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Company: CARITAS

Date posted: July 25, 2024

CARITAS creates a safe space to heal and time to rebuild. We are a family of five programs working to provide effective, permanent solutions to individuals and families dealing with the crisis of homelessness and/or addiction in the Metro Richmond area: CARITAS Shelter, CARITAS Works, The Healing Place, CARITAS Furniture Bank, and the CARITAS Recovery Residences.

Summary/Objective

Under the supervision of the Senior Manager of Grants & Strategic Funding, the Development Operations Coordinator provides key administrative support to CARITAS’ fundraising and community engagement activities.  This position is part of a dynamic and passionate team that is dedicated to helping advance its mission to create a safe space to heal and time to rebuild for people experiencing homelessness and/or addiction.

Primary Duties

• Responsible for gift processing and donor acknowledgements.
• Maintains system policies and procedures that promote quality donor data and data integrity.
• Ensure grant compliance by gathering and tracking documentation to fulfill grant requirements and support continued funding opportunities.
• Support the Community Engagement Office by managing volunteer software, coordinating volunteer events, and accepting in kind-donations.
• Provide support for department meetings and building tours by coordinating, scheduling, space reservation, materials, and follow-up. 
• Assist in the planning, coordination, and execution of fundraising events, to include logistics, vendor relations, volunteer coordination, and post-event follow-up.
• Work with members of the development team to ensure all printed and marketing collateral is up-to-date and supplies remain in stock for department-wide use (brochures, flyers, thank you cards, etc.)

Qualifications

• An interest and desire to work in human services to help lift people beyond their current circumstances.
• Natural ability to build strong internal and external relationships.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects with grace and patience.
• Demonstrates strong ethics, proactive problem solving, and a high level of professional integrity. Utilizes sound judgment to make independent decisions, quickly when needed.
• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 2 years professional experience is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with computers and software applications, including Microsoft Office, G-Suite, and social media will be crucial to success in this role. 

Competencies

Must have reliable transportation and have knowledge of all federal, state and local compliance and safety regulations. The ability to work with contractors and outside suppliers and work well with CARITAS’ client population are necessary. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

CARITAS Core Competencies

In addition to position specific competencies, there are core elements – knowledge, skills, and behaviors – that apply to all employees at every level:

• Emotional Intelligence: Recognize and manage your emotions to build trusting relationships.
• Belonging: Seek out and consider different perspectives, display empathy, and create a sense of community.
• Hospitality: Display welcoming behaviors to clients, volunteers, fellow associates, and community.
• Continuous Growth: Show curiosity, develop self, try new things, and practice what has already been learned.
• Accountability/Focus: Set goals and hold self and others accountable for achieving results.
• Communication: Create clarity through listening, speaking, and writing to reach a shared understanding.
• Solution-Based Thinking: Think through problems with grace, focus on the solution rather than the problem, and help deliver proactive solutions to problems. 

Work Environment

CARITAS Values: Achievement, Innovation, Integrity, Passion, Servant Leadership. The CARITAS culture reflects these values. Professional and timely communication is expected as well as an understanding of and appreciation for all the programs of CARITAS: Shelter, the Furniture Bank, Works, The Healing Place, and the Recovery Residences.            

Compensation

Company: Tandem Friends School

Date posted: July 23, 2024

Tandem Friends School, an all-gender, Quaker, 5th-12th grade independent day school in Charlottesville, Virginia, seeks an experienced fundraiser to serve as our next Director of Development. Position is available for immediate start.

The Opportunity:

A unique school with a unique history, Tandem Friends School of Charlottesville, VA is guided by the Quaker principles that define Friends Schools and has three school mottos: kindness and wisdom, creativity and integrity, and freedom with responsibility. Founded in 1970 as an inclusive alternative to the segregation academies that had proliferated in Virginia at that time, Tandem was the first school in the area founded as both coeducational and racially integrated. Over time, Tandem found Quaker schools to be kindred spirits and joined the Friends Council of Education, becoming a Friends School in 1996.

With approximately 250 students and spanning grades 5-12, the school aims to cultivate a school culture in which adolescents feel invested in their school community, feel seen and appreciated, and feel comfortable being their full selves at school. By encouraging the exploration of new activities and experiences and supporting students’ sense of community responsibility and belonging, the school strives to build a challenging and engaging academic experience that feels purposeful to its students. 

