oversee same for Patrons program.
Oversee implementation of Museum
Council benefits.
Work with Director of Institutional
and Major Gifts to engage the Museum’s most philanthropic
supporters through tailored asks including blended gifts for
exhibitions, programs, and the annual Purim Ball.
Work closely with Trustees and Museum
Leadership to cultivate new prospects and steward active
members.
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
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Assist with departmental events when
and where necessary, including some evening and weekends
Manage donor crediting and
listings
Other duties as assigned
Requirements
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Minimum 7 years of related
experience, primarily in major gifts fundraising, and preferably in
the arts or Jewish communal field.
Demonstrated track record in
cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding gifts in the five-figure
range and higher.
Interest in mentoring team members,
some management experience strongly preferred.
An ability to make a compelling case
in support of the Jewish Museum.
Strong interpersonal skills and
ability to work with a diverse group of donors.
Superior written and oral
communication skills.
Donor and Special event
experience.
Well-organized, detail-oriented, and
proven project management skills.
Proficiency in Salesforce and/or
other development technologies for prospect identification and
research.
High energy level, enthusiasm,
flexibility, and an entrepreneurial spirit absolutely
required.
Fully vaccinated against COVID-19
with a Center for Disease Control (CDC) or World Health
Organization (WHO) authorized vaccine (or approved for an exemption
as a reasonable accommodation due to qualified disability or
sincerely held religious belief or other legal basis)
Note: The Museum currently is operating with a hybrid model, with all full-time staff working on-site three days per week.
Send Resume with Cover Letter To:
Director, Human Resources
The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10128
Email: jobs@thejm.org
The Jewish Museum is committed to diversifying its staff and encourages individuals of all abilities and ethnic, racial, and religious backgrounds to apply for this position. The Museum is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic prohibited by applicable law.
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