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