Individual Giving Officer at the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Job Title: Individual Giving Officer
Job Status: Full-time
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Salary: $80,000 – $100,000
Description
Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation in the search for an Individual Giving Officer.
Reporting to the Director of Development, the Individual Giving Officer will develop and implement strategies to enhance the vision and mission of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation through financial support. The Individual Giving Officer will expand and manage major, individual giving programs, as well as the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of prospects capable of making major gifts of significant institutional impact, raising the major gift threshold over time. The Individual Giving Officer will work collaboratively with members of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation advancement team to support a wide range of fundraising activities and programs as well as further strategic goals and initiatives of the organization. The Individual Giving Officer will work with a broad array of Foundation colleagues including leadership in Administration, Finance, Public Engagement, Marketing and Communications, and Preservation, as well as build relationships with volunteers and members of the Board of Trustees.
For over 80 years, the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation has been the leading steward of Wright’s innovative architecture and ideas. Much more than a historic site, the Foundation uses Wright’s work to inspire people to discover and embrace architecture for better living through meaningful connections to nature, the arts, and each other. The Foundation is committed to sharing the lasting influence of Frank Lloyd Wright through preserving his work, influencing the design professions, and education people of all ages on a cultural legacy recognized on the World Heritage list.
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation preserves the cultural, built, and natural environments that comprise both the Taliesin and Taliesin West properties. Every year, more than 130,000 visitors are welcomed to these World Heritage Sites to enjoy the many public educational and cultural offerings that provide a greater understanding of Wright’s architecture, ideas, and influence. With a staff that includes thought leaders in cultural engagement and historic preservation, the Foundation embraces the challenge of important, and often urgent, work interpreting and caring for these landmarks and a collection of over 35,000 works of art, artifacts, and books.
The Foundation’s Taliesin Institute influences the growth of architecture, design, and planning professions by collaborating with universities, scholars, practitioners, and industry at the intersection of nature and built environment. The Foundation also immerses guests in Wright’s world through tours, exhibits, performances, youth and family programs, and even digital engagement to educate the public with ideas about living in harmony with the world around us.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s work is grounded in core American values of liberty, democracy, and community. These values are represented not only in his built and written works, but also in his practice and, later, his Fellowship. The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation extends Wright’s core belief system in all its work. The work of the Foundation is most successful when it is informed by diverse viewpoints, and the Foundation seeks to include the views of diverse cultures and groups within its work. Representation of these cultures and groups is important in the presentation of its work to the public. These principles of diversity, inclusion, and equal access apply to all aspects of the Foundation’s operations, including its Board of Trustees, staff and volunteers, audience members and visitors, and others with whom it engages as it fulfills its mission.
All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé. Cover letters should be responsive to the mission of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation as well as the responsibilities and qualifications presented in the prospectus.
The salary range for this position is $80,000 to $100,000 annually.
To apply for this position, visit: https://opportunities.aspenleadershipgroup.com/opportunities/1354.
Requirements
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation will consider candidates with a broad range of backgrounds. A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least three years of active gift cultivation and solicitation is required for this role. Five years of fundraising experience is preferred.