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Director of Development
Maryland Film Festival
Baltimore, MD
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Maryland Film Festival/SNF Parkway Theatre
Maryland Film Festival (MdFF) seeks a seasoned Director of Development (DOD) to create and implement
the fund development strategy and plans to maximize contributed revenue from individuals, corporations,
foundations and government sources. The director has an exciting opportunity to chart and achieve the next phase of philanthropic growth for Maryland Film Festival (MdFF). Reporting to and partnering with the Executive Director, the DOD will create and execute the strategy and plans to maximize contributed revenue and achieve the goals of the board-approved, five-year strategic plan. Growing annual giving, major gifts, and institutional giving are core responsibilities of the position, along with partnering with and mobilizing board members and senior leadership to maximize development opportunities and deepen relationships with the philanthropic community.
Roles and Responsibilities include:
• Develop and oversee the MdFF development team, establish fundraising operating procedures, protocols, best-in-class practices and systems.
• Develop and implement the fundraising strategy and plans to secure corporate, foundation, government and individual contributions for MdFF annual operations and create new fundraising initiatives, with a priority focus on current budget goals and developing future fundraising growth to meet strategic plan priorities in a shifting landscape.
• Create, implement, and manage annual fund and targeted fund campaigns designed to significantly increase contributed income and meet fundraising and strategic plan goals.
• Collaborate with the Executive Director, the Board of Directors and Board Advancement Committee to develop and execute short- and long-term fundraising strategies.
• Direct all aspects of donor programs, including identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship processes, practices and plans.
Establish solicitation priorities, manage prospect lists and research, and develop and execute targeted cultivation plans and solicitation strategies for a range of prospects.
• Cultivate current donors for ongoing support, including capital campaign donors, while seeking new prospects to ensure a robust and diversified funding base.
• Participate in the planning and execution of special events, design donor benefits, and engage in volunteer management and donor stewardship.
• Engage donors in ongoing activities of the MdFF.
• Develop promotional opportunities to support annual giving programs, sponsorships, special projects,and events.
• Represent MdFF at a variety of public and private community events, as appropriate.
• Embrace and establish other fundraising strategies and implementation responsibilities as needed.
• Fully understand the MdFF mission, its special role in film programming and presenting, and in connecting a variety of audiences to films and filmmakers..
Other Duties include:
• Provide informal and formal reports to the Executive Director and appropriate Board committees.
• Identify, track and report grant application progress to the Executive Director, MdFF Board and other
partners as needed.
• Draft funding requests for review and approval by the Executive Director
Coordinate and gather information about fundraising needs with others in the organization, particularly
funding for existing and future programming and services.
• Work with the Director Marketing to establish a calendar of regular communications, targeted and
general, to donors about MdFF ongoing filmmaker alumni success, national press features, and trade news about new projects, etc.
• Evaluate the success of fundraising campaigns and plans and incorporate feedback into fundraising
processes to ensure future success.
• Develop and implement the systems and infrastructure necessary to maintain the fundraising efforts of
the organization: a) Create and oversee the annual fundraising calendar and communicate ongoing activities to other
staff b) Design, establish and maintain and a donor database to maintain donor information and support
communications, programs/campaigns and reporting; c) Create succinct, concise weekly reporting for the Executive Director and monthly reporting for the appropriate committees of the Board; and d) Develop and implement protocols for acknowledging donor gifts, including formal written, in-person and phone communication, and when to use each method of acknowledgement.
• For fundraising events, work with the marketing team to develop marketing campaigns and
coordinate all activities with the Special Events Manager, ensuring effective collaboration, and
communication as well as successful and seamless events.
• Develop, implement and manage a community engagement strategy including community
relations, special community programs and other activities/efforts.
• Provide content for special events and fundraising messages to be included in all marketing and
communications platforms and campaigns of the organization, including but not limited to, print
and online materials.
• Prepare and monitor revenue and expense budgets and provide accurate reporting.
• Analyze and integrate data into effective fundraising strategies.
• Maintain the integrity of patron, donor, and prospect records.
• Assess current donor management technology and refine practices to ensure maximum efficiency and results, and use data to analyze and document fundraising needs and opportunities.
• Embrace other data assessment and integration responsibilities as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited academic institution
• Minimum 5 years of senior executive level fundraising and development experience with
increasing fundraising responsibility and a track record of achievement and demonstrated success,
working in a nonprofit organization.
• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills and capabilities and ability to
successfully reach and communicate with a diverse range of individuals and organizations is
required.
• This role requires expertise in and experience with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Creative Suite, and donor management programs. High-level experience using digital media, and advanced tools for donor prospecting and research is desired.
• Outstanding written, oral, interpersonal and presentation skills and the ability to effectively interface
with senior management, MdFF's Board of Directors, staff and stakeholders.
• Active interest in and knowledge of independent, international and art house cinema as well as an interest in Baltimore's film, arts and cultural community highly desired.
