Director of Development

Dramatists Guild Foundation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dramatists Guild Foundation is seeking a Director of Development to lead and expand its fundraising efforts in support of playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists across the American theater community.

In this role you will build a larger institutional giving portfolio, strengthen major donor relations, and guide the planning of annual gala and endowment initiatives, shaping a sustainable path for DGF’s programs and services.

Job description

The Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) seeks their next Director of Development who will join a talented and collaborative group of leaders dedicated to the DGF mission, to nurture dramatists by ensuring they have access to financial support, mentorship, and other practical resources.

The new Director of Development will usher in a new era of advancement at the Foundation, bolstering their efforts to raise essential funds to support the Foundation’s growing list of programs and services for the American theater community and its playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists. They will have the opportunity to develop a larger institutional giving portfolio in line with DGF’s programs, assemble a more robust individual giving program, and build strong relationships with DGF’s community of major donors and Board members. The Director of Development will also play a large role in planning and executing an annual gala and other special events throughout the year as well as in completing the final steps of an endowment campaign.