Director of Development, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation seeks a Director of
Development who will provide creativity, strategy, leadership,
excitement, and results as the Foundation expands its fund
development department and programs.

The Director of Development is responsible for building
relationships with individuals that produce strategic financial
support for operations and programs across the Frank Lloyd Wright
Foundation. The position works closely with the Foundation’s Senior
Leadership Team to identify and cultivate new donors, and to retain
and increase giving from existing donors. The Foundation seeks to
raise $3-4 million annually to support the work of our mission,
including preservation and programs, through a mix of individual
giving, membership, and institutional/corporate/government
support.

Reporting to the Chief Advancement Officer (CAO), this
professional has an established background in coordinating
fundraising strategies in support of mission-directed activities
and general operations. The Director of Development works with
donors directly and in combination with the Foundation’s CEO and
Chief Advancement Officer, while managing a staff that works in
individual and major giving, membership and annual support, and
special event programming. 

Essential Functions:

Oversees/manages the day-to-day performance of the Advancement
department’s team of individuals responsible for Operations, Data
Management, Membership, and Advancement Communications; currently
the team is made up of eight professionals in ongoing and seasonal
roles. With the help of this team and under the direction of the
CAO, the Director of Development provides leadership for the
following:

• Acknowledgement and fulfillment of gifts and pledges while
  ensuring timely and accurate reporting to funding
  sources.
• Acquisition, retention, and stewardship of Members.
• Fundraising-specific communications on behalf of the
  Foundation.
• Development and use of analytics and performance metrics to
  support monthly Advancement Dashboard and Advancement Summary along
  with utilization of other standard reporting models and tools.
• Budgeting and forecasting activities for the Advancement
  team.
• Building robust corporate and major donor portfolios with
  intent to significantly increase revenue from each segment.
• Establishing a philanthropic support-driven major gifts
  program, ensuring appropriate recognition and cultivation in a
  continuous cycle.
• Actively participating in planning and execution of the Annual
  Campaign, providing additional support for all other fundraising
  initiatives; the internal activities of the Capital Campaign; and
  the development of a legacy gifts program that is both an
  independent effort and a part of any Comprehensive Campaign
  efforts.

Fostering an understanding of philanthropy within the
organization and externally with community stakeholders interested
in the Foundation’s mission and fundraising goals, the Director of
Development also supports high-level collaboration in the following
ways:

• Works with CEO and CAO to assist board members and related
  committees with scheduling donor meetings, and documenting and
  following up on meeting outcomes.
• Works with the Associate Vice President for Partnerships and
  Strategic Initiatives and the Grants Manager to maintain the
  database of projects funded through grants and related initiatives
  and to provide status updates on this work to the Leadership
  team.
• Helps develop initiatives to build a Corporate Partner program
  to include creating proposals for corporate partnership and
  sponsorship in support of all Foundation activities and
  initiatives.
• Utilizes CRM/Donation Management databases and Microsoft Office
  software products for the benefit of work that is shared throughout
  the organization.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

 

This position is full time with a salary of $110,000+/year
(commensurate with experience) and comprehensive benefits including
a paid time-off package. The Foundation pays up to 85% of monthly
health-care premiums and enrolls all regular full-time employees
into our life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and
long-term care policies at no cost to employees.

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation inspires
people to discover and embrace an architecture for better living
through meaningful connection to nature, the arts and each other.
In Wright’s own words, our vision is “to make life more
beautiful, the world a better one for living in, and to give
reason, rhyme and meaning to life.”
A career at Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
offers more than the opportunity to impact the world through our
mission. Our team does vital and valued work that fosters
creativity, collaboration, and camaraderie. Besides competitive
compensation and benefits, we offer an inclusive environment,
amazing views, and incredible architecture to inspire you every
day.
Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Non-Profit Administration, Business
  Administration, Communications or a related field from an
  accredited four-year college or university.
• Five years+ experience in nonprofit fundraising, including
  experience in relationship development, staff management, and grant
  writing.
• A proven track record in producing programs on time, within
  budget, and that generate steadily increasing philanthropic support
  for small to mid-sized organizations as well as community
  excitement.
• Previous experience in both the cultivation of corporate
  relationships as well as individual donors.
• Outstanding written, interpersonal, and verbal communication
  skills.
• Familiarity with Altru, Salesforce NSPS or other preferred CRM
  platform.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite including Word,
  Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Outlook.
• Exceptional team leadership and coaching skills.
• Excellent ability to strategize, set and meet goals, be
  proactive, and have meticulous attention to detail in the
  completion of tasks.
• Strong professional drive and entrepreneurial spirit.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience in small to mid-sized arts and/or culture
  institutions with national and international recognition.
• Demonstrated record of strong management of multiple
  programs/projects and cross departmental work/alignment.
• Advanced certification and continued education in the field of
  philanthropy.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The
physical demands and work environment described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions of this
job. 

• Physical Demands: While performing the essential functions of
  this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; occasionally
  walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or
  controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop,
  kneel, crouch or crawl; and consistently talk or hear; and rarely
  taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up
  to twenty-five pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the
  job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral
  vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust
  focus.
• Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the
  employee is exposed to weather and desert environmental conditions
  prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is
  usually moderate.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation is an equal opportunity
employer.