POSITION: Director of Leadership and Planned Giving

DEPARTMENT: Development

CLASSIFICATION: Full-time; Annual; Exempt

REPORTS TO: Director of Development

Reporting to the Chair of the MLSN Board of Directors, the Executive Director is responsible for the successful leadership, management, programmatic quality, budget oversight, and economic viability of MLSN. All other staff members report to the Executive Director.

STRATEGY and PLANNING

Working with the Board and staff, the Executive Director leads long-range visioning and strategic planning efforts. The Director is responsible for setting MLSN’s operational plans and reviewing the organization’s progress against plans. 

PROGRAMMING

The Chief Executive Officer and Producing Director (CEO & PD) will drive the organization’s next level of growth through a strategic evolution that enhances FringeArts’ impact and reach. The CEO & PD will serve as the ambassador for the organization locally, nationally, and internationally and will passionately articulate its vision of elevating Philadelphia as a primary nexus for cultural conversation, progressive ideas, and innovative performance art creation.

BYERSCHOOL FOUNDATION

PRESIDENT & CEO

RUSSELL BYERS CHARTER SCHOOL (RBCS) FOUNDING STORY: Philadelphia Daily News

columnist Russell Byers wrote frequently and passionately about how to improve the city of

Philadelphia and was most passionate when writing about public education. He thrived on the

excitement of city life and believed that a solid education has the power to change the life of a

child... thereby changing the world. Russell died on December 4, 1999, when he was murdered

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Job Description

Executive Director

2024

EgoPo Classic Theater in Philadelphia seeks a dynamic Managing Director to work with the Founding Artistic Director, Staff and Board to lead the company into its next exciting phase.

EgoPo, now in its 30th season, produces innovative versions of classic plays to create an inclusive canon and provide opportunities for sharing stories across cultural divides.  EgoPo’s themed festival seasons provide audiences with year-long artistic journeys. EgoPo has a $320,000 budget, a 3-person full-time staff, a subscription/membership base of 300 and audience of 3000, and a reputation for ambitious theater-making. EgoPo is at an exciting moment of growth, currently in planning for a new home theater.

The Managing Director leads all Administrative, Development, and Marketing areas for the company, working alongside a full-time Associate Producer, a full-time Management Assistant, and project-based production/artistic staff.  The Managing Director reports directly to the Executive/Artistic Director.

The Opportunity

The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) seeks a visionary and experienced leader to take the highly respected nonprofit cultural institution and its expert staff to a new level.

The Executive Director maintains and enhances CCAHA’s position as a leader in the conservation and preservation fields. Internally, the Executive Director is responsible for the management and oversight of all CCAHA operations and programming—providing strategic vision and leadership, ensuring the Center’s financial health and stability, sustaining the staff’s expertise, development, and productivity, and maintaining the high quality of services for which CCAHA is known. Externally, the Executive Director builds and strengthens partnerships and collaborative opportunities, advocates for excellence in the conservation and preservation fields, promotes the importance of conserving and preserving our cultural heritage, and expands the organization’s network and impact. The Executive Director is challenged to deepen CCAHA’s profile both locally—serving institutions, individuals, and communities in the Philadelphia area and the mid-Atlantic region—and nationally and beyond.

The ideal candidate possesses excellent people and organizational skills; is a strategic thinker; is familiar with the community of museums, archives, libraries, conservators, and private collectors; understands nonprofit funding and finances; understands CCAHA’s operations as both “mission” and fee-for-service “business”; can speak knowledgeably about trends and developments in the conservation and preservation fields; and is invested in furthering the Center’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA).

This full-time, salaried position is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and requires a modest level of national travel. Salary is commensurate with experience and includes a competitive benefits package. 

The Vice President of Finance and Administration position reports directly to the President and functions as part of the Senior Leadership Team of the Alliance, working closely with Programming and Strategic Development leadership to achieve the Cultural Alliance’s strategic goals and to sustain our work. It is a highly visible leadership role in the arts and culture sector of Greater Philadelphia, acting as an ambassador, connector and resource. The key challenge of this position is to develop and implement the Cultural Alliance’s financial management strategy and overseeing the organization’s administration.

The VP, Finance & Administration will be responsible for the development of the Cultural Alliance’s financial management strategy to support attainment of its key strategic goals and long-term. In addition, this position will be responsible for the development and implement of sophisticated policies and procedures for both the finance and administrative/operational areas of the company. The VP, Finance & Administration will oversee the staff of the Finance Department and will indirectly supervisor the Administrative Assistant. 

Overview: The Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra (GPYO) seeks a creative, and energetic nonprofit manager to guide this sixty-year-old program through its next phase of growth. The ideal candidate must have a passion for music education and will have a strong track record in fundraising and organizational development. This is a wonderful opportunity for a strategic and collaborative leader gifted at building relationships. 

Starting Date: Fall 2022 

Reports to: GPYO Board of Directors 

Responsibilities: The Executive Director is the public representative of our four-ensemble program for young instrumentalists who love music and want to see where it can take them! You ensure the effective and efficient day-to-day operations, and work in collaboration with the artistic staff to provide a supportive, challenging, and rewarding ensemble experience for our students. You motivate and lead the staff and board as the GPYO strengthens its partnership with the Westminster Conservatory and builds bridges with others who share our vision for providing training and performance opportunities to our members. You provide structure and direction for new programming and organizational initiatives and play an active role in ongoing board development and strategic planning.