Director of Advancement
- Employer
- United States Artists
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Salary
- $150,000.00 - $180,000.00
- Closing date
- Mar 8, 2023
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- Position Type
- Executive, Fundraising, Annual Fund, Capital Campaigns, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Donor Relations, Fundraising Administration, Grant Seeking, Major Gifts, Membership, Other Fundraising, Special Events, Programs, Grant Administration, Grant Making, Other Programs, Program Administration and Management, Administrative, Arts Administration, Other Administrative, Public Relations and Communications, Sales and Marketing
- Fields
- Arts, Community Development, Community Foundations, Other Fields, Philanthropic Advisors, Research, Social Services
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Reporting to the President and CEO, Judilee Reed, the Director of Advancement will be responsible for
initially maintaining and eventually growing diverse revenue streams to achieve the current fundraising
goal of raising $4-6 million annually. The Director will set the vision and implementation of United States
Artists’ fundraising efforts and strategies as well as raise its organizational profile among a variety of
constituents. The Director of Advancement supervises a development team of two and a
communications team of four, and works collaboratively with staff across all departments.
Specific Responsibilities in the following areas include but are not limited to:
- In conjunction with the CEO, develop an overarching brand communications and fundraising
strategy;
- Lead USA’s overall development efforts, including solicitation of individual donors, grant
writing, foundations, corporate support, and producing special events;
- Support the CEO and Board of Trustees in growing and developing the Board for the future;
- Demonstrate the ability and desire to quickly get to know a new organization by
communicating with other members of the team;
- Raise the awareness of potential donors about USA’s services and programs;
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