The Director, Development (DD) is a full-time fundraising position responsible for creating, implementing, and managing a robust fundraising plan to achieve annual contributed revenue goals for the operating fund. The DD will engage, track, and manage a portfolio of individual donors and members, corporate and foundation funders. The position will involve grant writing and management, prospect research, individual donor support and stewardship (including major gift solicitation), and support for year-round member and fundraising events, including the annual gala. Snug Harbor’s contributed revenue underwrites programs in the arts, gardens, farm, education, and workforce development.

This position reports to the Executive Vice President (EVP), who oversees fundraising, board development, government relations, and capital funding. The DD oversees a full-time Grants & Membership Coordinator. The DD will be an integral partner in Snug Harbor’s fundraising strategy, taking a lead role in growing the share of private support as part of Snug Harbor’s operating revenue. Internally, this position will interface with the President & CEO, Senior Directors of Regional Brand Experience, Community Impact, and Campus Administration, and the Board of Directors’ Development Committee. Externally, the DD will engage with funding organizations and program officers, Snug Harbor donors and members (current and prospective). Some evening and weekend work may be required.

Queens Botanical Garden seeks an energetic and visionary leader to be our next Director of Development. The Director of Development is responsible for annually raising approximately $4M from public and private sources and secures additional funds to support critical capital projects spanning the Garden’s 39-acre campus. Working with the Executive Director, Board of Trustees, and key staff leaders, the Director of Development devises and executes fundraising strategies to advance the ambitious ideas articulated in the Strategic and Master Plans and annual operating budget. The Director of Development leads the four-person Development team to success in meeting fundraising goals through institutional giving, individual giving, membership, and special events. In addition to providing leadership and strategy, the Director is also an active front-line fundraiser who directly contributes to institutional and individual fundraising efforts, including grant writing, ongoing stewardship, and major gift solicitation. They are a passionate advocate for the Garden’s work to engage the public through inspiring gardens, innovative educational programs, and real-world applications of environmental stewardship. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced fundraising environment which demands exceptional written and oral communications skills and enthusiastically collaborate with other organizational leaders to generate and execute new programmatic and capital initiatives.

The Major Gifts Officer is an essential member of the Development team that will be responsible for identifying and cultivating relationships with prospective major gift donors and planned giving donors. This involves full use of moves management principles, including prospect identification, and developing effective stewardship and solicitation strategies. The Major Gifts Officer will compile this information in a donor portfolio and emphasize gifts in excess of $10,000, with emphasis on those over $25,000 or greater. This individual will serve as a staff representative on the Museum’s Development Committee of the Board, and work directly with staff leadership to coordinate and execute long-term fundraising initiatives. This is a full-time, regular position that reports directly to the Director, Individual and Major Gifts.

The Director of Major and Individual Gifts is an essential member of the Development team that will be responsible for managing the Museum’s individual funder portfolio. This role focuses on raising funds from individuals through membership, annual gifts, planned gifts, and major gifts overseeing all individual giving activities. The Director also leads a team of three staff members dedicated for major gift cultivation and stewardship, patron communications, household and library member renewals and reporting, membership retention and acquisition, and organizing events in conjunction with other Development team staff. Additionally, the Director secures restricted gifts for Museum exhibitions, public programs, and education programs. This is a full-time, regular position that reports directly to the Executive Vice President.

The Assistant will be responsible for maintaining the Salesforce donor database, processing acknowledgment letters, gifts, and memberships, conducting prospect research, and supporting special events. The Development Assistant reports to the Individual Giving and Events Manager and works closely with all members of the Development team.

Reporting to the Director of Development, the Associate Director of Membership and Annual Giving will help envision and execute all membership and annual giving efforts for gifts under $10,000. Through targeted direct marketing campaigns via analog and digital channels that include direct mail, email, website, and advertising, the Associate Director will establish strategic objectives and implement short-and long-terms tactics that leverage the Studio Museum’s brand and mission. The selected candidate will effectively grow awareness of the Studio Museum’s annual giving program, develop and implement a bespoke membership program, and increase our portfolio of donors as we enter the exciting next phase in the institution’s history.

The Associate Development Officer is a skillful, detail-oriented, frontline fundraiser. Through the Museum’s Membership program and patron groups, the Associate Development Officer (ADO) personally identifies, engages, cultivates, solicits, and stewards a portfolio of individuals to support the mission of the Brooklyn Museum. Reporting to the Development Officer, Individual Giving, the ADO will support the Individual Giving and Major Gifts team in all fundraising needs, with a special focus on the Museum’s six patron groups. We seek a forward-thinking professional who is passionate about the Museum and dedicated to developing ways to better serve our Membership programs and communities.

The Director of Development Operations is a vital team leader and strategist, an expert in designing and managing systems, and a key member of the Development team who instills best practices in the science of fundraising. They are involved in a wide range of tasks, from daily activities to special long- and short-term projects that advance the functioning of a strong, effective Development department.

