Chief Development Officer

## Chief Development Officer
** Atlanta,GA30309
** Posted: 06/29/2026

Employment Type:

Direct Hire Industry: Non-Profit Job Number: 17981

Field of Expertise:
Other Remote Friendly:
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Job Description Our client, an award-winning theater, seeks a high-performing, collaborative, and enthusiastic Chief Development Officer who will be an active participant on the senior staff of the organization. The Chief Development Officer is responsible for all areas of fundraising, working closely with the Managing Director, Artistic Directors, Board of Directors, and staff across the theater to plan, solicit, and steward donations of all sizes, including major and principal gifts.

With the end goal of not only growing philanthropic commitments across all giving categories-- broad-based, major gifts, board giving, foundation & government grants, and corporate funding—the successful candidate will also be willing to constantly gather information from all areas of the theatre in service of designing messaging and giving opportunities spanning the full breadth of the mission, productions, and programs.
The Chief Development Officer will possess team management experience, fundraising thought leadership, and a successful track record of leading annual fund programs. This individual will have experience collaborating across multiple departments in high-performing organizations and will be willing to act as an ambassador for the Theatre to internal stakeholders, as well as external donors, funders, and community leaders.
The Chief Development Officer will thoughtfully and confidently lead a highly skilled, eight-member development team.
Candidates outside of Atlanta may be considered and some relocation support may be offered.

** Principal Duties:
** Serve on Senior Staff of the Theatre
* Actively participate in growing and maintaining internal and external cultures of belonging
* Serve as an ambassador for the Theatre to internal stakeholders, as well as external donors, funders, and community leaders
* Actively participate in cross-campus Development thought leadership and planning for cross-campus fundraising activities, including coordinated annual corporate campaign
* Constantly and consistently evaluate trends in giving across all Theatre campaign verticals
* Actively participate in conferences and on-going industry trend analysis with fellow development directors across the country  Lead Fundraising & Stewardship Activities
* Working closely with Development Staff, ensure constant progress to meet or exceed all fundraising campaign goals
* Collaborating with the Central Services Corporate Philanthropy team, identify, cultivate, solicit, and ensure proper stewardship for all Theatre corporate funders
* Working with Development Staff, ensure all Opening Night and final preview pre-show donor events, and other donor events throughout the season are refined, inspirational, and mission-focused
* Serve as primary point person for all activities related to planned giving including overseeing new strategies and execution for soliciting and stewarding planned gifts
* Working with General Counsel, write and execute formal gift agreements for capital, endowment, and planned gifts
* Perform annual evaluation and refinement of donor benefits offerings and administration
* In collaboration with Artistic Staff and Managing Director, provide fundraising planning expertise and leadership for any capital, endowment, or special project campaigns which may arise
* Working with Development and Marketing Staff, create, refine, and maintain promotional materials for all Alliance Theatre funding opportunities—annual, long-term, capital, endowment, and planned gifts
* Working with Marketing department, help lead strategy for growing Membership and Subscriber patron base and pipeline to donor programs
* Oversee development operations, including improvement of moves management processes in CRM, consistent practices of prospect research, and accurate and efficient gift entry and tax acknowledgements
* Maintain weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly 1:1 check-ins with four direct reports
* Perform annual, or more frequent, performance reviews for direct reports
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