Director of Development

DURANGO ARTS CENTER SEEKS DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

REPORTS TO: Executive Director
FLSA STATUS: Full-time/Exempt
SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday, with occasional evenings and weekends for events

SALARY: $39k-$41,600 DOE.  Eligible for either employer-based health insurance (65% of premium covered by DAC) or a monthly wellness bonus. Annual paid time off includes 2 weeks vacation within the first year, 10 federal holidays and 2 personal days.

DEADLINE: May 1, 2017 or until a suitable pool of applicants is achieved.  The position will remain posted on DAC's website until filled and closed.

JOB SUMMARY

(PLEASE VIEW THE COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION WITH ESSENTIAL DUTIES ON www.durangoarts.org/employment)

The Durango Arts Center (DAC) seeks an outstanding, innovative and dynamic fundraising professional for the position of Director of Development (DD). Working closely with the Executive Director and Board of Directors, the DD supports DAC’s success by engaging current and potential supporters in managing a diversity of fundraising initiatives. The DD must have the ability to conceive, assemble and manage DAC’s fundraising scope from beginning to end.

DAC, a decades old nonprofit arts organization, receives no city or county funding for operations or programs Therefore, the DD candidate must have achieved results in revenue generation for a non-profit organization, including such activities as grant writing, special events, corporate sponsorships, devising innovative cultivation opportunities and building internal and external relationships. He or she will act as the staff liaison to the Fundraising Committee to support DAC’s major events. The DD also leads sponsorship acquisition and provides team support to the coordination of the Durango Autumn Arts Festival.  

DAC’s 2017 fiscal budget is $740,000 with 63% cultivated through earned revenues: rentals, registration fees, artwork sales, bar, performance and event admissions. The DD is responsible for a strategic fundraising plan to account for generating approximately $182,000 of contributed income through foundation grants, corporate sponsorships, private donor gifts and annual giving campaigns, including Colorado Gives Day. The DD also provides strategic guidance and support to the success of DAC’s membership program, which contributes over $60,000 in contributions annually.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years’ experience working for a nonprofit, preferably an arts organization in the activity of generating revenues. He or she will have graduated from an accredited 4-year college, or equivalent in training and work experience that equates to an advance degree.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Thank you in advance for your interest in working at the Durango Arts Center. Due to the volume of applicants, only candidates who will be invited to interview will be contacted.

Interested candidates should submit the following via email, preferably in a single PDF file titled: Last Name_First Name_Development. Submit to ATTN: Cristie Scott, Executive Director, cristie@durangoarts.org with the subject line Development / Your Name.

• Cover letter (1 page max)
• Resume or curriculum vitae (2 pages max)
• Up to 3 professional references.  DAC will not contact your references without your prior knowledge or consent.

ABOUT THE DURANGO ARTS CENTER

The Durango Arts Center (Durango, CO) is a nonprofit visual and performing arts organization located in Southwest Colorado that enriches the community through innovative visual and performing art, and arts education. DAC advances appreciation and participation in the arts as a cultural leader in the region. Annually, DAC coordinates over 80 community events, such as exhibit receptions, theatre performances, artist lectures, film screenings and the region’s largest outdoor fine arts and fine craft showcase, the Durango Autumn Arts Festival, which welcomes over 7,000 guests to downtown Durango. The exhibits and artist services program engages over 500 visual and performing artists, and DAC education enrolls an average of 1,300 children, youth and adults. DAC presents 4-5 theatre productions annually to 5,000 patrons, and the theater serves an event venue to over 60 organizations businesses. Learn more about our programs, services and events at www.durangoarts.org.

The Durango Arts Center is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, disability or any other criterion specified by federal, state or local laws in the administration of its employment policy.