Director of Development

Position Description

Shared Services – MYArts/MYC/CTM) Position Description

Date: Anticipated Start Date 10/1/2026 Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt Department: Development / Shared Services Reports To
: MYArts Executive Director FLSA Status: Exempt Employment Classification:Full-Time,Benefits Eligible Supervisory Responsibility: Provides guidance to MYArts administrative coordinators; partners with CTM and MYC leadership and team on development strategy Compensation: Competitive, commensurate with experience Working Hours: Mon – Fri; flexibility required for events and donor engagement Benefits: Health, Medical, Dental Coverage;
Generous Paid Vacation and Time off package;
Retirement benefits

The Development Director is responsible for leading and owning the development strategy and execution for MYArts, while providing strategic development guidance and planning for partner organizations
-Children’s Theater of Madison (CTM) and Madison Youth Choirs (MYC).

As a shared position, with MYArts serving as employer of record, the Development Director sets major gift and campaign strategy and builds the donor pipeline for all three organizations, working in partnership with CTM and MYC staff, who lead day-to-day execution for their respective organizations’ strategy.

The primary focus is major donor development, prospect identification and research, and data-informed fundraising analytics that drive contributed-revenue strategy across MYArts, CTM and MYC.

The Development Director serves as a highly visible representative of MYArts in the community, cultivating relationships with donors, foundations, sponsors, and stakeholders to ensure sustainable contributed revenue and organizational growth through execution of the development strategic plan of MYarts.

• Develop and implement multi-year development strategies and annual fundraising plans for MYArts, CTM, and MYC.

• Establish giving campaigns, donor engagement plans, sponsorship strategies, and stewardship frameworks.

• Collaborate with the MYArts Executive Director and steering team to align fundraising strategies with organizational priorities.

• Provide guidance and oversight to CTM and MYC on campaign execution while ensuring alignment with MYArts’ strategic goals

• Manage MYArts’ donor portfolio, including cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of individual, corporate, and foundation supporters.

• Oversee grant writing, proposals, and reporting; provide strategy and editorial support for CTM and MYC as needed.

• Plan and execute donor recognition, stewardship events, and special fundraising initiatives for MYArts.

• Track, analyze, and report fundraising metrics to the Executive Director and Board of Directors.

• Serve as primary liaison for development coordination between MYArts, CTM, and MYC.

• Align development initiatives across organizations to ensure efficiency and maximize fundraising potential.

• Support partner organizations in building internal development capacity while leveraging MYArts’ shared resources.

• Represent MYArts in regional, community, and donor-facing events.

• Cultivate relationships with potential funders, sponsors, foundations, and government agencies.

• Act as a thought leader in youth arts philanthropy and advocate for MYArts’ CTM and MYC mission and vision.

• Oversee development-related administrative functions, including donor database management, reporting, and gift processing.

• Provide guidance to MYArts administrative coordinators in campaign execution and donor communications.

• Ensure compliance with ethical fundraising practices, gift tracking, and reporting requirements.

• Provides guidance to execution of development strategies for CTM and MYC.

Required:

• Minimum 5 years of development/fundraising experience, including data analysis for strategic planning and campaign execution.

• Proven success cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major…