Carpe Diem Arts, Inc. is looking for a volunteer Development Advisor to join our Board of Directors. They will explore and participate in developing funding opportunities as well as cultivating the donor base relationships.
Responsibilities include:
- Lead the development and execution of Carpe Diem Arts’ annual fundraising plan
- Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with major donors
- Participate in the organization of special events
- Develop and track proposals and reports for all foundation and corporate fundraising
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
- Professional experience with accomplishments in philanthropy or the nonprofit sector
- A commitment to and understanding of Carpe Diem Arts’ beneficiaries
- A natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals
- Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for improving the lives of Carpe Diem Arts’ beneficiaries
Carpe Diem Arts is a local and small nonprofit dedicated to connecting people of all ages in the DC metro community to music, dance, and visual arts through regularly occurring events, as well as providing children with opportunities to learn and grow via the arts through summer camps, in-school music instruction, and after-school programming.
MISSION: Carpe Diem Arts' mission is to inspire creative self-expression that empowers individuals, strengthens communities, and builds better futures, while also supporting the livelihoods of master teaching and performing artists who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.
VISION: Through shared arts experiences in the visual, literary and performing arts, individuals and groups find common ground, discover new talents and interests, and build lasting relationships.
VALUES: Our guiding values are social justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and joy--- employing the arts to unite, energize and inspire us to create the change we need to see in the world. Bringing the arts to life in ways that matter and make a difference.
