Vice President of Development

Responsibilities

• Reporting directly to the President & CEO, the Vice President of Development will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Museum’s comprehensive development program to build annual support and ensure the success of its campaign.
• Cultivate, solicit, and steward transformational gifts while leading annual, capital, and endowment fundraising efforts.
• Assist the President and CEO in developing and implementing the museum's strategic vision and goals.
• Manage and supervise museum departments, including Development and Guest Services.
• Collaborate with external stakeholders to promote the museum's mission and programs.
• Assess the Museum’s development program and craft a strategic plan to sustainably grow the donor base, contributed revenue, and the development team.
• Identify and communicate funding priorities in collaboration with the President & CEO, Board of Directors, Executive Team, and campaign leadership.
• Cultivate and manage a portfolio of major individual, corporate, and foundation donors and prospects.
• Support the CEO and Board members in their fundraising activity, engaging them in key cultivation and solicitation activity as needed.
• Manage, recruit, retain, and mentor a high performing development team.
• Assess the database and implement processes and policies to ensure the integrity of data and that the system is used to its full capacity to support AAMP’s growth.
• Oversee special events and cultivation activities to raise funds, engage donors and partners, and enhance the Museum’s presence and reputation in the community.
• Oversee the creation of a comprehensive portfolio of communication materials to support donor cultivation, engagement, and stewardship.
• Partner with Membership staff to establish consistent program benefits and identify prospective donors.
• Partner with campaign consultants to ensure the successful achievement of an ambitious capital campaign.

• A minimum of eight years of comprehensive fundraising experience including major gifts, institutional giving, membership, and campaigns.
• Prior staff management experience, including experience assessing team needs, recruiting, mentoring, and developing team members; the ability to advocate for the needs of the team.
• Skilled at building and sustaining excellent relationships from volunteers to Board level; personable and engaging with constituents at all levels.
• Strong collaborative leadership skills; a desire to engage, learn, and problem solve with colleagues.
• Exceptional communication and listening skills; confident and persuasive in writing, interpersonally, and presenting to or facilitating groups.
• Strong understanding of leading practices and a high level of comfort in managing CRM and donor databases; prior experience with Altru is an advantage.
• Existing knowledge of the Philadelphia philanthropic landscape or a proven track record of integrating quickly into a new community and building relationships that further an organization’s fundraising goals.
• A high level of emotional intelligence and cultural competency.
• Highly effective decision making and prioritization skills; comfort using and communicating data to support planning and decision making.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.