The Director of Development Operations liaises with the Finance department and monitors all systems to support Development’s donor management, analytical, and financial tracking functions. This position offers a unique opportunity to help lead the Museum’s strategic direction and shape our fundraising goals through harnessing data and other strategic insights. A core mandate for the Director of Development Operations is to centralize a suite of activity that is currently spread across the Development team and other key departments (acknowledgment letters, gift entries, reports, and data pulls, e.g.).

Success in this role will require an entrepreneurial spirit and eagerness to build on the existing foundation of the department to shape new approaches as the Brooklyn Museum migrates to its first CRM (Tessitura).

NYSCI is seeking a highly motivated, self-directed professional with ample institutional fundraising experience and superior organizational, communication, problem solving, and writing skills who is able to thrive in a fast-paced museum environment and build strong relationships with funders and cross-departmental NYSCI staff to raise funds that support the work, mission, and institutional goals of NYSCI.

The Brooklyn Museum seeks an Assistant Director, Institutional Giving, to join the Museum’s Development department during a period of dynamic growth. This position will work to build the Museum’s institutional giving program ahead of the Museum’s two hundredth anniversary celebration in 2024.

The Development Officer is an externally focused, energetic, polished, and detail-oriented individual who personally identifies, engages, cultivates, solicits, and stewards a portfolio of individuals who support the mission of the Brooklyn Museum with their philanthropy. Working closely with the Director of Individual and Major Gifts and the Senior Development Officer, the Development Officer will help to set the overall strategy and drive achievement of fundraising targets for the Brooklyn Museum’s patron program. The Development Officer manages the Museum’s high-level patron groups, strategizing and fundraising to meet annual goals, build membership, and create dynamic annual programming to engage current and prospective members. The ideal candidate is a results-oriented self-starter with a passionate commitment to the arts and an appreciation of the goals and mission of the Brooklyn Museum.

The Garden seeks an Institutional Giving Coordinator to help grow institutional support from foundation, government (city, state, and federal), and corporate funders. The Institutional Giving Coordinator will work as a member of the Development Department to meet—and strive to exceed—annual fundraising goals by securing institutional support for education, horticulture, environmental, and cultural programs as well as technological, planning, and capital initiatives. The Coordinator will report to the Director of Development and will work closely with the Assistant Director of Development, Executive Director, Deputy Director, Director of Programs, and other key staff members. The Coordinator will be a gifted writer with the ability to synthesize complex institutional goals into compelling narratives for current and prospective funders and will be at ease interacting with institutional donors. In a role that also requires coordination and communication with nearly all QBG departments, the successful candidate will also exhibit a passion for the Garden’s multifaceted mission—especially our cultural programming, sustainability and environmental initiatives, and educational and youth development work—a collegial spirit, and strong time management skills.

The Director of Development (DOD) is a key member of the Executive Team and with the leadership of
the QM develops and manages the organization and business. They are responsible for and lead on all
aspects of revenue and income generating activities. Joining the QM at the time of exciting capital
expansion and the development of a Children's Museum, the DOD will lead on the development of a
Capital Campaign and a long term Development plan for QM. They will represent the Museum to a
broad spectrum of funders, community leaders, and external stakeholders. They are a member of the
senior team and participate in developing strategy with the Executive Team and Directors Group, and
the development and delivery of policies and a strategic business plan for QM.
Reporting to the Executive Director, the DOD works with the Executive Director and COO to ensure that
development strategies are aligned with the mission, vision, and values of the Queens Museum; lead
and manage the day-to-day activity of all development operations, including government, foundation,
and corporate fundraising; individual cultivation and stewardship, membership, annual fund programs,
and special events and programs.

The Institutional Relations and Grants Manager implements the Queens Museum’s institutional giving strategy by cultivating and stewarding new and existing relationships with private foundations, corporations, and governmental grantmaking agencies. This role is responsible for overseeing a $2 million portfolio of 50 institutional funders and a prospect pipeline. Key responsibilities include business development and relationship management, proposal writing, as well as rigorous tracking of correspondence, and cultivation and events.

The Public Theater is seeking a Patron Programs Manager. The Patron Programs Manager will work to cultivate, solicit, and steward individual donors for The Public Theater with a focus on strategies to attract new general gift donors giving below $100 and members giving $100 or more, and to encourage existing members to increase or upgrade their current level of support. This position within the Individual Giving team will report to the Director, Patron Programs and Services.

The Development Manager manages the Membership Program and is in charge of The Bronx Museum’s donor database to ensure excellent data integrity while supporting the overall fundraising, communications and donor cultivation efforts. This position will also perform key duties for the Development office including, but not limited to, writing gift acknowledgements, conducting donor research and tracking, reporting on metrics, and supporting special events, including annual fundraising and cultivation events, the Travel Program, and membership solicitation and renewals.

