SEATTLE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS: DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

• The Development Director is a key member of SYSO’s management team, and is the principal fundraising strategist for all of SYSO’s development activities.
• This is a full-time exempt position with competitive salary and excellent benefits including four weeks of paid vacation, health, vision and dental coverage and the opportunity to contribute to a 403(b) retirement plan.

Position Description:

The Director of Development is responsible for:

• Oversight of all aspects of the development program, including personnel, budgeting, evaluating and reviewing development efforts.
• Direction and leadership to the Board regarding the Board’s role in development.
• Strategic oversight and implementation of all development initiatives in collaboration with the Board, volunteers and staff.
• Strategies for identifying, cultivating and soliciting major and planned gifts.

Reports to: Executive Director

Responsibilities:

• Manages all aspects of fundraising programs.
• Prepares annual development plan and associated operating budget for implementation and attainment of annual goal of approximately $500,000.
• Oversees coordination of strategies for all development programs.
• Provides necessary support and assistance to the Executive Director, Board members, staff and community members raising funds, and insures coordination of efforts.
• Works closely with Board of Directors and Development Committee, and has direct contact with the chair of Development Committee.
• Actively develops prospects and seeks support throughout the community in conjunction with the development plan. Acts as a representative of the organization and serves as public speaker at events as needed.
• Maintains awareness of activity of state and local governments affecting the nonprofit community. Acts as liaison to these agencies.
• Lead, manage, mentor and evaluate a two person Development team including a grants manager and data coordinator, overseeing the responsibility for foundation, corporate, and government funding proposals and maintaining constituent database, executing gift acknowledgements and reports for board and meetings.
• Work closely with the Executive Director to serve the organization’s donors and board members and to support stewardship strategies for top donors.
• Coordinate with the Executive Director, communications director and staff to ensure integrated marketing and development activities and develop fundraising materials that enhance SYSO image and promote its fundraising activities to donor community.
• Oversee the planning of fundraising events such as the Gala brunch, Musicales, School partnership events, Marrowstone Mingler, and alumni gatherings and provide direction and oversight to ensure maximum financial and institutional results from such efforts.
• Engage potential contributors in SYSO’s plans, goals, dreams and initiatives and encourage them to establish or contribute to special funds through endowments, trusts, bequests, or other planned giving vehicles.

Qualifications:

• A passion for SYSO mission.
• Capacity for strategic thinking and planning.
• Proven track record as a successful fundraiser.
• Experience recruiting, training, managing and motivating volunteers.
• Proven experience in developing and managing budgets.
• Knowledge of fundraising data base systems.
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Excellent writing and public speaking skills.
• Ability to lead and create innovative approaches to involve the board, alumni, and donor community.
• A can-do attitude and excellent interpersonal skills.
• A sense of humor and a proven ability to operate within a fast paced environment.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years experience in fundraising management.  Major Gift experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree plus advanced business and/or fundraising training. CFRE desirable.

Send cover letter and resume to devsearch@syso.org

This position offers a unique opportunity to lead a dynamic organization to new heights and serve as an important public figure in the community.

We are seeking a visionary and ambitious leader who shares WFA’s values and contributes to the caring and passionate culture of the organization. The incoming ED will embrace the work of making a better world through social change and building a movement for women and girls! The new ED will develop strategy, champion innovative programming, and be actively engaged in fundraising. The ideal candidate will be someone who is intellectually curious, takes appropriate risks, and leads change and growth elegantly.

The full job description can be found at: http://www.wfalliance.org/joinus/WFA_ExecutiveDirector_Posting2011.pdf.

If you know someone who might be a fit for this opportunity, please encourage them to contact Lara Cunningham at Waldron (lara@waldronhr.com).

“For several years we’ve had the good fortune of working with Susan Amberson as a consultant, and for the last year+ on our staff as our government Grants Manager.  At last, her Olympia – Seattle commute has taken its toll, and Susan will soon be leaving the staff position to resume her consulting business.

With that transition, Neighborcare Health is now recruiting for the Grants Manager position.  Since people who know the health center grants count among the rarest of birds, I’m trying to spread the word far and wide, and hope you can help:

Will you please forward this email to anyone you think might be a solid candidate for the job?

The Grants Manager is a full time position, and works in the development team.  The position manages a portfolio of more than 30 primarily governmental grants, totaling more than ten million dollars per year.  Responsibilities include research, writing and reporting on these grants, monitoring compliance, and working in partnership with IT, accounting and program staff to that end.  Excellent communication skills are needed, as well as a solid understanding of budgeting.  Familiarity with health care is a plus, working knowledge of government grants is a must, and knowledge of HRSA is much preferred.  Lastly, the Grants Manager has to be exceptionally well organized.

Our office is on Western Avenue, near Pike Place Market, which at least some people consider a perk.  The team is a great bunch of people – there is much camaraderie, and a work-hard play-hard culture.

The position will be posted on our jobs page at  http://www.neighborcare.org/careers which is the best means for submitting resumes.

Thanks for your help in spreading the word!”

The American Lung Association of the Mountain Pacific, covering the states of Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming, is seeking an experienced Development Director/Major Gifts officer to work out of its Seattle office.  This individual will be responsible for cultivating, stewarding and soliciting major and planned gifts from individual donors, as well as for securing gifts from foundations and corporations.  This is a senior position reporting to the regional President & CEO, and s/he will be a member of a 7-person regional Leadership Team.  Near-term, the successful candidate will work primarily with Puget Sound funders, but on a longer-term basis, s/he may work with funders elsewhere in the region. Additionally, this person will be part of a 9-person regional development team working to strategically improve fundraising results and create a best-practices organization.

Seeking someone who has/is:

• 10+ years of increasingly responsible fundraising work
• Proven results/track record within moves management and major gifts relationships
• Generalist experience in other aspects of fundraising including annual campaigns, direct mail, grant writing and/or special events
• Motivated self-starter, with strong strategic thinking
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and references
• Collaborative team player interested in working with multiple working styles
• Experience working in the health charity field a plus
• Experience with cause related marketing a plus
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably with continuing ed in philanthropy related field
• Eager to build a Major Gifts program where previously one has not existed

Interested? Here’s the complete job description and how to apply.

Position Title: Executive Assistant & Office Coordinator

Status: Full Time, 40 hours per week

Works directly with: Executive Director, Tanya Andrews

Start Date: October 1, 2010

Compensation: Range $10-15/hour, full benefits, vacation

Position Personality and Summary:

The Executive Assistant & Office Coordinator (EA/OC) is traffic director and host/hostess, or concierge, all at once.  As often the first face seen and first voice heard, this Team Member will set the tone for the Museum’s relationship with visitors, donors, members and others.

As traffic director the EA/OC keeps the office and team operating smoothly and efficiently, and helps the Executive Director prioritize her schedule and efforts to maximize the Museum’s potential.

For a full job description and information on how to apply, contact Julia Beerbower at jbeerbower@playtacoma.org.