Development And Membership Administrator

DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBERSHIP ADMINISTRATOR - 26671

USA: | Administration | Full Time

32.97 - 37.09 USD per hour

Posted a week ago | Apply before October 18, 2026

Idaho State Historical Society (ISHS) is currently searching for a dynamic and experienced professional to provide visionary and progressive leadership as the Development and Membership Administrator. The successful candidate will oversee the private fundraising and grant development efforts of the ISHS, implement a comprehensive development plan, collaborate with the Foundation for Idaho to build our agency’s family of supporters, and advance our membership and volunteer program.

The administrator serves on the leadership team of the Idaho State Historical Society and reports to its executive director. They will be responsible for leading and managing the fund development program, including individual, foundation, and corporate philanthropic gifts to support education and outreach programs, special exhibitions, collections conservation, and campaign-based initiatives. To raise funding through private, corporate, and foundation donations; oversee, plan, and implement a comprehensive development program that secures significant financial and or in- kind resources from individuals, foundations, or corporations that support Agency goals;

manage principal gifts, donor prospecting and research and special multi-year fundraising campaigns.

• Conceptualizes and designs annual and long-term comprehensive fundraising plans to implement and manage giving activities that ensure adequate funding for designated programs. Develops and oversees the methods and implementation of prospect cultivation strategies.
• Develops individually tailored and detailed gift opportunities for potential major donors; prepares written proposals, solicitation appeals, reports and/or other specific development materials for use during donor cultivation and solicitation; develops and helps conduct strategic cultivation activities such as field trips, meetings, and special events for donors and prospects.
• Manages donor relations to include database management and recognition programs.
• Oversees the comprehensive grant plan including contract management; maintains a professional relationship with corporations, foundations and individuals that provide support to the Agency.
• Acknowledges, tracks, and responds to gifts received in support of the Agency.
• Develops goals and priorities consistent with Idaho statutes and historical society guidelines.
• Determines financial requirements and prepares budget requests.
• Monitors and authorizes expenditures.

• Oversees comprehensive agency membership program, engaging Idahoans to become an integral part of the ISHS family of supporters.
• Oversees annual membership recruitment campaigns and ensure fulfilment of membership benefits.
• Collaborates with agency work groups to implement membership sales training.
• Facilitates membership program through Foundation for Idaho History.
• Oversees agency volunteer program of 150+ supporters.
• Ensures proper recruitment, training, and communication with statewide supporters.
• Staffs Foundation for Idaho History.

• Establishes campaign committee and coordinates the recruitment of additional volunteer leadership.
• Staffs campaign committee and board including, but not limited to the preparation of agendas, materials, minutes, etc.
• Communicates regularly with campaign leadership, campaign counsel, and other staff members to provide ongoing updates and progress reports.
• Organizes donor cultivation events and other campaign activities.
• Arranges, confirms, and provides advance materials for campaign cultivation and solicitation meetings and presentations.
• Identifies and researches prospective individual, corporate and foundation donors in conjunction with Trustees, Foundation and Executive Director.
• Coordinates design and implementation of campaign-related public relations efforts including speaking engagements, media presentations, updates, newsletters, web postings and mailings.

• Plans and directs the work of staff and volunteers.
• Hires, trains, and evaluates staff.