The Virginia Arts Festival is seeking an experienced development professional to drive the development efforts, with a specific focus on in-person individual gift solicitation, donor stewardship, and donor cultivation. The Associate Director of Development works as a key member of the development team under the direction of the General Manager.
The Development department is the primary source, other than ticket sales, for raising funds for the Virginia Arts Festival. The fundraising program consists of an ongoing Capital/Endowment Campaign and four areas from which the Development team solicits annual operating funds, including:
Individual DonorsCorporate SponsorshipsPrivate Foundations (Grants)Government Support (City and State Agencies – funding generally achieved through grants).The Associate Director of Development has a key role as the primary staff person managing relationships with individual donors, particularly major-gift and mid-level donors. S/he will oversee fundraising toward the Annual Fund and will serve as the point person for all capital/endowment campaign activities. For that reason, the Associate Director of Development must maintain a very high level of thoroughness, accuracy, consistency and attention to detail. The successful candidate must be forward thinking, and an experienced fundraising professional who can be a highly collaborative member of the executive leadership team and close partner to our outstanding volunteers.
