Advancement Manager

Responsibilities

• Foster a donor-centric approach in all development work across the organization.
• Gain familiarity and remain knowledgeable in Imagination Station programming and activities, helping identify and align donor interest with the science center’s work.
• Maintain a productive relationship cross-functionally with programs, experience, marketing, and finance teams to advance development work.
• Excel in all development activities, including effective proposal and impact report writing, cultivation, and acquisition plan development that broadens and deepens the donor base.
• Maintain active community relationships and networking opportunities during and outside work hours.
• Set goals and objectives to achieve fundraising success.
• Maintain all donor information and activity in donor software system.

Annual Fund

• Successfully plan and execute all development strategies of the annual fund campaign (AF).
• Increase AF giving by 20% annually through retention and acquisition.
• Analyze members for prospective donors and develop a strategy and plan that creates a desire to support Imagination Station as a donor.

Individual and Corporate Development

• Closely work with the Director of Business Development in the strategic cultivation, recruitment, and retention of new individuals and corporate donors.
• Identify and cultivate potential individual donors who exhibit an alignment with Imagination Station’s work, with intent to build the individual donor base.
• Research and cultivate corporations/businesses new to Imagination Station, aligning their business interest with Imagination Station’s work, culminating in increased revenue for events, programs, and exhibits.

Fundraising Events

• Plan and execute event sponsorship acquisition with increased revenue as the primary goal, while nurturing key relationships and event objectives.

Grant Coordination

• Aid grant writers for 40-plus grants from government and foundation sources.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Two to four years of successfully demonstrated fundraising experience.
• Experience in membership-driven environments, cultural or educational institutions preferred.
• Proven exceptional skill at cultivating and sustaining authentic relationships with donors and other key constituents.
• Experience managing multiple projects.
• Confident, personable, and comfortable representing the institution to a variety of individuals and corporate stakeholders.
• Proven track record in all facets of fundraising, including annual campaigns, special events, data analysis and reporting, prospect research and cultivation, and database management.
• Outstanding written and spoken communication skills, exceptional conversationalist.
• Positive, energetic, big-picture individual with solid organization skills.
• Highly entrepreneurial, resourceful, flexible with a high degree of initiative.
• Overall strategic agility, ability both to conceptualize and execute, and the capacity to articulate a visionary approach to initiatives that will enhance the long-term financial integrity of the Imagination Station.

Imagination Station’s Mission

Imagination Station’s mission is to serve our community by providing informal science education and fun in order to spark a passion for the sciences by combining interactive exhibits and educational programming.

Application Information

All applicants must apply on-line at imaginationstationtoledo.org and submit a detailed resume outlining job history and experience. If you are unable to complete our on-line application due to a disability, contact us at 419-244-2674 to ask for an accommodation or alternative application process. IMAGINATION STATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER