Director Of Development & Fundraising

Job Description
Pyramid Hill seeks to hire a community-minded Director of Development focused on long-term growth of fundraising and sustainability for the organization and its development program. The Director of Development will be responsible for meeting philanthropic goals through individual/corporate giving, major gifts, sponsorships, and maintaining/growing the Park’s membership program.
As the Director of Development, you will have a prominent role on both the Park’s Leadership Team and in the community. In addition, you will:
Identify major donor prospects, sponsor prospects, and corporate/foundation-giving prospects
Cultivate, solicit, and steward donors, major gift donors, and sponsors (to include meetings, phone calls, invitations to events, tours, etc.)
Support the Executive Director in external relations, including setting up meetings and handling pledge letters
Make introductory calls to regular donors and manage donor stewardship
Oversee and improve back-of-house operations to support front-of-house activities
Develop and execute annual strategies for the Annual Fund Campaign (and any other yearly campaigns as needed)
Develop, oversee, and execute annual fundraising events and one-time fundraising events
Supervise marketing and engagement efforts throughout the Park, working with Pyramid Hill’s Marketing Manager to inform and execute strategy and assign tasks
Cultivate strategies to increase new diverse memberships and grow retention rate for existing memberships
Oversee donor and patron database, ensuring entries are made and maintained according to policy and cleaning data as needed
Coordinate and schedule meetings, ensuring follow-up and timely invitations.
Manage detailed project timelines and tasks, ensuring smooth execution of events and meetings
Ensures appropriate donor acknowledgment, stewardship, and recognition throughout the year, sending these acknowledgements in a timely fashion after a gift is made
Develop fundraising and membership growth strategies that are based upon industry best practices and/or replicable models in the nonprofit arts space
Represent the organization in the Hamilton and Cincinnati communities, attending events and building strategic partnerships
Join local rotary and chamber events, enhancing our presence in the arts community.
Brainstorm and contribute to programming ideas that align with our mission and goals