Chief Philanthropy Officer
- Employer
- San Jose Museum of Art
- Location
- California, United States
- Salary
- $140,000.00 - $170,000.00
- Closing date
- Feb 16, 2023
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- Position Type
- Fundraising, Fundraising Administration
- Fields
- Arts
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with San José
Museum of Art in the search for a Chief Philanthropy Officer.
The Chief Philanthropy Officer will oversee San José Museum of
Art's fund development, membership, legacy giving and the
achievement of related revenue goals, leading all fund development
endeavors in alignment with the Museum's strategic plan,
institutional values, and commitment to equity. The Chief
Philanthropy Officer will work closely with the Oshman Executive
Director and the Board of Trustees to develop and implement a
comprehensive multi-year fundraising plan for individual and
institutional giving that increases revenues and expands the
Museum's donor base while managing the day-to-day operations of the
development department and motivating the team towards ambitious
fundraising goals.
Founded in 1969 by artists and community leaders, the San José
Museum of Art (SJMA) is the premier modern and contemporary art
museum in Silicon Valley. Its dynamic program, which balances
socially relevant traveling exhibitions with critically engaging
shows drawn from a collection of 2600+ art works, resonates with
defining characteristics of San José and the Silicon Valley—from
its rich diversity to its hallmark innovative ethos. Projects touch
on timely topics from migration and identity to artificial
intelligence and include significant original and touring
exhibitions by both nationally and internationally acclaimed
artists (Rina Banerjee; Dinh Q. Lê) and emerging and
under-recognized practitioners (Woody DeOthello; Sonya Rapoport).
Exhibitions such as Barring Freedom and Visualizing
Abolition, organized in partnership with the University of
California at Santa Cruz, announce a growing commitment to social
justice and university partnership. The Museum’s collection plan
prioritizes community relevance and public access, and places
particular priority on acquiring works that reflect the cultural
heritages and lived experiences of the community.
The goal of becoming a borderless museum, essential to creative
life in San José and the Silicon Valley inspires the community
impact work of SJMA. The Museum is invested in supporting artists
of the global majority and women and works to eliminate barriers to
access by offering weekend and evening hours, eliminating admission
fees for students and teachers, and providing exhibition didactics
in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese––the three official languages
of San José. The Museum is the largest provider of in-school arts
education in Santa Clara County and the first art museum experience
for countless students in the South Bay. An extensive free
in-school docent program introduces students to inquiry-based
visual analysis and an extensive field trip program and multi-week
classroom residencies are offered free to Title I students. Each
summer an on-site summer art camp offers standards-based arts
instruction infused with cross curricular subject matter and
introduces students to concepts of exhibition design and curatorial
practice, including virtual studio visits with permanent collection
artists—an annual highlight.
SJMA is proud to have an audience that supports its strong
commitment to lifting historically underrecognized voices and
stories. A recent survey of SJMA audiences, conducted as part of
“Culture Track,” a nation-wide study of cultural behavior, found
that audiences were looking to cultural institutions like SJMA to
provide “moments of beauty and joy” and to “bring people of
different backgrounds together” after a year where they
increasingly missed “feeling connection with others” and
“creativity.” Now reopened with expanded evening hours, SJMA is
committed to responding to this need with innovative presentations
of its permanent collection, creative partnerships with
organizations in San José, San Francisco and the East Bay, and
“borderless” projects that spill beyond the walls of the Museum
support the rebuilding of public life in downtown San José. Through
other programming, like First Fridays, and through three
free community days offered each year, the SJMA celebrates the
region’s racial, ethnic, and linguistic diversity.
San José Museum of Art believes in the power of radical imagination
and the role art can play in bringing communities and people
together for the benefit of all. As a public art museum in the
heart of a racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse
community, SJMA embraces its role in telling stories and creating
experiences that nurture a sense of belonging and value and that
contribute to the creation of a more vibrant multiracial
society.
A bachelor’s degree is preferred, as is a minimum of 10
years of fundraising experience, or an equivalent combination
of education and experience. All applications must be
accompanied by a cover letter and resume. Cover letters should be
responsive to the mission of San José Museum of Art as well as the
responsibilities and qualifications stated in the position
prospectus.
The salary range for this position is $140,000 to $170,000
annually.
To apply for this position, visit:
https://opportunities.aspenleadershipgroup.com/opportunities/1138.
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