The Development Assistant, Individual Giving position offers the opportunity to play an integral role assisting the Brooklyn Museum’s advancement efforts at a pivotal moment in the Museum’s history.

Responsibilities:

Support the Individual Giving team’s moves management process

Support the Individual Giving team’s fundraising efforts by assisting in the moves management process, including: maintaining prospect lists, tracking fundraising timelines, and project-managing fundraiser tasks

Track the Director of Individual and Major Gifts donor communications in Raiser’s Edge and keep contact records up-to-date

Work with Development Operations to process gifts and pledges, update gift opportunities, and pull reports from the database that further the Individual Giving team’s cultivation and stewardship efforts

Assist the Manager of Individual Giving and Campaigns in conducting research into prospective major gift, patron group, and exhibition donors

Undertake one major writing task per quarter, such as the creation of an exhibition appeal with an accompanying deck or a major gift proposal

Build, maintain, and centralize Individual Giving materials and collateral, such as templates, decks, and other donor communications

Manage Patron Group administrative support

Working with the Associate Development Officer, support the drafting and mailing of both patron group membership renewal notices and gift acknowledgement letters; and prepare membership packets
Facilitate membership benefits fulfillment by coordinating ticket reservations for Museum events, securing parking passes, and supporting tour logistics

Coordinate with Development Operations to ensure that all memberships are up to date
Help manage and support cultivation events, including early-stage planning, pulling invitation lists, generating logistics, tracking RSVPs, supporting check-in, and liaising with vendors
Assist the Director of Individual and Major Gifts

Provide special administrative support to the Director of Individual and Major Gifts, including calendar management, fielding phone calls, drafting correspondence and memoranda, and financial and human resources reporting

Organizing logistics for the Director of Individual and Major Gifts’ donor meetings, both on- and offsite
Compile language about the department’s achievements and challenges to share with Development and Museum leadership

If you have questions about our online application system, please get in touch with us at job.application.questions@brooklynmuseum.org.

At the Brooklyn Museum, we value all types of experience. For us, a successful candidate has many of the qualities listed in our job postings, and the desire and capacity to learn the rest on the job. So if much, but not all, of a job posting describes you, then we welcome your application.

The New Work Development Manager is a project manager and artistic administrator who supports the day-to-day operations of the New Work Development department. The position reports to the Director of New Work Development while directly supporting the Associate Director of New Work Development and Senior Dramaturg.

The Brooklyn Museum is seeking a passionate, forward-thinking, creative, and art-loving individual to fulfill a crucial operations role as Development Assistant.

The Development department is responsible for all fundraising activities, events, and liaising with key stakeholders across donor constituencies. It serves as the focal point of the Museum’s relationships with its supporters and key influencers in the community, as well as with the Museum’s programming and curatorial staff

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
Demonstrated experience using Raiser’s Edge or similar fundraising database (e.g., Tessitura) at a nonprofit organization
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong technology skills and computer literacy
Aptitude for maintaining and creating systems, strong analytical ability, and attention to detail required
Knowledge of Microsoft Office preferred
Responsibilities:

Operations:

Assist with the processing of all gifts received via lockbox, non-lockbox, and online channels, including credit card processing and checks received in-house
Assist with data cleanup and field mapping for CRM transition from Salesforce to Raiser’s Edge
Assist with data cleanup, field mapping, and research for eventual transition to new CRM
Enter and update donor/prospect information in donor database on a regular basis with efficiency and accuracy
Assist all other team members: i.e., Individual, Membership, Corporate, Institutional Giving, and Special Events with related gifts information retrieval
Research:

Assist with conducting research and preparing briefing materials for the Museum’s director, gift officers, and managers of foundation and corporate relations
Assist with building and maintaining research queries and reports
Additional Responsibilities:

Coordinate all aspects of funding meetings, department meetings, and moves management meetings for the Museum’s director and gift officers
Participate in planning long- and short-term development strategies to meet department fundraising goals
Other duties as assigned
Start date: Immediately

Department: Development Operations

Reports to: Director of Development Operations

Position type: Full-time

Union status: UAW – Local 2110

Salary: $45,000

FLSA status: Non-exempt

Schedule: 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm

Apply online

If you have questions about our online application system, please get in touch with us at job.application.questions@brooklynmuseum.org.

At the Brooklyn Museum, we value all types of experience. For us, a successful candidate has many of the qualities listed in our job postings, and the desire and capacity to learn the rest on the job. So if much, but not all, of a job posting describes you, then we welcome your application.

The Director of Individual Giving is a senior member of City Center’s Development team and is responsible for all facets of the Individual Giving program, inclusive of single donations, such as web and year-end appeal gifts; annual memberships ranging from $100 - $50,000; major gifts; and planned giving. The Director is expected to demonstrate a passion for fundraising while upholding City Center’s mission and our commitment to be an anti-racist organization.