Position Summary:

The Director of Development is the school’s principal fundraising strategist who works closely with the Head of School, the Board of Trustees, the development team, alumni, community members and volunteers to engage donors, build resources, and enhance the culture of philanthropy at Tandem Friends School. The Director of Development is responsible for designing and implementing multi-year giving, cultivation, stewardship and communications programs that optimize philanthropy in support of the school. The Director of Development serves as the chief fundraiser of the School, manages development department staff, is the primary liaison to the Advancement Committee of the Board of Trustees, and assumes oversight for all aspects of the Development Office. The Director of Development will report to the Head of School and will join a dedicated leadership team collaboratively responsible for shaping the school’s practices, policies, and strategic direction.

Tandem Friends School benefits from a strong enrollment, a dedicated Board of Trustees and the leadership of an effective and established Head of School. The school is poised for significant philanthropic growth and the Director of Development has the opportunity to lead the school’s fundraising efforts to a new level. Tandem seeks a professional fundraiser who is interested in leading a comprehensive development program at a school with a collaborative culture where administrators are part of the fabric of the school. 

Core Responsibilities

• Develop forward-thinking, strategic priorities and plans to achieve goals and grow all areas of development–annual giving, major giving, capital/endowment giving, events, grants and planned giving.
• Create annual fundraising plans and oversee implementation in all areas of development and in all constituent engagement areas (parents, board, alumni, grandparents, alumni families, etc.). 
• Develop and maintain relationships with the whole school community: colleagues, students, parents, grandparents and alumni, and fully participate in the life of the school.
• Recruit, train, support and manage volunteers in philanthropic activities.
• Develop and manage a portfolio of leadership Annual Gift and Major Gift prospects.
• Partner with the Head of School, Director of Major Giving and key volunteers to strategize about donor prospects and crafting gift opportunities.  Oversee necessary prospect research and summaries. Prepare the Head of School and key volunteers for solicitations.
• Supervise the work of the development and engagement staff including Advancement Associate, Director of Annual Giving and Director of Major Giving.
• Serve as liaison to the Advancement Board Committee and attend Board meetings as directed by the Head of School. Produce development reports for the committee and board.
• Manage departmental budget, act as liaison between development and business office and produce reports, maintain and report data on time, and reconcile monthly to ensure gift and expense records are correct in both offices.

• Engages in cultural fluency work and supports the School's diversity, equity and inclusion values and policies and practices.
• Collaborates with the Marketing and Communications Team and other appropriate colleagues to draft and publish school-wide fundraising communications including, but not limited to, solicitation and campaign materials, an alumni newsletter, and an Annual Report.
• Represents Tandem Friends School at local and regional mission-related events.
• Serve as a member of the Leadership Team and Administrative Team and others as needed or directed. 
• Other duties as needed and assigned by the Head of School.

The ideal candidate for this position will have the following professional skills and characteristics: 

• Excellent project management skills
• Working knowledge of development best practices, trends in independent school education and development initiatives, e-mail and online campaigns, and donor research. 
• Facility with fundraising tools and technology, including donor databases such as Raiser’s Edge/Raiser’s Edge NXT. 
• Strategic thinker with ability to formulate effective plans for meeting the School’s fundraising goals.
• Ability to implement established programs and develop new initiatives to increase philanthropy in support of the school's mission.
• Goal-oriented with a focus on achieving measurable results.
• A collaborative, motivating and engaging communication style.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to balance multiple priorities in a complex environment.
• A high level of cultural competency.
• Extreme tact, discretion, and attention to detail.
• Enthusiastic, energetic, creative, "can do" personal style.

Qualifications

• 7 years prior work experience in fundraising, preferably in an educational setting or with a non-profit organization. 
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience managing fundraising/development staff and experience working with volunteers.
• Track record of closing leadership annual fund and/or major gifts.
• Experience running an annual fund campaign.
• Experience participating in or managing a capital or comprehensive campaign.
• Experience with independent school development programs.
• A Bachelor’s degree is required, ideally in communications, marketing, business administration, or related fields. Advanced degree in philanthropic studies, a fundraising certificate from an accredited program, or other specialized fundraising training is optimal.

Physical Requirements

• Daily desk work, including significant amounts of telephone and computer time.
• As part of daily routines, frequent walking inside and outside and managing stairs as part of general job duties moving around a large campus with uneven pavement.
• The employee must be able to work the standard week of Monday through Friday during regular business hours on campus, with additional hours required outside those hours to attend events and meetings. 

