Chief Development Officer

Mission

The mission of Glazer Children’s Museum’s is to create and foster engaging, impactful PLAY experiences for children and families to learn and thrive. Our vision is a community that values PLAY as the foundation for the learning and development of children and families across generations.

History

Glazer Children’s Museum’s history dates back to the 1965 opening of Safety Village in Lowry Park and has grown over the years, just like children do. Since the opening of their new location in 2010, GCM has been a landmark in Downtown Tampa, serving 230,000+ guests throughout our 53,000 sq. ft. building. And over the course of 15 years, GCM has become an integral part of the cultural corridor of museums, libraries, theaters, and performing arts centers in Tampa Bay.

Children who play at the Glazer Children’s Museum grow up to be lifelong learners and patrons of arts and culture.

Funding

As a nonprofit organization, the Glazer Children’s Museum relies on private support and donations to provide hands-on learning experiences for Tampa Bay area families. Each year, the Museum grants close to $1M in free or reduced access for families and students in need. Our funding comes 60% through admissions and special program revenue and needs 40% to come through charitable donations.

The Glazer Children’s Museum is seeking a Chief Development Officer (CDO) that will be responsible for leading the design, strategic leadership, management and execution of all fundraising activities for the Glazer Children’s Museum, including: individual, corporate, foundation and public giving, fundraising events, capital needs and planning for long term sustainability. The CDO will need to possess a proven track record of leading a team of fundraising professionals and managing a diverse, multi-million-dollar portfolio of donor partners.

The ideal candidate will have experience as an authentic champion for the Museum’s mission and dedicated relationship and consensus builder.

This role leads the charge to build and enhance connections with current donors, and develop new connections, resulting in increases in contributed income, new pathways of giving, and the long term sustainability and flexibility of the Museum to meet and grow an annual fundraising budget of $2,000,000. In addition, the Museum is setting up to embark on a $20M, phased capital campaign.

The CDO will be responsible for the following:

Team Leadership and Administration:

• Create and sustain strong working relationships with the President and CEO, leadership staff, as well as with the Museum’s Board of Directors and Development Committee.
• In collaboration with the President & CEO, works closely with the Board of Directors, and Leadership Team to identify funding priorities in order to plan and implement comprehensive campaign strategies and accomplish team goals.
• Effectively staffs and briefs the President & CEO in her role, matching the President & CEO with the Museum’s top donors and prospects in an appropriate strategy for engaging these donors and prospects in the Museum’s mission and vision.
• Participate as an active member of the Museum’s Leadership Team. Bring strategic thought around fundraising, provide insight on museum wide challenges, and effectively collaborate with teams for best outcomes.
• Manage and mentor staff fundraising team, Board members, committee members and community volunteers. Effectively communicate with team members, sharing details from leadership meetings and board meetings.

Development Strategy and Execution:

• Develop annual strategy and…