On April 22, 2010, over 220 people gathered for a day of learning and networking at the DoubleTree Hotel.  Workshops were held in three tracks: Fundraising Strategies, Communicating Your Message and Planning for the Future.  Keynote Speaker Daniel Forman, Vice President for Advancement at Yeshiva University announced to the crowd that he planned to join ADO – an endorsement we were pleased to hear.  Visit the ADO website to see pdf's of many of the presentations.  Thank you to all who made this day possible.

ADO Day was made possible through generous support from:

Con Edison
TD Bank
OSI Pharmaceuticals Foundation
Danosky & Associates
Executive Printing & Direct Mail
Jill Singer Graphics
CCS
O’Connor Davies Munns & Dobbins, LLP

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Vice President of Development
League of American Orchestras
Description: The League of American Orchestras leads, encourages, and supports America’s orchestras while communicating the vitality and value of orchestras and the music they perform. The League strives to stimulate the exchange of ideas and practices, promote innovation, and foster unity across the orchestra field. The League delivers meaningful information, learning and leadership opportunities, grass-roots advocacy and other services to its diverse membership, which encompasses nearly 1,000 member symphony, chamber, youth, and collegiate orchestras of all sizes. Founded in 1942 and chartered by Congress in 1962, the League of American Orchestras links a national network of thousands of instrumentalists, conductors, managers, board members, volunteers, staff members, and business partners involved in the presentation of symphonic music throughout the United States. Members span urban and rural communities.

Responsibilities:

• Provide overall leadership to all League of American Orchestras fund development initiatives to reach established goals: Annual Fund campaigns (major gifts, leadership giving, individual giving, corporate sponsorships, and regional and national foundation funding), and campaign management.
• Develop and implement the League’s development strategy enabling the organization to increase giving both inside and outside the League’s current donor footprint.
• Serve as principal staff person to Campaign and Development committees and assume staff leadership of the $25 million Campaign for a New Direction.
• Work closely with the President and CEO and Governance Committee to assist in the strategic cultivation, recruitment, and retention of new board members and to assist in managing institutional governance issues.
• Provide strategic support to the CEO on his fund raising activities.
• Execute all managerial responsibilities related to operation of the Development Department: prepare revenue and expense budgets; set goals and objectives for staff and perform ongoing performance assessment; recruit, manage, motivate, train, and evaluate staff and their activities.
• Provide fiscal stewardship of department: consistently monitor and evaluate fundraising programs, provide accurate and meaningful progress reports, tracking, and analysis.
• Collaborate with the Vice President of Finance and Administration to ensure financial and accounting integrity of contributed revenue.
• Develop and nurture relationships with development professionals in member orchestras.
• Deepen Board-level participation in direct fundraising activities, including personal solicitations.
• Assemble the development leaders of member orchestras to tackle priorities in orchestra fundraising; contribute development-related agendas for mid-year and annual conferences.
• Join forces with Program Department to align fundraising with program priorities.
• Participate as a senior team member in a broad range of institutional planning in collaboration with the President and CEO and Board leadership, set short, mid-range and long-term fundraising goals, identify funding priorities in the context of strategic institutional planning, and develop new, entrepreneurial approaches to revenue growth.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and eight to 10 years in fundraising, at least five of which should be as a senior manager and include working with boards and recruiting and coordinating volunteers
• Experience in membership-driven cultural arts environments with emphasis on performing arts
• Exceptional skill at cultivating and sustaining authentic relationships with donors, board members, and other key constituents
• Confident, personable and comfortable representing the League to high-level orchestra executives and volunteers
• Proven track record in all facets of fundraising including annual campaigns, planned and major gifts, capital, and endowment campaigns, and special events, as well as nuts and bolts of data analysis and reporting, prospect research and cultivation, and database management
• Demonstrated ability to motivate board members to take a more active role in development initiatives
• Outstanding written and spoken communication skills, exceptional conversationalist
• Positive, energetic big-picture individual with solid leadership, management, and organization skills
• Proactive approach to development activities including identification and pursuit of timely opportunities
• Overall strategic agility, ability to conceptualize and execute, and capacity to articulate a visionary approach to initiatives that will enhance the long-term financial integrity of the League of American Orchestras
• Creative, innovative problem solving style
• General knowledge of standard fundraising database programs

Compensation:  Competitive with excellent for Consideration: Applicants may call or send credentials (reference “League of Orchestras”) immediately to: Rebecca Ruben Smith, Herbert C. Smith, or Jennie Dawes  H C Smith Ltd. 20600 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 101, Shaker Heights, OH 44122-5334
OFFICE: (216) 752-9966 or 800-442-7583
E-MAIL:  rrsmith@hcsmith.com or info@hcsmith.com
www.hcsmith.com
Our client is an equal opportunity employer

Special Events Coordinator
United Hospice of Rockland
Description: United Hospice of Rockland provides end-of-life care and bereavement support in Rockland and lower Orange Counties, NY
Responsibilities: The Special Event Coordinator will be responsible for Special events, mailings, fundraising initiatives, volunteer supervision, board liaison
Requirements: The ideal candidate will have fundraising experience, experience working with volunteers, strong writing and verbal skills, comfort with soliciting funds, detail oriented.
Range: 40-50K
Contact: Lanie Etkind letkind@hospiceofrockland.org
Phone: 845-634-4974
Fax: 845-634-7549
United Hospice of Rockland
11 Stokum Lane
New City, NY 10956

Major Gifts Officer
Mercy College
Description: Mercy College is a non-sectarian institution committed to providing motivated students the opportunity to transform their lives through higher education.
Responsibilities: The Major Gifts Officer will develop programs and strategies to identify, cultivate, track and solicit alumni, parents and friends of Mercy College for significant gifts to fund identified campaign and/or institutional priorities.
Requirements: The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree and five years of progressive fund raising experience in a related organization with a proven track record in major gifts. Campaign experience and knowledge of Raiser’s Edge software is desirable. Knowledge of the New York philanthropy community is also desirable.
Contact: Luciana Ziegler, lcordos@mercy.edu
Phone: 914-674-7839
Fax: 914-674-7395
Mercy College
555 Broadway,
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

Manager of Individual Giving
Brennan Center for Justice
Description: The Brennan Center for Justice is a non-partisan public policy and law institute that focuses on the fundamental issues of democracy and justice.
Responsibilities: The Manager of Individual Giving will be responsible for managing the Center’s portfolio of individual donors and prospects, including Board members, major donors, and annual donors; maintaining an annual individual donor work plan, including tracking and monitoring prospects and donors through all phases: identification, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship and renewal. View our website for the complete job description.
Requirements: The successful candidate will have 3-5 years experience in managing an individual giving or comparable fundraising program. The Brennan Center, an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, is strongly committed to diversity and welcomes applicants of all races, ethnicities, genders, and sexual orientations, including people who have been previously incarcerated.
Contact:Erica Weinstein, brennancenterjobs@nyu.edu

Part-time Capital Campaign Development Officer
The First Presbyterian Church in the City of NY
Responsibilities: The Capital Campaign Development Officer will be responsible for follow up on recent $15M campaign, continuing support to the pastor in visitation with new donors, communication with donors about construction plans and progress, follow up with foundation grants, assist with second wave of campaign among non-members of the church, and work with campaign cabinet in implementing policy.
Requirements: The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor of Arts degree, however, a Masters is preferred. Must be an experienced development professional with knowledge and experience in capital campaigns and posses excellent communication skills.
Contact: Susan Tedesc, stedesco@fpcnyc.org
The First Presbyterian Church in the City of NY
12 West 12th Street
New York, NY 10011

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