Wages/Benefits

This is a full-time, 12-month salaried and exempt position that reports to the Head of School. The anticipated hiring range is $75,000-90,0000, and the salary is commensurate with the education and experience of the applicant. Full benefits include a dental plan, a retirement plan, a tuition remission percentage, and a robust health insurance plan, including a school contribution that covers the employee cost. This position is available immediately.

How to Apply:

Tandem Friends School aspires to be an equitable and inclusive school community. The school welcomes applications from candidates who will contribute to an atmosphere in which all are valued and supported. People of color and members of other underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. 

We are now accepting inquiries. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume and a list of three to five professional references, including contact information to advancementpositions@tandemfs.org. References will not be contacted until after initial interviews with candidates. Although inquiries will be welcomed while this posting is still active, for best consideration, candidates should submit materials by September 1st. No calls. 

Company: Reynolds Community College

Date posted: July 16, 2024

Reynolds is one of the largest community colleges in Virginia and serves Virginia’s capital city and five nearby counties. Annually, our four campus sites serve approximately 15,000 credit and non-credit students. Reynolds is committed to hiring and retaining a racially diverse, culturally competent staff at all levels of the organization who reflect the demographics of our students. We also believe in providing an ongoing investment in our faculty and staff to deepen their skills and competencies to serve the full range of our student population. 

The Director of Philanthropy is responsible for directing and managing the day-to-day development functions of the College. This position manages a portfolio of mid-level and leadership donors, directs the annual fund, assists with writing corporate and foundation grant proposals, manages donor communications, and oversees alumni outreach. Additionally, the Director of Philanthropy will play an integral part in the planning and execution of the college’s future capital campaign initiatives.

The Director of Philanthropy manages the Manager of Advancement Services and the Foundation’s Administrative Assistant, reports to the Vice President of Institutional Advancement, and serves in their absence as the unit’s manager.

Key Responsibilities:

Build strong relationships with mid-level and leadership donor prospects to encourage partnership and commitment to the College and its programs, students, faculty, and staff.

Write appeals, provide direction for solicitation process, and outreach/personal contact with mid-range and leadership annual fund donors and prospects.

Cultivate foundation and corporate prospects, write grant requests, manage reporting. Collaborate with staff in the Department of Research, Planning, and Grants to identify opportunities to partner and leverage grants.

Direct the publication of donor communications including an annual report, gift impact reports, brochures, and electronic communication.

Provide leadership to staff in coordination of cultivation and stewardship events including an annual scholarship luncheon and recognition events for major donors.

Coordinate alumni outreach activities. Work with deans/program heads and student affairs staff to create effective outreach to connect alumni to J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College.

Provide support to the Foundation Board of Directors and committee members in identifying individual, corporate, foundation, and community organization prospects.

Participate in the development of the Foundation’s annual budget, including goal setting, revenue, and expenses. Collaborate with the Vice President, Institutional Advancement and other College administrators to develop special project and capital fundraising budgets.

Work with the Vice President of Institutional Advancement to establish goals and objectives consistent with the college’s mission and strategic direction.

Represent the college as needed at civic, corporate, or community events.

Required Qualifications:

Considerable knowledge of fundraising best practices as well as donor and fundraiser codes of ethics.

Demonstrated skill in fostering relationships with individual, corporate, foundation, and community organization donors and prospects.

Demonstrated ability to supervise professional and office support staff and direct day-to-day work activities.

Demonstrated skill in budget development and management.

Demonstrated skill in volunteer management.

Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups of people and handle multiple tasks with a high degree of professionalism.

Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, with a variety of constituencies including community partners, students, faculty, administrators, and staff.

Proficiency in using current fundraising software programs, including donor and prospect databases.

The selected candidate will be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest.

Salary:

The anticipated hiring range is $85,000-$100,000, and the salary is commensurate with the education and experience of the applicant. In addition, the Commonwealth offers an excellent benefits package; please visit: Employee Benefits (virginia.gov) for additional information.

To Apply:

All interested individuals must complete the online application at https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/75261. Mailed or emailed resumes will not be considered. 

