Assistant Director, Patron and Young Associate Giving - Tenders Global

Assistant Director, Patron and Young Associate Giving

The Metropolitan Opera

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The Assistant Director participates in the cultivation,
solicitation, and stewardship of individuals giving $2,750+
annually. The Assistant Director also cultivates and solicits gifts
from an assigned portfolio of donors and prospects and manages the
Young Associates program and Patron Backstage Tour program. 
Primary Responsibilities

  • Manage a portfolio of current and prospective donors.
  • Manage Young Associates Program, including solicitation
    schedule, calendar of activities and events, and other related
    special projects.   
  • Provide staffing support for Young Associates Chairman,
    including cultivation/solicitation plans for assigned
    prospects.
  • Manage meetings and activities of the Young Associates Steering
    Committee.
  • Host during Patron and Young Associates events and entertain
    assigned prospects individually
  • Manage the Patron Backstage Tour Program, Special Tours and
    Intermission Tours
  • Train and evaluate Tour Guides, update Tour Manuals
    annually.
  • Participate in the development of strategies to engage donors
    and prospects to encourage increased involvement and secure
    increased gifts.
  • Assist Patrons and Young Associates – provide excellent
    customer service, both overall and more specifically with
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Skills and Qualifications

  • BA degree and 4 years of individual fundraising experience;
    interest in the performing arts.
  • Enthusiastic, detail-oriented and self-motivated
  • Excellent written/verbal and computerskills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. Experience with
    fundraising database systems such as Raiser’s Edge; knowledge of
    Tessitura preferred
  • Strong time management and organizational skills.

Physical Demands

  • Energetic team player who works well with all personality
    types.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks.
  • Evening and weekend work required.
  • Hybrid role with fluctuating in-office requirements, ensuring
    adaptability to seasonal changes and a flexible work
    arrangement.

$75,000 – $80,000 a year The Metropolitan Opera believes
that diversity is critical to our success and growth as a leading
performing arts institution and we seek to recruit, develop and
retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Our
goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all
job levels, of the communities we serve.
 
The Metropolitan Opera is an equal opportunity employer. We
are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where
equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and
existing employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical
conditions), national origin, citizenship status, age, physical and
mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender
identity, gender expression, genetic information (including
characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, or any
protected category prohibited by local, state or federal
laws.

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