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Maryland Film Festival/SNF Parkway Theatre
Maryland Film Festival (MdFF) seeks a seasoned Director of Development (DOD) to create and implement
the fund development strategy and plans to maximize contributed revenue from individuals, corporations,
foundations and government sources. The director has an exciting opportunity to chart and achieve the next phase of philanthropic growth for Maryland Film Festival (MdFF). Reporting to and partnering with the Executive Director, the DOD will create and execute the strategy and plans to maximize contributed revenue and achieve the goals of the board-approved, five-year strategic plan. Growing annual giving, major gifts, and institutional giving are core responsibilities of the position, along with partnering with and mobilizing board members and senior leadership to maximize development opportunities and deepen relationships with the philanthropic community.
Roles and Responsibilities include:
• Develop and oversee the MdFF development team, establish fundraising operating procedures, protocols, best-in-class practices and systems.
• Develop and implement the fundraising strategy and plans to secure corporate, foundation, government and individual contributions for MdFF annual operations and create new fundraising initiatives, with a priority focus on current budget goals and developing future fundraising growth to meet strategic plan priorities in a shifting landscape.
• Create, implement, and manage annual fund and targeted fund campaigns designed to significantly increase contributed income and meet fundraising and strategic plan goals.
• Collaborate with the Executive Director, the Board of Directors and Board Advancement Committee to develop and execute short- and long-term fundraising strategies.
• Direct all aspects of donor programs, including identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship processes, practices and plans.
Establish solicitation priorities, manage prospect lists and research, and develop and execute targeted cultivation plans and solicitation strategies for a range of prospects.
• Cultivate current donors for ongoing support, including capital campaign donors, while seeking new prospects to ensure a robust and diversified funding base.
• Participate in the planning and execution of special events, design donor benefits, and engage in volunteer management and donor stewardship.
• Engage donors in ongoing activities of the MdFF.
• Develop promotional opportunities to support annual giving programs, sponsorships, special projects,and events.
• Represent MdFF at a variety of public and private community events, as appropriate.
• Embrace and establish other fundraising strategies and implementation responsibilities as needed.
• Fully understand the MdFF mission, its special role in film programming and presenting, and in connecting a variety of audiences to films and filmmakers..
Other Duties include:
• Provide informal and formal reports to the Executive Director and appropriate Board committees.
• Identify, track and report grant application progress to the Executive Director, MdFF Board and other
partners as needed.
• Draft funding requests for review and approval by the Executive Director
Coordinate and gather information about fundraising needs with others in the organization, particularly
funding for existing and future programming and services.
• Work with the Director Marketing to establish a calendar of regular communications, targeted and
general, to donors about MdFF ongoing filmmaker alumni success, national press features, and trade news about new projects, etc.
• Evaluate the success of fundraising campaigns and plans and incorporate feedback into fundraising
processes to ensure future success.
• Develop and implement the systems and infrastructure necessary to maintain the fundraising efforts of
the organization: a) Create and oversee the annual fundraising calendar and communicate ongoing activities to other
staff b) Design, establish and maintain and a donor database to maintain donor information and support
communications, programs/campaigns and reporting; c) Create succinct, concise weekly reporting for the Executive Director and monthly reporting for the appropriate committees of the Board; and d) Develop and implement protocols for acknowledging donor gifts, including formal written, in-person and phone communication, and when to use each method of acknowledgement.
• For fundraising events, work with the marketing team to develop marketing campaigns and
coordinate all activities with the Special Events Manager, ensuring effective collaboration, and
communication as well as successful and seamless events.
• Develop, implement and manage a community engagement strategy including community
relations, special community programs and other activities/efforts.
• Provide content for special events and fundraising messages to be included in all marketing and
communications platforms and campaigns of the organization, including but not limited to, print
and online materials.
• Prepare and monitor revenue and expense budgets and provide accurate reporting.
• Analyze and integrate data into effective fundraising strategies.
• Maintain the integrity of patron, donor, and prospect records.
• Assess current donor management technology and refine practices to ensure maximum efficiency and results, and use data to analyze and document fundraising needs and opportunities.
• Embrace other data assessment and integration responsibilities as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited academic institution
• Minimum 5 years of senior executive level fundraising and development experience with
increasing fundraising responsibility and a track record of achievement and demonstrated success,
working in a nonprofit organization.
• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills and capabilities and ability to
successfully reach and communicate with a diverse range of individuals and organizations is
required.
• This role requires expertise in and experience with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Creative Suite, and donor management programs. High-level experience using digital media, and advanced tools for donor prospecting and research is desired.
• Outstanding written, oral, interpersonal and presentation skills and the ability to effectively interface
with senior management, MdFF's Board of Directors, staff and stakeholders.
• Active interest in and knowledge of independent, international and art house cinema as well as an interest in Baltimore's film, arts and cultural community highly desired.
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