Company: Children's Hospital Foundation

Date posted: July 15, 2024

The Opportunity:
Children’s Hospital Foundation is seeking a foundation relations coordinator to work with donors and prospective donors, formulate fundraising strategies and play a vital role in advancing the mission of Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU (CHoR). As a frontline fundraiser, you will develop long-term philanthropic relationships with existing donors and prospects and will work entrepreneurially to identify and cultivate new relationships focused on individual, family and corporate foundations as well as trusts and donor advised funds. Working in close partnership with Foundation colleagues, hospital leadership and clinical leaders, the foundation relation coordinator would ultimately seek to secure gifts of up to $100,000. As a “generalist” fundraiser, the coordinator will work collaboratively across departments to manage the research, submission and stewardship of grants received. Success will be achieved by establishing and building long term donor partnerships and demonstrating that all levels of philanthropic support are leveraged to realize maximum impact for CHoR’s mission.

The Ideal Candidate

▪ A clear communicator who is comfortable working with physicians, leaders, and administrators to develop messaging focused on research, education, and clinical care ▪ Consistently work with and engage faculty to educate and prepare them effectively to deliver CHoR vision and goals to Foundation leaders and board members ▪ Passionate about children’s healthcare and excited to be part of Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU’s vision to become a Top 20 Children’s Hospital ▪ Facts and metrics driven with intrinsic motivation to seek out new information and research ▪ Strong ability to translate complex medical research and science concepts to multiple audiences ▪ Capacity to collaborate with colleagues and service line representatives to collect information for the foundation pipeline and to ensure accuracy ▪ Capability to write, edit and submit grant proposals to both new and existing foundation grant sources ▪ Works to ensure grant compliance with adherence to all stipulations and regulations related to successful grant submissions; helping to interpret and prepare information for donors ▪ Employs a comprehensive stewardship program to acknowledge, recognize and maintain positive relationship with institutional donors, including the submission of complete, accurate and timely reports ▪ Assists in developing briefing materials for site visits and meetings with prospective and current donors as well as maintains master calendar of grant proposals and reporting schedules

Required Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree
Microsoft Office and experience with constituent management databases
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience in writing, editing and data reporting

Preferred Education and Experience
Experience within a health care and/or children’s hospital fundraising environment

Additional Requirements
▪ Intellectual curiosity
▪ Comfort working in a complex, matrixed organization
▪ Demonstrated ability to relate well and respect individuals from diverse backgrounds
▪ Effective communicator with the ability to translate the academic and clinical missions to lay and professional audiences
▪ Must possess initiative, leadership, creative energy, well-refined organizational skills and strong interpersonal skills
▪ Fast paced and results oriented with the ability to work in a timely manner with multiple deadlines and competing requirements
▪ Strong written, presentation, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal skills
▪ Demonstration of good judgement, professionalism and the highest standards of ethical conduct 

Schedule:
Position is primarily remote with monthly and occasional onsite meetings.

About Children’s Hospital Foundation:
Children’s Hospital Foundation is an independent 501(c)3 that works to maximize philanthropic impact in children’s health at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU. We are dedicated to raising and stewarding philanthropic resources that will enable CHoR to become a top, nationally ranked children’s hospital. With roots going back more than 104 years to the incorporation of Richmond’s original children’s hospital on Brook Road in 1920, we are proud to work with generous members of our community to drive excellence in patient care, education and research.

Children’s Hospital Foundation is currently engaged in a $100 million capital campaign to fund construction of the Wonder Tower, CHoR’s new home for inpatient, emergency and trauma services. Opened in Spring 2023, the new facility completed an entire city block—one million square feet—dedicated to the care of children.

Salary range:
From $50,000; competitive and commensurate with experience

To apply, please email a resume and cover letter to careers@chfrichmond.org. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Children's Hospital Foundation is an equal opportunity/affirmative action organization providing access to employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, political affiliation, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or disability.

Company: Children's Hospital Foundation

Date posted: July 15, 2024

The Opportunity:
Children’s Hospital Foundation is seeking an accomplished major gift officer to work with donors and prospective donors and play a vital role in advancing the mission of Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU (CHoR). As a frontline fundraiser, you will develop long-term philanthropic relationships with existing donors and prospects and will work entrepreneurially to identify and cultivate new relationships focused on individuals, grateful families, and family foundations. Working in close partnership with Foundation colleagues, hospital leadership and clinical leaders, major gift officers at Children’s Hospital Foundation ultimately seek to raise gifts of $25,000 or more. Gift officers must be comfortable discovering and qualifying prospects and have a proven track record in effectively coordinating gifts through the moves management process. Success will be achieved by establishing and building long term donor partnerships and demonstrating that all levels of philanthropic support are leveraged to realize maximum impact for  CHoR’s mission.

