Director of Development - Folger Shakespeare Library - Folger Shakespeare Library

Position Summary

The Director of Development serves as the lead fundraising officer of the Folger Shakespeare Library, charged with developing $4 to 5 million in annual support for the organization. They provide fully integrated leadership and direction in increasing philanthropic resources, high-impact partnerships, awareness, and powerful connections with both the Folger’s existing stakeholders and its broad-based emerging audiences. The Director of Development will collaborate closely with the Director and the full senior director team, to establish fundraising goals that support the larger strategic goals of the institution. The Director of Development will resource, cultivate and solicit major gift prospects, as well as provide fundraising leadership for the team. The Director of Development collaborates with the senior director team on overall organizational strategy and is part of the executive leadership team that drives high impact programming, engagement, and communication at the Folger, in the community, on the road, and online.



The Director of Development is responsible for the direction and supervision of a development staff comprised of 10 professionals across the following functional areas: planned and major gifts; capital campaign initiatives; corporate, government and institutional giving; annual giving, membership, fundraising events; and development operations. They will be empowered to optimize the organizational design/functional alignment of the development team in consultation with the Director of the Folger. The Folger has recently exceeded its $50 million goal on its Wonder of Will campaign and will continue to solicit gifts for priority areas as that campaign concludes. The return to the newly renovated building will provide an occasion for both celebration and cultivation of the next group of Folger supporters and members.



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Salary: $175,000 to $210,000