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Job title: Director of Development - Individual Giving Chorus/organization name: San Francisco Girls Chorus Category: Administrative Duties and responsibilities: SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS CHORUS DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT – INDIVIDUAL GIVING THE POSITION Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Development – Individual Giving is responsible for fundraising activities including annual fund campaigns, special events, endowment and planned giving programs, and other development efforts of the Board of Trustee’s Development Committee. The Director of Development – Individual Giving works in collaboration with the Director of Development – Institutional Giving, and both positions share the supervision of a Development Assistant. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Work with the Executive Director and Board of Trustees to: Serve as staff representative to the Board’s Development Committee, providing all materials and support necessary for the committee to undertake fundraising activities on behalf of SFGC; Design and implement an ongoing major gifts program, including the expansion of the endowment and planned giving component; Oversee the Annual Fund campaigns; Oversee planning and implementation of donor cultivation events, including annual gala; Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward major donors and prospects; Develop and direct a donor acknowledgement program; Collaborate with alumnae association on events and activities; Collaborate with parents’ association on fundraising activities; Prepare and manage fundraising budget with input from the Executive Director; Oversee departmental infrastructure, including tracking pledges, acknowledging gifts, etc. Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree At least five years of progressively increasing responsibility as a development professional. Experience in principal and major gift solicitation. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Experience and competence with Raiser’s Edge software. Outstanding interpersonal skills. Ability to lead as well as work independently and to prioritize tasks. Background in or passion for performing arts, especially classical music. Compensation: commensurate with experience Benefits: This is a full-time position, including some weekend and evening work. Compensation package includes full medical and dental benefits, plus 3 weeks annual vacation. Chorus/organization description: THE ORGANIZATION Since its founding in 1978, the San Francisco Girls Chorus (SFGC) has been a pioneer in the field of choral music for young women's voices. Its mission is to create outstanding performances featuring the unique and compelling sound of young women’s voices through an exemplary music education program. The Chorus is a regional center for music education and performance for girls and young women, ages 7-18. More than 325 singers from 160 schools in 48 Bay Area cities participate in this internationally recognized program, deemed "a model in the country for training girls' voices" by the California Arts Council. SFGC performs more than 400 concerts each year reaching 80,000 to 100,000 people locally and internationally. SFGC performs regularly with the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Opera, and has appeared with many other renowned cultural organizations such as the Berkeley Symphony, the Oregon Bach Festival and the Tokyo Philharmonic. The Chorus can be heard on several of the SF Symphony’s recordings, including three GRAMMY® award-winners. SFGC has also sung on the soundtracks of two feature films: The Talented Mr. Ripley and What Dreams May Come. The organization has taken nine international tours to date. The San Francisco Girls Chorus has an annual operating budget of $2.4 million with an administrative staff of twelve, an artistic faculty of three full-time and 28 part-time musicians, and a 22-member Board of Directors. It earns 50% of its operating revenue from earned income, including tuition, ticket sales, and performances and is poised for dramatic growth. SFGC recently completed an $8 million capital campaign to purchase a permanent home for the Chorus in the Civic Center Arts District of San Francisco. The building, known as Kanbar Performing Arts Center, houses rehearsal and office facilities for the SFGC and provides income from rental space, especially suited to mid-size arts organizations. Presently the building also houses the American Bach Soloists, American Composers Forum, Stern Grove Music Festival, and Chanticleer. Location: San Francisco, CA Application deadline: April 11, 2008 Date Posted: March 4, 2008 Date to be removed: April 11, 2008 Apply to name: Melanie Smith, Executive Director Apply to email: msmith@sfgirlschorus.org Phone: 415-863-1752 Fax: 415-934-0302 Chorus/organization web address: http://www.sfgirlschorus.org Application procedure: Submit cover letter, resume and 1-2 page writing sample to Melanie Smith, Executive Director, San Francisco Girls Chorus, 44 Page Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. FAX: (415) 934-0302. E-mail: msmith@sfgirlschorus.org Please include job title in subject line. Incomplete applications and those without writing samples will not be considered. No calls, please. |
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