The Ideal Candidate
Excited to work with a collaborative fundraising team and physician leaders to build a strategic fundraising plan for priority service lines ▪ A clear communicator who is comfortable working with physicians, leaders, and administrators to develop messaging focused on research, education, and clinical care ▪ Consistently work with and engage faculty to educate and coach them effectively on delivering the message and vision to donors ▪ An entrepreneurial self-starter who is comfortable working in a start-up environment and comfortable establishing and leading fundraising programs ▪ Passionate about children’s healthcare and excited to be part of Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU’s vision to become a Top 20 Children’s Hospital ▪ Facts and metrics driven with intrinsic motivation to seek out new information and research ▪ Strong ability to translate complex medical research and science concepts to multiple audiences, including individual donors, foundations and grateful families

Required Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree
At least three (3) years of experience in fundraising
Microsoft Office and experience with constituent management databases

Preferred Education and Experience
Experience in medical fundraising strongly preferred
Previous experience identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and closing gifts from individual donors

Additional Requirements
▪ Intellectual curiosity
▪ Comfort working in a complex, matrixed organization
▪ Demonstrated ability to relate well and respect individuals from diverse backgrounds
▪ Effective communicator with the ability to translate the academic and clinical missions to lay and professional audiences
▪ Must possess initiative, leadership, creative energy, well-refined organizational skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to take calculated risks
▪ Fast paced and results oriented with the ability to work in a timely manner with multiple deadlines and competing requirements
▪ Strong written, presentation, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal skills
▪ Demonstration of good judgement, professionalism and the highest standards of ethical conduct

Schedule:
Hybrid with on-site meetings. Position requires candidates to be located within a commutable
distance of our Richmond campus.

About Children’s Hospital Foundation:
Children’s Hospital Foundation is an independent 501(c)3 that works to maximize philanthropic impact in children’s health at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU. We are dedicated to raising and stewarding philanthropic resources that will enable CHoR to become a top, nationally ranked children’s hospital. With roots going back more than 104 years to the incorporation of Richmond’s original children’s hospital on Brook Road in 1920, we are proud to work with generous members of our community to drive excellence in patient care, education and research.

Children’s Hospital Foundation is currently engaged in a $100 million capital campaign to fund construction of the Wonder Tower, CHoR’s new home for inpatient, emergency and trauma services. Set to open in spring of 2023, the new facility will complete an entire city block—one million square feet—dedicated to the care of children. 

Salary range:
From $85,000. Competitive and commensurate with experience.

To apply, please email a resume and cover letter to careers@chfrichmond.org. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Children's Hospital Foundation is an equal opportunity/affirmative action organization providing access to employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, political affiliation, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or disability.

Company: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation

Date posted: July 10, 2024

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation seeks a motivated and collaborative individual for the role of Development Officer. The selected candidate will manage the identification, cultivation, and successful solicitation of a pool of donors, inspiring them to contribute towards the museum’s mission to share great art with people throughout the Commonwealth. The selected candidate will join an enthusiastic team of fundraising professionals in the formative stage of a comprehensive campaign poised to transform a beloved institution.

Responsibilities include the following as well as other related duties:

• Develop a deep knowledge of the museum’s many programs, collecting areas, and fundraising priorities.
• Maintain a portfolio of 125 - 150 prospects and donors, developing and executing comprehensive strategies for major gifts, both outright and planned;
• Execute at least 10 significant contacts to donors and prospects per month reflecting significant prospect movement from identification to cultivation to solicitation to stewardship;
• Develop 20-25 individualized proposals annually, and creating giving opportunities for planned and outright major gift prospects
• Assist in setting and then achieving annual goals for major gifts;
• Solicit annual/membership gift renewals and upgrades on an ongoing basis
• Play a key role in project planning and implementation of the annual fundraising plan
• Contribute significantly to major gifts team including collaborative gift and cultivation strategies, pipeline updates, tax law changes and stewardship opportunities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Proven success in fundraising and relationship-building
• Track record of securing gifts that align with donor interests and the organization’s priorities through cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors.
• Strong knowledge of fundraising best practices and experience with creating and writing multifaceted proposals.
• Demonstrated ability to present compelling cases for support to high-net-worth prospects.
• Significant experience with collaborating proactively, strategically, and positively with diverse constituencies within a fundraising team, senior leadership, board members, colleagues throughout the museum, as well as major gift prospects and donors.
• High level of personal motivation, positivity, and a sense of urgency.
• Exceptional authentic, engaging, and persuasive communication and interpersonal skills that display tact and discretion.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Previous experience in a museum, educational, or other nonprofit fundraising setting
• Experience working with volunteer leaders in an organization
• Experience with Raiser's Edge or similar database

