Venice Arts seeks an experienced, versatile, and forward-thinking Director of Individual Giving, who can articulate Venice Arts’ vision and impacts with enthusiasm and passion, while attending to the daily details of all non-grant fundraising efforts and related communications, both critical to organizational success. Working under the supervision of the Executive Director, and closely with the Director of Grants and Administration, this position’s essential roles and responsibilities include: 1. Development Planning and Processes Rebuild all non-grant fundraising programs and processes to pre-COVID levels of quality, or greater, including:

• Venice Arts’ multi-year development plan with clear benchmarks for prospecting, cultivation, stewarding, and dollars raised.

• The non-grants development calendar and project-management systems, including the use of standard donor development and outcome communications tools (Donor Pyramid, Top 25, Lapsed Donors, other).

• At least quarterly analyses of development outcome data, including progress toward benchmarks, to the Dev/Comm Team and the Board.

2. Individual and Corporate Donor Cultivation and Stewardship

• Manage a portfolio of at least 50 active individual and corporate prospects and/or donors, building relationships through meetings, calls, emails, and other communications; setting quarterly contact and fundraising goals; tracking efforts; and reporting on outcomes.

3. Fundraising Events

• Serve as the producer for all events, raising funds to at least prior net levels and growing revenues over time. This includes:  Managing all aspects of event logistics. Stewarding key staff, Board members, and volunteers to set fundraising goals, design events, and staff events and/or event committees.

• Providing post-event analysis and reporting. Current events include the annual Gala, Creativity Uncorked, a Board- led wine tasting, and 2-3 cultivation events held at community venues or Board member homes.

4. Annual Campaigns

5. Lead the development and execution of spring and year-end campaigns, including overseeing the timely creation of all collateral materials, modified to be effective across platforms (print, social media, electronic, and web) and stewarding volunteers.