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Get matched →Seattle Arts & Lectures (SAL) is a Seattle, Washington-based non-profit literary arts organization founded in 1987. SAL runs public literary series (Literary Arts, Poetry, SAL Presents, Encore, and Community-Curated Series) alongside arts education programs including Writers in the Schools and the Seattle Youth Poetry Fellowship, reaching over 33,000 audience members and 6,000 students annually. The organization operates with a staff of 18 and states that 60% of its annual revenue comes from charitable donations.
Director of Development, full-time exempt role. Reports to Executive Director. Salary: $160,000–$180,000. Leads a team of four development professionals (Development Associate, Grants Manager, Individual & Annual Fund Manager, Fundraising Events Manager). Manages a portfolio of approximately 75 major donors and prospects. Evening/weekend hours required approximately 4 to 6 times per month, September through June.
Serve as an active member of SAL's Leadership Team contributing to organizational strategy, financial sustainability, and long-term planning. Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy aligned with SAL's strategic plan. Manage a portfolio of major donors and prospects with regular cultivation, asks, and stewardship. Oversee a fundraising program generating approximately $2.8 million in annual contributed revenue across individual giving, institutional philanthropy, government support, corporate partnerships, planned giving, and special events. Lead, mentor, and inspire the development team while supporting professional development and fostering a collaborative culture. Serve as one of SAL's primary frontline fundraisers, personally cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major donor relationships.
Eight or more years of progressively responsible nonprofit fundraising leadership. Demonstrated success developing and personally securing significant philanthropic revenue through major gifts, foundation grants, corporate sponsorships, government funding, planned giving, and other contributed income streams, while leading comprehensive fundraising programs.
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