Job (Calgary): Fundraising Consultant – Quest Theatre

Theatre Alberta; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 34,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Quest Theatre in Calgary is seeking up to 3 fundraising consultants to conduct a feasibility study for a new Sweet Pea Series for preschoolers and their caregivers. The role focuses on project management, marketing and fundraising, with a flexible, hybrid schedule between home and Quest Theatre’s office.

Consultants will develop a development and fundraising plan for a two-year launch, identify sponsors, create donor packages, and build relationships to support the initiative.

Qualifications

• 3+ years relevant experience in the non-profit arts sector in Calgary.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Provide own equipment such as cell phone and laptop; driver with own vehicle preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce a Development and Fundraising plan for launch and expansion of the Sweet Pea Series over two years, in collaboration with Quest Theatre’s Director of Business Operations.
• Identify potential sponsors and donors, create sponsorship packages with benefits.
• Invite and build relationships with potential sponsors/donors and host at performances where appropriate.

Skills

Project Management

Marketing

Fundraising

Job description

Job (Calgary): Fundraising Consultant – Quest Theatre

Quest Theatre is looking for up to 3 consultants to conduct a feasibility study for the creation of an exciting new Sweet Pea Series (working title) for preschoolers and their caregivers in Calgary. There are three areas of expertise required: Project Management, Marketing and Fundraising. This could be one, two or three people with relevant experience and contacts.

Our vision for the Sweet Pea Series is to partner with venues, other arts organizations and individual artists to create a regular arts experience for ages 3-7 and their caregivers in neighbourhood venues in the city. For example, a Quest Theatre pre-school show would perform in four community spaces across the city in the span of one week. The next month a dance show would tour the same route, the next month an interactive music activity would tour and so on. We would create a collective marketing strategy, and Quest Theatre would perhaps administer and curate the series. The feasibility study would explore different subscription/ticketing models for patrons (families as well as daycares/preschools/schools), and how the revenue and costs would be divided between partners, as well as the logistics and requirements of running the series.

Sweet Pea Feasibility Study Job description:

Fundraising Consultant – 50 hours

• To produce a Development and Fundraising plan for launch and expansion of the Series over two years. This will be done in collaboration with Quest Theatre’s Director of Business Operations.
• The job includes but is not limited to: o Identifying potential sponsors and donors who would be interested in supporting the Sweet Pea Series over three years. o Creating packages for sponsors or donors with benefits for sponsors and donors. o Inviting and creating relationships and making introductions with potential sponsors and donors to Quest o Meeting, hosting potential sponsors or donors at Flibbertigibbets Story Exhibit performances.

Requirements

• Consultant(s) must have at least 3 years relevant experience, preferably in the non-profit arts sector in Calgary
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Provide own equipment such as cell phone and laptop
• Ideally a driver with own vehicle
• A network of contacts in the arts sector in Calgary, particularly connected with venues, artists and organisations specialising in young people
• Part-time fixed term contact(s)
• Flexible schedule between July-September 2019 (into October for Fundraiser)
• Mixture of working from home and at the Quest Theatre office at cSPACE King Edward, 1721 29 Ave SW, Calgary, as needed
• Must be available during October 4-13, 2019 to attend Flibbertigibbet’s Story Exhibit performance(s) as a guest of Quest Theatre
• Compensation for all three areas is $25 to $30/hr, dependant on experience

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