Salary Range: $80,000 - $90,000

This salaried, exempt position offers competitive employee benefits, including 14 paid holidays, a comprehensive health benefits package, and more!

Special Requirement:

• Selected candidates must pass a criminal history background check.

Applications will be accepted until 11:55 pm on August 11th, 2024. 

To apply, please submit the following to recruitment@vmfa.museum:

• Brief cover letter
• Résumé
• Names and contact information for three professional references

Diverse and inclusive hiring practices are at the heart of what we do at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Read more. 

Company: Richmond Symphony

Date posted: July 8, 2024

Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with the Richmond Symphony Foundation and the Richmond Symphony in the search for a Director of Leadership and Planned Giving.

Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, the Director of Leadership and Planned Giving will lead the Richmond Symphony's major and planned giving programs and support the growth and stewardship of the Richmond Symphony Foundation. The Director will identify, cultivate, and solicit major and planned gift donors as well as the strategic development, management, and evaluation of the Foundation’s endowment and the Symphony’s major and planned giving programs. The Director will join a highly ambitious environment grounded in a love and appreciation for musical artistry, innovation, and community. The Richmond Symphony is open to candidates that reside outside of metropolitan Richmond with the understanding that they will need to be on-site three business days per week and attend evening and weekend performances on a regular basis.

The Richmond Symphony is an innovator, known for forward thinking in musical presentation and in demonstrating the future potential of orchestral performance. Now the largest performing arts organization in central Virginia, the Richmond Symphony consists of an orchestra of 69 professional musicians, 30 administrative staff, a 150-voice chorus, and more than 150 students in its Youth Orchestra programs. Prioritizing the high caliber of its programming has led to truly remarkable experiences for its audiences. This development allowed the Richmond Symphony to expand the number of core positions within its own orchestra while also attracting world-renowned guest artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, Jennifer Koh, Maria Dueñas, James Ehnes, and Gladys Knight to its stage, to share unforgettable performances of canonical music with audiences, and to begin to intentionally invest in the crucial resources the orchestra needs to establish itself as one of the best symphonies in the country.

Honoring its vision of “changing lives through the power of music,” the Symphony has purposely worked to reimagine the music experience to find new ways to deeply engage the Richmond community and to bring the power and enrichment of music to participants of all ages, regardless of prior knowledge of or interest in classical music or traditional symphony performance. Recognizing the need not only to be an artistic leader in Virginia, but also to be a community catalyst, the Symphony has built a strategy that enhances its mission in new ways to connect audiences, communities, artists, and the music they create, recognizing the unique crossroads of history and social movements at this time and in this city.

Through partnership and collaboration, the Symphony has created new bonds in the community as well as new programming. The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia (BHMVA) is one such partnership, which started in the 2022-23 season with month-long connection to the BHMVA annual Children’s Book Festival—which became the Children’s Book & Music Festival. During this month, musicians volunteered to play, read, and talk with kids who received free books about composers and music experiences during a visit to the Black History Museum. The month culminated with a performance by the Richmond Symphony in the tent across the street

from the museum—free to the local community and beyond—with a program co-created and co-presented highlighting Black American composers.

The heart of the Symphony’s engagement efforts is through the Richmond Symphony School of Music (RSSoM). The School of Music brings a broad range of programs to Central Virginia, the Commonwealth, and beyond. RSSoM encompasses the Youth Orchestra Programs, pre-college and early-career training opportunities, in-school educational experiences, concerts for school participants, masterclasses, and concerts for families and young people. The Richmond Symphony is creating a robust, comprehensive School of Music that reaches all corners of the community. Through intentional innovation and expansion of current services and the addition of new pathways in collaboration with community stakeholders, the fantastic impact happening now can go even further.

