Director of Development

The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is a nonprofit museum with a mission of advancing the public understanding of organized crime’s history and impact on American society. The Museum is an acclaimed cultural attraction, presenting authentic stories via interactive exhibits, original multi-media, one-of-a-kind artifacts, and dynamic programming. The organization has been recognized as a Top Workplace in Las Vegas.

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The Director of Development is highly external-facing fundraiser responsible for expanding The Mob Museum's network of supporters and generating philanthropic revenue through individual giving, corporate partnerships and foundation support. Reporting to the Vice President of Advancement, the Director identifies and cultivates new prospects, manages an active portfolio of donors, directly solicits philanthropic support, and provides day-to-day leadership to the Development team.

The Director plays a key role in growing the Museum's culture of philanthropy and achieving its financial goals while advancing the public understanding of organized crime's history and impact on American society.

• Proactively identify and qualify new individual, corporate and foundation prospects, continually expanding the Museum's philanthropic network and pipeline.
• Develop and manage an active portfolio of prospects and donors, moving relationships strategically from identification through cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
• Lead prospect management and portfolio assignment in partnership with the Vice President of Advancement, ensuring prospects are appropriately qualified, assigned and consistently advanced.
• Leverage existing donors, community partners, and other Museum stakeholders to secure introductions and develop new relationships.
• Identify opportunities to transition prospects between annual, major and campaign giving strategies based on philanthropic interests, capacity and organizational priorities.

• Lead strategies to significantly grow the Museum's Inner Circle giving program through prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation, renewal, and upgrades.
• Personally cultivate, solicit, and steward individual donors and major gift prospects, identifying opportunities to deepen their engagement and philanthropic investment.
• Develop customized proposals, correspondence and other solicitation materials that connect donor interests with Museum priorities.
• Partner with the Vice President of Advancement, President & CEO, and other key individuals, on significant donor relationships and solicitations as appropriate.

• Develop and expand relationships with corporations, foundations, and other institutional funders to increase philanthropic support, sponsor ships and partnerships.
• Personally cultivate and solicit corporate and foundation representatives.
• Develop customized sponsorship proposals, funding requests, and other solicitation materials in collaboration with the Development team and Vice President of Advancement.

• Provide day-to-day leadership and direct supervision of the Manager of Giving and Strategic Partnerships establishing clear priorities, expectations and accountability for the Development team.
• Foster a proactive, collaborative and results-oriented fundraising culture that values initiative, responsiveness and consistent follow-through.
• Coach and develop team members, leveraging individual strengths and supporting professional growth.
• Partner with the Vice President of Advancement to evaluate fundraising. performance, pipeline…