Job Description
SEEKING: part-time Development Associate for growing arts organization
SALARY/BENEFITS: Competitive/commensurate with experience and other qualifications beginning at $25 per hour.
APPLICATION: E-mail resume and preferred contact information to governance@massartscenter.org
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Development Associate is responsible assisting the Executive Director in organizing and executing all Mass Arts Center’s fundraising efforts. Hours are 20-30 per week between 9 am and 4 pm.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience in not-for-profit organizations
- Strong writing, verbal, and listening skills
- Knowledge and experience in fundraising techniques
- Experience in public speaking
- Proactive “self-starter” and goal-driven
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Cultivate sponsorships for the theatrical season and other fundraising events.
- Execute the annual campaign communications, including mailings and solicitations.
- Meet and/or exceed Mass Arts Center’s annual financial goals
- Coordinate, and execute the logistics for the annual gala and other fundraising-related special events
- Attend and support Development Committee meetings, assisting with meeting the Development Committee’s goals
- Oversee fundraising database and tracking system including donor acknowledgments and ensuring data integrity.
- Manage data analysis and reporting, providing transparent and regular fundraising updates to the Board and Executive Director.
- Assist with major gifts program and planned giving
About the Mass Arts Center
The Mass Arts Center (formerly MMAS) provides a cultural home for artists, audiences, and aspiring performers of all ages. At our core is a rich schedule of theater productions, performing arts education, art exhibits, and live entertainment. The synergy of these offerings honors individual artistic interests through diverse creative opportunities.
It all started with (now Executive Director) Ken Butler and a few friends throwing $8 and a dream into a coffee can and forming a small theater company in 1993 known as the Mansfield Music & Arts Society (MMAS). Since then, hundreds of artists and volunteers have worked tirelessly to embrace their original vision of providing a home for the arts in southeastern Massachusetts.
In late 2020 The Mass Arts Center moved from 377 North Main St., into a larger, now renovated property at 888 South Main St. in Mansfield.
Today, the organization is known as The Mass Arts Center and operates at 888 South Main Street with three branches of the organization: The Reservoir Stage, the Morini Art Gallery, and The Academy at Mass Arts. The organization seeks to provide a wide array of education, programs, performances, and opportunities for both aspiring and experienced performers, artists, and patrons from across the region.