San Francisco Symphony · 1 month ago
Deputy Director of Development
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$169K/yr - $193K/yr
7+ years expThe San Francisco Symphony is a celebrated arts institution known for its artistic excellence and community engagement programs. The Deputy Director of Development will play a key role in leading fundraising strategies and managing a team to enhance private philanthropy efforts, ensuring the Symphony's continued success and growth.
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Responsibilities
Develop and lead strategy for annual giving, special fundraising initiatives, new philanthropy initiatives, and lead a team of gift officers with portfolios with capacity of more than $1 million each
Serve as a key strategic thought partner and leader for Chief Philanthropy Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Board of Governors, and volunteer leadership to ensure proper planning, management, and execution of the Symphony’s fundraising efforts
Participate as a member of the Development Leadership Team, contributing to other Development areas and overall division planning
Manage a donor portfolio of 45-50 households through all stages of identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship totaling $3 million to $5 million
Collaborate and provide fundraising counsel to senior leadership to identify cultivate and recruit prospective board members
Embrace other strategic leadership responsibilities as needed
Collaborate and provide fundraising counsel to the Board of Governors to identify cultivate and recruit prospective board members
Attend and present at Board and committee meetings including Development, Gift Planning, Committee on Governors, etc. as needed
Create strategies with the Advancement Committee that build meaningful paths for the Bay Area’s diverse community to engage in supporting the Symphony as donors, partners, advisors, and community ambassadors
Advise board members, both individually and collectively, on best practices in community ambassadorship and donor cultivation
Embrace other board and donor engagement responsibilities as needed
Provide leadership and guidance for gift officers to maximize productivity, increase contribution levels, and establish performance metrics to track and evaluate regularly against annual goals
Ensure gift officer portfolios are robust and managed through best practice to achieve ambitious revenue goals
Oversee discovery efforts for new donors at all levels of giving through a variety of channels including but not limited to direct mail, telefunding and personal solicitation
Maintain a broad knowledge of tax laws that impact charitable giving, personal assets, and estates
Create a supportive, collaborative, productive, and healthy work environment based on respect and teamwork
Embrace other team and organizational oversight responsibilities as needed
Qualification
Required
A minimum of seven to 10 years of proven organizational, supervisory, and fundraising leadership experience is essential
A successful record of conceptualizing and executing fundraising plans across donor categories (individual giving, foundation and government support) is required
Proven success in cultivating, stewarding, and soliciting prospects at the $100,000+ level is required
Ability to successfully manage a team in a sophisticated, fast paced, and complex fundraising environment is essential
The ability to lead and mentor an experienced team is essential
Strong organizational skills, ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities, and meet deadlines in a high-volume, fast-paced environment is needed
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, especially regarding the Symphony and its mission, vision, and values are essential
Ability to professionally and diplomatically communicate and interact with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and donor database software is needed
Preferred
Familiarity with and/or passion for orchestral music is a plus
Experience working in the arts is highly desired
Tessitura experience is preferred
Company
San Francisco Symphony
The San Francisco Symphony enriches, serves, and shapes cultural life throughout the spectrum of Bay Area communities.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Matthew Spivey
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