The Philanthropic Advisor of Strategic Giving is an integral part of the Principal and Strategic Gifts team and assists in the ongoing development and implementation of the museum’s giving program through the personal cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of donors. This position will assist in expanding the CMA’s relationships with business leaders and family foundations. Working closely with the Director of Principal and Strategic Gifts and the Chief Philanthropy Officer, the Philanthropic Advisor of Strategic Giving will personally assist in uncovering and expanding corporate philanthropy with the CMA, partnering with others internally to create sponsorship and underwriting opportunities.
Requirements and Key Competencies
- Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university, and five or more years of experience working in Advancement or comparable field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Prior experience in major gift funding or sales opportunities.
- Prior successful experience in working with community leaders, and corporate and family foundation activities.
- A collaborator with strong communications, team building, project management and administrative skills with an attention to detail.
Responsibilities
- Manages a donor portfolio of a minimum of 125 prospects, qualifies potential new major gift prospects, and helps discover new prospects for major-gift level support. Develops gift strategies to cultivate and solicit contributions with a primary emphasis to encourage annual giving while introducing new major gift ($25,000 to $1M+ categories) level opportunities focused on programmatic priorities, and special project needs as director by the executive leadership.
- Helps with expanding CMA’s corporate relations opportunities on a national and international level.
- Assists in generating sustainable funding sources.
- Assists the Director of Principal and Strategic Gifts in working with CMA membership to establish relationships with companies the museum is currently involved with or plans to create a relationship with.
- Partners with membership and research offices to find new leadership friends and donors to CMA.
- Works closely with CMA volunteer leadership to identify new prospective members and supporters.
- Proposes and supports the development of new members and donors who work at companies in Northeast Ohio that are involved with CMA.
- Communicates successfully with the division leadership about gifts and donor feedback.
- Works closely with the Stewardship Department to plan for appropriate special engagement and recognition opportunities and to foster strong donor relationships.
- Works with and educates volunteers to successfully achieve solicitation success.
- Maintains data integrity for assigned portfolio, including entering and updating prospect and donor contact reports, plans and proposals in the Tessitura database according to established procedures and protocols.
Full-time Benefits include:
- Partner level membership to CMA
- Free, unlimited admission to select Cleveland Museum of Art ticketed exhibitions (two adult member tickets per visit, subject to availability)
- 50% off admission to select ticketed exhibitions for members' guests
- Free admission to select ticketed exhibitions for unlimited children, 17 and younger, when accompanied by a member
- Priority registration and discounts for museum art classes for adults and children
- 20% discount in the museum store
- 10% discount in the museum restaurant and café
- Annual subscription to Cleveland Art members magazine
- Free Garage Parking
- Your employment relationship with the museum qualifies you for free or discounted admissions to other cultural institutions such as the Natural History Museum, Botanical Gardens, The Cleveland Zoo, etc.
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- Voluntary Life
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- HSA
- FSA
- 401(k) with company match
- Accident Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- ID Theft
- Legal Services
- Pet Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
