St. Louis Non-Profit Search: Director of Development #13112

General Description:
The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum (IPHF) in St. Louis, is the only organization world-wide, whose purpose is to celebrate the achievements of the inventors, pioneers and pivotal artists throughout the history of photography.  After 48 years of existence, the IPHF (IPHF.org) has recently opened to the public in the Grand Center area of St. Louis.  There are over 75 volunteers and a part-time paid staff.

IPHF is seeking a highly motivated, responsible, self-directed candidate to handle the following

Primary Responsibilities:
•    Fundraising campaign management: The development director will manage annual fundraising campaigns from planning through fulfillment, with a goal of growing and strengthening the IPHF’s individual giving and sustainer programs.
•    Donor cultivation: The director will research and target appropriate donors for specific messaging, with an eye toward moving regular donors to sustainers and sustainers to major donors. He or she will develop “giving circles” and other incentives, events, and messaging to encourage major gifts.
•    Donor data management: The director will assist in the selection and lead in the integration of the existing “Past Perfect” database and CRM. With this tool in place, the director will analyze and segment donor records for more effective communication, keep records updated, and manage gift processing.
•    Grant prospecting/grant writing: The director will seek out new grants and work to develop relationships with program officers at local foundations. In coordination with the Executive Director and volunteer grant writers, he or she will write grant applications and renewals and develop effective materials that can be reused from application to application.