EPIP
Development and Communications Director (Caldera)
EPIP, Portland, Oregon, United States, 97204
Development and Communications Director (Caldera)
Posted on April 29, 2019
Please double check you have the right level of experience and qualifications by reading the full overview of this opportunity below.At Caldera, we believe in the power of creativity. Caldera is a catalyst for the transformation of underserved youth through innovative, year-round art and environmental programs. Our Youth Program provides students from Portland and Central Oregon with long-term mentoring that nurtures individual creativity, beginning in sixth grade and continuing into young adulthood. Our Artists in Residence Program awards US-based and international artists the gift of time and space for their creative practice at our Arts Center near Sisters, OR.Caldera has a $2.4 million dollar budget, a 15-member board, 13 full-time year-round employees, 3 part-time year-round employees, and a range of seasonally contracted artists and mentors (~70). Its administrative office is located in Portland, Oregon, and its Arts Center is located outside of Sisters in Central Oregon, between Suttle Lake and Blue Lake.Equity & Inclusion
We recognize that Caldera communities face many societal inequities. We recognize the history and ongoing impacts of racism in our country, state, and institutions. We acknowledge that we will always have room to grow as an organization and as individuals in our understanding of racism and oppression.We commit to continually examining our role in both perpetuating and combating institutional racism. We also commit to ongoing alignment of our policies and practices to advance racial equity, inclusion, and freedom of expression.We commit to integrating equity and inclusion into all areas of our work to better serve our mission; when we do, we get closer to the world that we want for our youth. To ensure our own accountability, we will 1) seek deeper relationships with and feedback from our larger community; 2) use our Equity Plan to guide ongoing work; and 3) apply our Equity Lens to decision-making. We will also seek inspiration from artistic and cultural traditions.Caldera is an equal opportunity employer encouraging applicants of all backgrounds and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.
We encourage people of color and Caldera community members to apply.Position Description
The Development & Communications Director leads Caldera’s fundraising and communications efforts with a strategic and inclusive approach that advances racial equity and strengths-based narratives of Caldera youth. This position directs efforts to cultivate and sustain a community of donors and supporters, develop compelling organizational and programmatic communications, and advance Caldera’s mission.This position supervises Caldera’s Development and Communications Team, comprised of a Development & Communications Associate, a Development & Events Manager, and a grant writer.Compensation:
$70,000 to $80,000 annual. Benefits include: generous paid time off, health, dental, and vision insurance, 403(b) retirement savings matching, long-term disability, short-term disability, and life insurance.Specific Responsibilities
DevelopmentOversee and lead comprehensive fundraising strategy, including building and sustaining supporter relationships, and identifying, cultivating, and soliciting donorsLead work to raise more than $1 million annually in individual, foundation, corporate, public, and event revenueDevelop and implement major gift strategy, including development, solicitation, and stewardship work with existing and new relationshipsOversee individual giving efforts and work collaboratively with Development and Events Manager on annual giving campaigns, pledges, solicitations, and other activitiesOversee grant writing and reportsImplement and maintain a data-driven development approach, including understanding and leveraging Raiser’s Edge database systemCommunicationsLead and manage strategic communications work, including brand development, organizational and program message development and implementation, marketing, media relations, copywriting, copy editing, and presentations, etc.Manage critical relationship with Wieden+Kennedy Studio for design services, as well as with other partners and vendorsLead and manage comprehensive marketing and communications strategy, including all online and print messaging and design, website and social media, public/press relations, internal communication, and employment outreachRepresent Caldera in the community, effectively communicating organizational mission, policy, practices, and values to a wide range of constituencies and to the community at largeOther duties as assignedStaff and Department ManagementDevelop and monitor department budgetSupervise and support the professional development of department staff by setting and overseeing goals and growth opportunities, gathering resources, and providing ongoing feedback and coachingLeadershipServe as a collaborative member of Caldera Leadership Team and attend board meetingsParticipate in ongoing organizational racial equity workSupport management of the Board Advancement CommitteeRequired Qualifications
3-5 years of demonstrated experience with the majority of job responsibilitiesPassion for Caldera’s mission, social and environmental change, and racial equityA willingness to engage in ongoing racial equity workAbility to lead a collaborative team and support professional development of staffAbility to travel within the Portland Metro area weekly and to Central Oregon approximately 12 to 20 times annuallyThe ability to pass a background and driving record checkPreferred Qualifications
Experience working with or in advertising, design, strategic communication, social marketing, or online communicationDemonstrated experience with community fundraising modelsTo Apply
Send a resume and cover letter describing your interest in and qualifications for the position, highlighting experience and competencies that meet the required and preferred qualifications. You are welcome to include anything else you feel it is pertinent for us to know.Please send materials to Jobs@CalderaArts.org by May 24, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.
