March 26th, 2024
Actors' Shakespeare Project
About the Organization
Actors’ Shakespeare Project, founded in 2004, is an award-winning professional theater company with a Resident Artist Company and extensive education, youth, and community programs.
ASP performs and works in found spaces, schools, theaters and neighborhoods to present and explore robust language, resonant stories, and deeply human characters.
Our work is ensemble-based and focused on intimacy, storytelling, language, relationships, voice, risk and artistry within and throughout the Boston area.
MISSION:
Actors’ Shakespeare Project deploys the creative energy of theatre artists and the power of language and stories to create shared experiences for our community. Our artistic productions and education programs challenge and interrogate long-held expectations about Shakespeare and classic work; build bridges between diverse viewpoints; and empower people to more deeply empathize with each other.
Job Description
Position reports to: Managing Director
Position salary range: $50,000
General Statement of Responsibilities:
As ASP celebrates its 20th season, and implements its new strategic plan, the organization finds itself at an exciting time of potential growth. The Development Manager (DM) will work closely with ASP’s Managing Director and other staff to ensure the achievement of annual and long-term fundraising goals. The DM will plan and implement fundraising efforts, particularly annual campaigns, grant-writing, events and institutional giving initiatives, and donor cultivation and stewardship. A successful DM will help to build a strong and engaged community of support for ASP.
Responsibilities include:
Annual giving: Coordinate all aspects of the organization’s annual fund campaign including list preparation, production, and mailing of two broad appeals as well as other development mailings and communications
Institutional giving: Develop and manage a comprehensive grant calendar, including research, proposals, and reporting; work with senior leadership to develop and maintain grant applications and increase institutional fundraising beyond grants, such as corporate partnership opportunities; track and steward institutional donor relationships and reporting requirements.
Donor prospecting and cultivation: Create and manage cultivation and stewardship strategies for individual and institutional donors; research and prepare donor profiles, including identifying high-potential prospects, assisting in the development of cultivation strategies, and supporting senior leadership in cultivation efforts.
Communications: Manage the development communications calendar, including print, web, email, and social media messages; manage execution of mailings, invitations, emails, and other communications.
Tracking and Processing: Process gifts, acknowledgement letters, and reports; create and produce funding, tracking, prospect, and other reports; maintain and manage donor information in OvationTix
Event Coordination: Work closely with the leadership and Board to plan and execute the organization’s annual fundraising events
A successful Development Manager will bring new ideas and strategies to individual and institutional fundraising efforts. They will also support priorities set by ASP’s senior leadership, performing other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
ASP seeks an engaging, collaborative Development Manager who will have exposure to a broad range of development and arts administration as well as opportunities for job growth. The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
-At least two years of experience in fundraising for a nonprofit organization
-Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including experience writing donor solicitations and grant proposals and the ability to clearly communicate ideas across multiple audience types
-Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to interact graciously with the public, develop relationships with stakeholders, and handle confidential information with discretion
-Strong coordinative and organizational skills, including a keen attention to detail, demonstrable follow-through, and ability to juggle multiple projects in ongoing stages
-Appreciation for arts, culture, and people across a rich mix of traditions, genres, and identities
We seek candidates who align with the newly articulated values of Actors’ Shakespeare Project, which are:
-Language and storytelling, in their many and varied forms, are building blocks for debate, communication, collaboration, understanding, and empathy.
-Shakespeare’s plays are one powerful trove of language and storytelling that everyone should be able to question, own, and enjoy.
-We must also highlight other playwrights whose voices need to be amplified, and shift the focus of the narratives we share, so that underrepresented people and stories have equitable presence in our work.
Compensation & Work Environment:
This is a 40 hour per week position, Monday through Friday. Occasional weekends and evenings are necessary to attend performances, special events, or meetings; these are scheduled well in advance.
The salary for this position is $50,000. ASP employees receive health insurance coverage (75% coverage of personal plan), three weeks’ vacation, 12 paid holidays, and a personal time allowance.
Actors’ Shakespeare Project recognizes the importance of creating a flexible work environment that fosters a healthy work-life balance and supports employee productivity. To that end, we have implemented a hybrid work policy that allows our employees to work from home, the office, or the theatre, depending upon their needs and the needs of the organization. Employees are expected to be in the Charlestown office for the entirety of the work day (9 to 5 or 10 to 6) on Wednesdays, and generally available by phone and email during core hours (9am-5pm; Monday-Friday).
Anticipated start date: May 1, 2024
Contact email for applicants jen@actorsshakespeareproject.org