Department: Development
Position Reports to: Institutional Giving Manager, working closely with members of the Development team, CFO and Finance Associate.
Live Arts Mission: Guided by the leadership of visionary artist Bill T. Jones, New York Live Arts upholds the legacy of boundary-pushing art, provides the expertise to produce innovative works, and builds community while advocating for artists at all stages of their career.
Values:
Question Everything - We Are Not Afraid To Ask Difficult Questions.
Inclusivity - We Embrace Diversity And Equity.
Fierceness - Bold, Brave, And Unabashed. We Embrace Artistic Risk.
Rigor - Work With Focus, Integrity, And Drive.
Change - We are in constant transformation.
Position Overview:
The Live Core Development Associate serves as the primary point of contact for members of New York Live Arts’ Live Core program and fiscally sponsored artists. Working closely with the Institutional Giving Manager, the Associate performs duties in furtherance of the Live Core artist services program objective of facilitating fundraising, coaching, and professional development opportunities for independent fiscally sponsored artists. In addition, the Associate provides administrative support to the Institutional Giving Manager when preparing grant proposals, and to the Development Department as a whole, maintaining the PatronManager CRM database
and entering and acknowledging gifts.
Live Core Program Description: Live Core is a creative incubator, network, and platform for artists to elevate and propel their ideas forward. Utilizing the resources of New York Live Arts,
Live Core empowers artists to connect with larger audiences, raise funds to support their work, and engage with industry professionals and other Live Core artists to bolster their professional and artistic development. Putting creativity front and center, Live Core artists enliven the ecology of performance in New York City and beyond.
Responsibilities
Live Core Program Administration:
➢ Administrate the Live Core and Fiscal Sponsorship program, tracking and processing
Live Core Renewals and Deactivations
➢ Coordinate consultation meeting between designated Live Arts staff and Live Core members on matters related to fundraising, producing, and marketing
➢ Process new Fiscal Sponsorship applications and schedule intake meetings with new members
➢ Create donation pages and member profiles for Fiscally Sponsored artists, processing Fiscal Sponsorship donations in PatronManager. Sending weekly donation acknowledgements, working closely with finance department to reconcile all gifts and donations
➢ Approve member donor solicitations
➢ Upon request, provide fiscal sponsorship letters in support of Live Core member
applications and projects, and provide back-up materials for grant applications to fiscally
sponsored artists
➢ Organize Live Core gatherings and workshops and develop strategies to maximize
program engagement
➢ Maintain programs for artists, including:
○ General communication and troubleshooting for members who utilize programs
○ Sending Press & Blogger Email list
○ Researching grants, workshops and residencies to prepare a monthly newsletter
○ Facilitate consultations with Live Arts staff where/when needed
○ Prepare monthly ad reservation form for Live Arts e-blasts
○ Maintain ongoing relationships with partners Indiegogo, Kickstarter, Materials for
the Arts
Administrative support for the Development Team:
➢ Under the supervision of the Institutional Giving Manager, provide support in the preparation of solicitation materials for individual, corporate, and foundations support when needed
➢ Maintain accurate contact and account information in the PatronManager CRM system for all Live Core, Individual Donor, and Institutional Giving entries and make updates when needed. Make periodic checks twice a month with Institutional Giving Manager
➢ As needed, enter Live Core, Individual Donor, and Institutional Giving gifts into the PatronManager CRM system ensuring accuracy for reporting purposes
➢ Prepare gift acknowledgements for grants, individual donations, and in-kind contributions, ensuring timely acknowledgement of all contributions
➢ Provide general administrative support to the Development Department in support of fundraising activities, including special events, donor cultivation, stewardship, and solicitation
Application Instructions / Public Contact InformationSend resume and a cover letter as a single PDF to careers@newyorklivearts.org. Please use the subject Development Manager in your e-mail. Materials may also be mailed.
Applications will be accepted until a final candidate is chosen. Due to the volume of submissions, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
