Kansas City, Missouri17 days ago
Qualify and maintain a portfolio of 80-100 elevated donors, including qualification, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and documentation of activities in the donor database; Analyze data and patterns of giving via the CRM to increase efficiency, identifying areas of opportunity or planning needs; Maintain knowledge of current trends in research and record keeping through dashboards and reports in the donor database; Assist the Chief Development Officer and Director of Development with the Planned Giving program, including research, donor benefits, donor recognition, cultivation and stewardship; Assist other members of the Development staff with events and donor engagement; Attend selected concerts and special events on evenings and weekends for donor cultivation and stewardship, as assigned; Participate as Suite Lead for the donor hospitality suite at Symphony concerts when scheduled, using sound judgment in managing volunteers, making decisions with Kauffman Center and catering staff, and handling donor needs in real time; Qualifications: Education and/or Experience: Bachelor’s degree; minimum three years’ experience, computer proficiency in Microsoft Office; knowledge of fundraising/CRM software (Tessitura preferred), Kansas City community and performing arts very helpful; ability to learn new software is useful; affinity for classical music a plus.