DSAFF funding supports a
guest-artist program that annually brings 100+ prominent global and local
artists and scholars into DSA classrooms to teach specific art techniques,
provide external critique of student work, and help students envision a range
of career possibilities; a Student Success Fund to provide students facing
financial hardship with funding for academic tutoring, private arts lessons,
performance attire, supplies, AP courses and more; and a summer-intensive
scholarship funded by an endowment.

We are searching for a
Development Director
to lead fundraising, with a strategic focus on development, planning, budgeting,
communications and operations. This position serves as the primary conduit
between the foundation and the leaders of DSA and each of its 11 arts programs.

Working closely with the DSAFF
Board of Directors, the DSA Principal and a soon-to-be-hired Artistic Director
(funded by the Friends Foundation), the Development Director will guide and
supervise the organization’s core functions including finance and operations, individual
giving, corporate and major gifts, grant application and management,
communication and programming, while leveraging key partnerships.

Among the
Development Director’s
responsibilities are:

Development:

• 
  Enhance and sustain development efforts through
  a strategic, comprehensive and long-term revenue-development plan including
  individual donors, foundations, corporations and major gifts
• 
  Build and ensure high-quality donor cultivation
  and stewardship through individual meetings, donor-stewardship events and
  relationship nurturing
• 
  Work to research and identify funding sources,
  establishing strategies to approach funders, submitting proposals and
  appropriate reports
• 
  Identify opportunities to establish new
  partnerships and leverage collective efforts with common stakeholders
• 
  Planning and execution of annual fundraising
  events

• 
  Oversee and coordinate the day-to-day operations
  of the organization and programming
• 
  Recommend timelines and resources needed to
  achieve strategic goals
• 
  Actively engage and energize DSAFF Board
  members, partnering organizations and funders
• 
  Support and develop a strong Board of Directors,
  seeking and building board involvement with strategic direction
• 
  Ensure effective nonprofit best practices and
  accountability toward ongoing organizational excellence and consistent quality
  of finance and operations
• 
  Ensure effective methods to track and report the
  foundation’s impact to the DSAFF Board, DSA Principal, DSA Artistic Director and
  funders
• 
  Manage and maintain donor database
• 
  Maintain a working knowledge of significant
  developments and trends in other national arts schools in order to help ensure
  best practices within DSAFF
• 
  Lead and evaluate DSAFF contractors and/or staff

Program Management:

• 
  Collaborate with DSA leadership to ensure that
  DSAFF guest-artist funding is used as intended and in a manner that creates
  maximum impact for students
• 
  Collaborate with contractors/DSAFF staff, if
  appropriate to manage Student Success Fund application and fulfillment process
• 
  Collaborate with DSA staff (and
  contractors/DSAFF staff, if appropriate) to manage Schomp Scholarship application,
  award and fulfillment process
• 
  Provide support, as needed, to DSA staff to
  manage and distribute DSA Box Office revenue

Communication:

• 
  Serve as the chief spokesperson for DSAFF
• 
  Maintain and develop relationships with local
  and national arts schools and arts organizations
• 
  Promote a positive public image of DSA and the
  impact crated by DSAFF
• 
  Ensure effective and robust communication among
  the DSAFF Board, DSA Faculty & Staff and the DSA community

QUALIFICATIONS

• 
  Education and Experience:
  At least five
  years of successful nonprofit experience with a proven fundraising track record and network of relationships. Experience managing staff or contractors, and
  getting maximum impact from a nonprofit Board. Experience in arts and/or
  education fundraising is preferred, but not required.
• 
  Project
  Management:
  A self-starter with outstanding critical-thinking,
  problem-solving and project-management skills
• 
  Writing and Communication Skills:
  S
  uperb writing
  and personal-communication
  skills
  . Must be capable of maintaining
  clear, effective, timely communication with multiple audiences.
• 
  Digital
  Capabilities:
  Superb skills with Donor Perfect or Raisers Edge, or some
  other donor/customer relationship management software. Fluency with digital content
  management systems (email, website, social media) and basic design tools (e.g.,
  Canva)
• 
  Teamwork
  and Humanity:
  A natural ability to
  understand, empathize and forge authentic connections with a diverse mix of individuals.
  Highly collaborative work style.
• 
  Hiring
  Requirements:
  A valid Colorado
  driver’s license and the ability to pass a
  criminal
  background check
  .

What we offer:

• 
  Excellent starting salary of $80,000-$90,000
• 
  A full
  benefits
  package including health insurance, and fully funded health savings account, paid
  time off, and mobile phone reimbursement.
• 
  Stipends
  for professional development and learning opportunities, home office needs
  and technology and transportation expenses.
• 
  A hybrid role with office space, supplies and
  facilities at DSA.