Reports to:
Director and CEO
Overview:
The Hudson River Museum seeks an experienced and results-driven Assistant
Director, Development to ensure robust support from foundations, individuals,
corporations, and government agencies. Reporting to the Director and CEO, the
Assistant Director, Development will be a key member of the senior team, responsible
for developing and leading all aspects of fundraising efforts for this dynamic and
expanding museum with an approximately $3.6 million operating budget.
Key Responsibilities:
Development Strategy
- Create and implement an annual fundraising strategy to support the vision
for a holistic program that encompasses individual, foundation, government,
and corporate support for the Museum’s multidisciplinary work; create and
maintain a rolling three-year plan for growth.
- Lead the solicitation for the "Fund for HRM" multi-year major gift initiative
toward capital, endowment, and operating goals.
- Ensure that all data is managed appropriately to enable effective fundraising
and ensure that decisions are informed by clear analysis and reporting.
- Provide regular updates to leadership on fundraising progress against goals;
prepare quarterly reports for Board Committees on fundraising status and
forecast; provide input into Board reports and other ad hoc report requests
from leadership, including KPI tracking, dashboards, and other analytics.
Fundraising
- Manage annual Board giving and a portfolio of donors and prospects through
face-to-face cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship meetings, and effective
written communications.
- Direct all development activity, including annual fund, sponsorships and
grants, major gifts, planned giving, and fundraising and cultivation special
events.
- Manage the Museum’s portfolio of major donors, including day-to-day details
of campaign implementation, arrangements and notifications for meetings,
campaign correspondence, and monitoring gift and pledge records.
- Direct fundraising efforts of CEO and the Board of Trustees in securing new