The Richmond Symphony is committed to reflecting the communities it seeks to serve. The Symphony is deepening its geographic footprint in Virginia in ways that are strengthening its visibility and its connections with new constituencies, enabling new collaborations, and positioning it for long-term audience growth and more broad-based community support. The Symphony continues its longstanding commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging throughout all programs, programming, artists, and initiatives and through every facet of the organization.

A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least five years of progressive frontline fundraising experience with a focus on soliciting major and planned gifts is preferred for this position. Capital campaign and endowment experience is a plus. The Richmond Symphony will consider candidates with a broad range of backgrounds. If you are excited about this role and feel that you can contribute to the Symphony, but your experience does not exactly align with every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply. All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé. Cover letters should be responsive to the mission of the Richmond Symphony.

The salary range for this position is $85,000 to $105,000 annually.

The Richmond Symphony Foundation and Richmond Symphony are committed to the inclusion of all qualified candidates. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or participating in the selection process, please contact Jeanette Rivera-Watts at jeanetterw@aspenleadershipgroup.com.

To apply for this position, visit: https://apptrkr.com/5388139.

Company: Big Brothers Big Sisters

Date posted: June 23, 2024

Since 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is incredible potential. As the nation’s largest donor- and volunteer-supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 6 through young adulthood in communities across the country. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people. For the last 60+ years, the local agency has supported youth across Central and Eastern Virginia.

General Description:

Big Brothers Big Sisters is seeking a Development Director to create and lead the fundraising strategy and activities for the agency and to help fulfill our mission to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. The Development Director works closely with the Executive Director, Director of Programs, other Development staff and Board to create, implement and grow all fundraising efforts related to the annual fund and grant making to meet the organization’s goals. As a member of the executive team, the Development Director is also responsible for helping shape agency strategy.

What you get to do:

• Build and lead a comprehensive fund development program and strategy to meet the organization’s financial needs and facilitate growth, including the identification, cultivation, solicitation, acknowledgment, stewardship, reporting and recognition of a range of funding sources.
• Develop positive and purposeful prospective donor relationships with local foundations and individuals across Central and Eastern Virginia (with emphasis in Greater Richmond).
• Build a grant strategy, including writing and tracking grants.
• Manage donor database, tracking and analyzing donor performance and explore new strategies to maximize revenue.
• Oversee and implement the annual fund, create and grow the major giving program and planned giving.
• Create and manage all branded communications (both print and web-based/social) to advance key strategies, promote visibility and ensure messaging consistency to key stakeholders.
• Engage a top-tier, fundraising Board of Directors, as well as support other volunteer leadership committees, including the Marketing & Development Committee. 
• Participate in agency goal setting, budgeting, and planning.
• Attend and participate in Board meetings.
• Keep informed of, share, and implement current philanthropic giving trends and techniques.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.

What you bring:

• A Bachelor’s degree is preferred, with a concentration in nonprofit management, marketing or related field a plus.
• At least 5 years of fundraising and resource development experience and proven experience achieving a substantial fundraising goal (over 800K preferred).
• Exceptional fundraising skills, including stewarding donors, executing fundraising strategies, monitoring funding sources, and preparing grant requests.
• Superior interpersonal, strategic thinking, written, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to develop strong relationships quickly with diverse stakeholders.
• Proven ability to craft compelling messaging and materials that invest constituents in the mission of BBBS.
• Dedication to relationship building, effective communication and a commitment to working as an integral part of the team.
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects and meet strict deadlines while exercising initiative, autonomy and attention to detail.
• A passion for the organization’s mission of igniting the potential of youth and for sharing this mission with donors and funders.
• Flexibility to travel within the service region (Richmond, Tri-Cities, Williamsburg, Newport News, Norfolk, Virginia Beach), up to 30%

Remote position based out of Richmond office with regular in person meetings. Full time position with benefits:

• Hiring range: $70,000-$100,000
• 37.5 hours per week
• 2 weeks’ vacation
• 1 week sick leave
• 14 paid holidays
• Paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Health insurance (90% employer paid)
• Dental, vision insurance (50% employer paid)
• Life and long-term disability insurance (100% employer paid)
• Paid parental leave
• 403(b) plan with 3% company match

To apply:

Please submit resume and cover letter via email to Ellie Martinez, hmartinez@bigbrobigsis.com, by July 12, 2024.