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DISCOVERY Children's Museum · 16 hours ago

Vice President of Development

Las Vegas, NV

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

5+ years exp

DISCOVERY Children's Museum, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, is dedicated to the educational enrichment of children through hands-on, interactive learning. The Vice President of Development is a senior leadership role responsible for advancing the Museum’s fundraising and philanthropic growth, overseeing fundraising initiatives and building strong relationships with donors.

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Hiring Manager

Alison Sherman, MSHRM, SHRM-SCP

Responsibilities

Lead and implement comprehensive fundraising strategies across multiple channels to support the Museum’s mission and long-term goals

Build, cultivate, and steward strong relationships with donors, partners, and key stakeholders in collaboration with staff and the Board of Trustees

Collaborate with the CEO to advance fundraising priorities, support key programs and initiatives, and drive organizational growth

Lead, manage, develop, and mentor the development team in a manner that ensures a comprehensive and integrated fundraising program and campaign

Oversee all aspects of the DISCOVERY’s development program, including annual giving, major giving, corporate giving and sponsorships, government and foundation giving, direct mail, fundraising events, and membership

Build an effective philanthropy and campaign-focused infrastructure that optimizes DISCOVERY’s fundraising potential and leverages the strengths of the development team

Plan, manage, and coordinate a collaborative campaign strategy that provides staffing and support to the CEO, Board of Trustees, and other key volunteers in their donor engagement activities

Lead a targeted strategy that builds a pipeline for leadership and major gifts from new and existing high-capacity donors and prospects

Manage a portfolio of approximately 50 to 75 leadership-level prospects, focusing on a pipeline of six-figure and greater prospects

Supervise and support DISCOVERY’s signature annual fundraising events

Work closely with the Marketing and Communications team on integrated strategies to attract and retain members, donors, and investors

Qualification

Fundraising strategyMajor gifts fundraisingTeam leadershipDonor relationship managementAdvancement technologyCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsMotivational skills

Required

Proven experience in raising leadership and major gifts at the six-figure level or greater

Proven ability to supervise, motivate, and retain a fundraising team that strives to achieve and exceed goals

A warm, authentic, and humble executive presence with the confidence to convey credibility to high-level funders, donors, corporate executives, and other strategic stakeholders

Result-oriented, flexible, ethical, and collaborative; a strong listener and consensus-builder who thrives in a collegial, team-oriented environment

Strong interpersonal and motivational skills that establish trust and rapport, including ease and skill in conveying DISCOVERY's mission to a variety of diverse constituencies

Excellent communication skills with persuasive ability, including solid written, verbal and presentation skills

Solid command of advancement technology and donor database management, ideally Bloomerang

Ability to travel as necessary and attend activities as needed, including evenings and weekends

A minimum of five to seven years of senior-level leadership experience in managing successful fundraising teams, including experience in planning and implementing a major multi-year campaign