Posted 10/3/14
The Vice President, Development will manage and oversee the Development Department. The Vice President will be responsible for designing and implementing an overall strategy for the Historical Society’s fundraising efforts and will oversee major gifts, corporate giving, membership, affinity groups, planned giving, foundation and government grants, and fundraising events.

Major Responsibilities/Activities
• Lead and supervise the eight person Development team in the effective implementation of fundraising activities, including preparation of high-quality proposals, major donor cultivation, corporate sponsorship opportunities, membership, foundation, government grant and planned giving opportunities and fundraising events.
• Build highly performing Development team using effective leadership practices, techniques and performance management.
• Develop a comprehensive, strategic fundraising plan with specific, measurable goals that will enable the Historical Society to meet its future goals; oversee implementation of strategic plan and administer changes as needed to ensure its success;
• Initiate, cultivate, solicit, manage, and steward relationships with the Historical Society’s portfolio of individual, foundation, government and corporate supporters and donors;
• Identify, research and investigate new opportunities for funding to expand the Historical Society’s donor base; design and coordinate systems for identifying and tracking new prospects and for moving donors along a giving ladder;
• Develop, oversee and evaluate individual giving campaigns, including direct mail, personal solicitation, phone solicitation efforts, and special events to meet annual goals; and
• Establish and maintain systems to insure effective communication with donors about the organization’s needs, concerns and progress towards achieving grant objectives.

Additional Responsibilities
• Act as point of contact for non-development staff on development-related issues;
• Oversee with Development Department’s outside fundraisers;
• Oversee maintenance of giving records and assure timely gift acknowledgments;
• Oversee systems for collecting and tracking data required by funding sources;
• Provide final review of development-related marketing materials;
• Provide final review of all external correspondence (letters, invitations; brochures);
• Provide final approval on all development related website content;
• Work with finance to manage budgets and financial reporting;
• Review grant proposals;
• Review (and or draft) email blasts to donors;
• Lead bi-weekly staff meetings;
• Attend senior staff meetings;

Knowledge and Skill Requirements
• Minimum of 10-15 years experience developing and implementing comprehensive development programs
• Proven ability in soliciting, cultivating and stewarding of major gifts
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with the President, Trustees and senior staff
• Proven ability to plan, organize and direct multiple programs and activities, targeting major prospects and direct solicitation programs
• Previous experience supervising staff, preparing budgets and analyzing campaign results
• Previous cultural institution experience preferred

Application Instructions
For consideration please send cover letter, resume and salary requirements to hr1@nyhistory.org. In the subject line please reference the job title. The New-York Historical Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer.