Full-time
40 hours per week, including occasional weekend and evening hours for programs.
Flexible schedule, including hybrid work possibilities
Job Summary:
The Elmhurst Art Museum seeks a Manager of Individual Giving to play a key role in managing individual giving and relationships at the museum with the Executive Director. This personable candidate would represent the museum while building and managing major gifts, planned giving, museum memberships, corporate and individual sponsorships, and annual giving programs. This critical full-time role will help prioritize the museum’s prospect pool and expand its donor portfolio as it embarks on a new 3-year strategic plan to ensure that Art is for Everyone.
The candidate would help motivate individual gifts and internal coordination based on organizational needs and programming. With excellent communication skills, they would represent the museum as a main point of contact with major stakeholders and committed patrons. This is an important position on the Museum’s full-time team with responsibility for creating a positive experience for patrons and members to be involved at the museum.
The Manager of Individual Giving will coordinate with other departments on the museum’s team to build important and lasting relationships with the community. For instance, this role will process all museum membership paperwork, keep patrons current on the Museum’s programming through seasonal brochures and other member communications, oversee special member programs, solicit program sponsorships and manage relationships, and assure members have an educational and inspirational experience when visiting.
It is an exciting time to join the Museum’s team as we embark our new strategic plan that resulted from staff, board, and community feedback, with a new organizational vision and mission underlined with the core purpose of fostering community by cultivating a creative space where art is for everyone.
In the first 90 days you will:
Principal Responsibilities:
Donor Cultivation and Stewardship: 40% of time
Planning and Member Communications: 15% of time
Record Keeping: 30% of time
Internal Coordination: 15% of time
Compensation:
Salary range of $65,000 - $75,000 annually
Benefits package includes monthly contribution towards health care, paid time off, holiday pay, pre-tax retirement program options, professional development opportunities, and museum discounts
Flexible schedule, including hybrid work possibilities
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree.
Non-profit fundraising experience including soliciting and managing major gifts
Proven success in managing staff and experience working successfully with organizational leaders and major stakeholders
Knowledge of non-profit giving best practices and commitment to compliance
Strong skills in project management, communication, organization, and problem-solving
Ability to organize and coordinate multiple short and long-term projects
Strong persuasive writing skills
Critical thinking skills with consideration for systems-wide impact
Experience in managing Raiser's Edge / Blackbaud products
Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including Word and Excel
Curiosity about the Museum programming, the McCormick House, and the ability to communicate that to guests in an engaging and inclusive way.
Understanding or interest in contemporary art and/or preservation architecture is preferred
Willingness to work weekends, holidays, and evenings as needed.
To apply send cover letter and resume to [email protected]
Full listing on www.elmhurstartmuseum.org/job-opportunities
The Elmhurst Art Museum is an equal opportunity employer. The Elmhurst Art Museum is an arts complex with three distinct areas of focus. A balance of art, education, and architecture programming is central to our efforts of inspiring and enriching our community. We strive to hold public art events, as well as educational hands-on activities, related to rotating contemporary art exhibitions and the celebration of the McCormick house, a rare single-family home designed by Mies van der Rohe. The Elmhurst Art Museum is located in Elmhurst (IL), 25 minutes from downtown Chicago by public transportation (Metra).