No calls, please.
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Posted on April 29, 2019
Please double check you have the right level of experience and qualifications by reading the full overview of this opportunity below.At Caldera, we believe in the power of creativity. Caldera is a catalyst for the transformation of underserved youth through innovative, year-round art and environmental programs. Our Youth Program provides students from Portland and Central Oregon with long-term mentoring that nurtures individual creativity, beginning in sixth grade and continuing into young adulthood. Our Artists in Residence Program awards US-based and international artists the gift of time and space for their creative practice at our Arts Center near Sisters, OR.Caldera has a $2.4 million dollar budget, a 15-member board, 13 full-time year-round employees, 3 part-time year-round employees, and a range of seasonally contracted artists and mentors (~70). Its administrative office is located in Portland, Oregon, and its Arts Center is located outside of Sisters in Central Oregon, between Suttle Lake and Blue Lake.Equity & Inclusion
We recognize that Caldera communities face many societal inequities. We recognize the history and ongoing impacts of racism in our country, state, and institutions. We acknowledge that we will always have room to grow as an organization and as individuals in our understanding of racism and oppression.We commit to continually examining our role in both perpetuating and combating institutional racism. We also commit to ongoing alignment of our policies and practices to advance racial equity, inclusion, and freedom of expression.We commit to integrating equity and inclusion into all areas of our work to better serve our mission; when we do, we get closer to the world that we want for our youth. To ensure our own accountability, we will 1) seek deeper relationships with and feedback from our larger community; 2) use our Equity Plan to guide ongoing work; and 3) apply our Equity Lens to decision-making. We will also seek inspiration from artistic and cultural traditions.Caldera is an equal opportunity employer encouraging applicants of all backgrounds and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.
We encourage people of color and Caldera community members to apply.Position Description
The Development & Communications Director leads Caldera’s fundraising and communications efforts with a strategic and inclusive approach that advances racial equity and strengths-based narratives of Caldera youth. This position directs efforts to cultivate and sustain a community of donors and supporters, develop compelling organizational and programmatic communications, and advance Caldera’s mission.This position supervises Caldera’s Development and Communications Team, comprised of a Development & Communications Associate, a Development & Events Manager, and a grant writer.Compensation:
$70,000 to $80,000 annual. Benefits include: generous paid time off, health, dental, and vision insurance, 403(b) retirement savings matching, long-term disability, short-term disability, and life insurance.Specific Responsibilities
DevelopmentOversee and lead comprehensive fundraising strategy, including building and sustaining supporter relationships, and identifying, cultivating, and soliciting donorsLead work to raise more than $1 million annually in individual, foundation, corporate, public, and event revenueDevelop and implement major gift strategy, including development, solicitation, and stewardship work with existing and new relationshipsOversee individual giving efforts and work collaboratively with Development and Events Manager on annual giving campaigns, pledges, solicitations, and other activitiesOversee grant writing and reportsImplement and maintain a data-driven development approach, including understanding and leveraging Raiser’s Edge database systemCommunicationsLead and manage strategic communications work, including brand development, organizational and program message development and implementation, marketing, media relations, copywriting, copy editing, and presentations, etc.Manage critical relationship with Wieden+Kennedy Studio for design services, as well as with other partners and vendorsLead and manage comprehensive marketing and communications strategy, including all online and print messaging and design, website and social media, public/press relations, internal communication, and employment outreachRepresent Caldera in the community, effectively communicating organizational mission, policy, practices, and values to a wide range of constituencies and to the community at largeOther duties as assignedStaff and Department ManagementDevelop and monitor department budgetSupervise and support the professional development of department staff by setting and overseeing goals and growth opportunities, gathering resources, and providing ongoing feedback and coachingLeadershipServe as a collaborative member of Caldera Leadership Team and attend board meetingsParticipate in ongoing organizational racial equity workSupport management of the Board Advancement CommitteeRequired Qualifications
3-5 years of demonstrated experience with the majority of job responsibilitiesPassion for Caldera’s mission, social and environmental change, and racial equityA willingness to engage in ongoing racial equity workAbility to lead a collaborative team and support professional development of staffAbility to travel within the Portland Metro area weekly and to Central Oregon approximately 12 to 20 times annuallyThe ability to pass a background and driving record checkPreferred Qualifications
Experience working with or in advertising, design, strategic communication, social marketing, or online communicationDemonstrated experience with community fundraising modelsTo Apply
Send a resume and cover letter describing your interest in and qualifications for the position, highlighting experience and competencies that meet the required and preferred qualifications. You are welcome to include anything else you feel it is pertinent for us to know.Please send materials to Jobs@CalderaArts.org by May 24, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.
No calls, please.
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