Requirements:

• • Bachelor's degree or commensurate professional work experience preferred
• • A minimum of 3+ years of experience in fundraising or community building in a non-profit environment required
• • 3+ years project management experience preferred
• • Self-motivated and detail-oriented approach to work with strong project management skills to manage a wide array of tasks and responsibilities
• • Thorough knowledge of best practices in nonprofit fundraising, especially in the arts sector
• • Aptitude for and/or experience in managing a team
• • Commitment to Pyramid Hill's mission ("To bring people to art in nature")
• • Proven track record of holistic relationship building with donors, sponsors, funders, etc.
• • Collaborative personality and team mindset
• • Ability to attend events on evenings and weekends, as scheduled
• • Note that no travel is required, but peer site visit opportunities and professional development conferences are options of which the candidate is encouraged to take advantage
• • Report directly to the Executive Director
• • Participate in the Park's Leadership Team
• • Act as staff liaison to the board of director's Development and Marketing Committee, to include preparing reports, presenting, and making recommendations to the board as needed

Responsibilities:

• • Identify major donor prospects, sponsor prospects, and corporate/foundation-giving prospects
• • Cultivate, solicit, and steward donors, major gift donors, and sponsors (to include meetings, phone calls, invitations to events, tours, etc.)
• • Support the Executive Director in external relations, including setting up meetings and handling pledge letters
• • Make introductory calls to regular donors and manage donor stewardship
• • Oversee and improve back-of-house operations to support front-of-house activities
• • Develop and execute annual strategies for the Annual Fund Campaign (and any other yearly campaigns as needed)
• • Develop, oversee, and execute annual fundraising events and one-time fundraising events
• • Supervise marketing and engagement efforts throughout the Park, working with Pyramid Hill's Marketing Manager to inform and execute strategy and assign tasks
• • Cultivate strategies to increase new diverse memberships and grow retention rate for existing memberships
• • Oversee donor and patron database, ensuring entries are made and maintained according to policy and cleaning data as needed
• • Coordinate and schedule meetings, ensuring follow-up and timely invitations.
• • Manage detailed project timelines and tasks, ensuring smooth execution of events and meetings
• • Ensure appropriate donor acknowledgment, stewardship, and recognition throughout the year, sending these acknowledgements in a timely fashion after a gift is made
• • Develop fundraising and membership growth strategies that are based upon industry best practices and/or replicable models in the nonprofit arts space
• • Represent the organization in the Hamilton and Cincinnati communities, attending events and building strategic partnerships
• • Join local rotary and chamber events, enhancing our presence in the arts community.
• • Brainstorm and contribute to programming ideas that align with our mission and goals

Benefits:

• • Annual salary range: starting at $75,000 per year
• • Health Insurance
• • Retirement match
• • Paid vacation and sick leave
• • 12 annual paid holidays