Director of Development | Temple, TX

Status: Part-Time, Exempt, 25 hours per week with 15 hours in office and 10 hours hybrid.

Pay: $35,000 per year plus 5% of all successfully written grants.

The Director of Development is responsible for planning, implementing, and managing the Temple Children's Museum's fundraising, donor relations, and community engagement efforts in partnership with the Executive Director and Board of Directors. This position oversees the museum's development operations, including sponsor ships, annual giving, grants, donor cultivation, special events, volunteer coordination, outreach initiatives, and strategic community partnerships. The Director of Development works collaboratively with the Executive Director and Board to develop and execute fundraising strategies that support the museum's mission, strengthen community relationships, increase financial sustainability, and enhance visitor and volunteer engagement.

• Report directly to the Executive Director and work in partnership with the Executive Director and Board of Directors to advance the Temple Children's Museum's fundraising, community engagement, and strategic priorities.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate the museum's annual Development Plan, including annual giving, sponsor ships, donor stewardship, fundraising events, community engagement initiatives, and measurable revenue goals.
• Develop and execute strategies to achieve annual fundraising objectives through individual giving, corporate sponsor ships, foundation support, grants, annual campaigns, and strategic community partnerships.
• Build, cultivate, solicit, steward, and retain relationships with individual donors, major gift prospects, corporate sponsors, foundations, community organizations, and other funding partners.
• Conduct donor and prospect research to identify new funding opportunities and maintain an active pipeline of prospective donors and sponsors.
• Lead the museum's Annual Giving Campaign and coordinate donor recognition, stewardship activities, gift acknowledgments, and ongoing communication with supporters.
• Develop sponsorship packages, secure new sponsor ships, fulfill sponsor benefits, and cultivate long‑term partnerships that support the museum's mission.
• Provide strategic leadership for the museum's fundraising and community engagement events, including Party With a Purpose, Play With a Purpose, and future fundraising initiatives by establishing fundraising goals, coordinating sponsorship solicitation, developing event timelines and budgets, supporting donor cultivation, coordinating volunteers and community partners, and evaluating event outcomes for continuous improvement.
• Represent the museum at community events, networking opportunities, civic organizations, and partnership meetings to increase visibility, strengthen community relationships, and promote fundraising initiatives.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with schools, childcare providers, businesses, civic organizations, foundations, and community leaders to expand awareness and support of the museum.
• Collaborate with museum staff and volunteers to promote fundraising campaigns, membership initiatives, outreach programs, donor engagement activities, and community events.
• Assist with the planning and implementation of future capital campaigns and other major fundraising initiatives as directed.
• Prepare annual development budgets, monitor fundraising revenue and expenses, analyze fundraising performance, and provide regular reports and recommendations to the Executive Director and Board of Directors.
• Maintain accurate donor records, ensure timely gift acknowledgments and tax documentation, and safeguard the confidentiality of donor information.
• Collaborate with the…