Development Manager

Central Florida Vocal Arts seeks a part-time Development Manager. This individual would be responsible for overseeing and implementing fundraising strategies, cultivating corporate support, managing donor relations, assisting in grant acquisition and management, and collaborating with upper level staff and board to meet fundraising goals. This position will work closely with the Executive Director and will be a department of one, until organizational growth makes additional staffing strategic and viable.

About Us:

Our mission is to transform our community through arts education for all and professional performances that inspire. Central Florida Vocal Arts provides a space for our students and audiences to feel, to heal and to connect with others and perhaps most importantly, with the most authentic version of themselves. By transforming individuals, we transform the whole Central Florida community.

Key Responsibilities:

• Fundraising Leadership
  • Implement fundraising strategy;, lead staff and board in campaign efforts, and update strategy, as needed
  • Collaborate with staff and board to host successful fundraising events to meet annual fundraising goals
  • Identify innovative fundraising opportunities aligned with CFVA budget needs and outlined goals
• Corporate Stewardship
  • Prepare corporate sponsorship materials, steward current sponsors, and actively seek new funders
  • Lead advertisement sales and strategy for both season and individual productions
  • Develop and maintain corporate and foundation relationships
• Donor Relations
  • Cultivate and maintain relationships with existing donors
  • Identify new donor pipelines and develop strategies for solicitation
  • Implement donor recognition and benefits programs
• Grant Writing & Management
  • Research and identify grant opportunities
  • Collaborate with leadership to write and submit ongoing and new proposals.Manage grant reporting and ensure compliance with grant requirements in collaboration with staff
• Constituent Relationship Management
  • Maintain accurate donor records in CRM (Little Green Light)
  • Track and analyze fundraising metrics and prepare reports for senior staff and board of directors
  • Update dashboard materials and provide ongoing updates to board members on their individual fundraising success allowing them to independently access relevant data points

Requirements

• Experience
  • Proven experience in corporate fundraising, event management, and individual donor relations
  • Success in grant writing and grant management
  • Experience working with CRM systems in a nonprofit setting

• Education

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in Nonprofit Management, Arts Administration, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field
• Preference toward candidates who have engaged in ongoing education in the field of fundraising / development

Skills:

The ideal candidate has an innovative, creative, collaborative and driven personality. They will comfortably engage with the public as a visible and vocal representative of the organization and work with senior staff, board and volunteers to ensure the organization has the funds to sustain and grow its mission impact. They will also possess the following skill sets:

• Strong communication, project management, and organizational skills
• Independently and intrinsically motivated to successfully work in a nontraditional setting
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once and to establish priorities when dealing with multiple deadlines
• Proficiency in fundraising software and CRM systems, Google Drive Suite, Canva, Microsoft Office
• Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team