Director of Major and Planned Giving

Straz Center for the Performing Arts

Tampa, FL (In-Person Employment)

www.strazcenter.org

The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (The Straz Center) is located in Downtown Tampa, FL on a picturesque nine-acre site along The Tampa Riverwalk. The 335,000 square-foot Straz Center is one of the largest performing arts complexes in the country and, since opening in 1987, has welcomed nearly 16 million guests for a wide variety of world-class events. The Straz Center boasts one of the nation’s leading Broadway series and is nationally respected for producing grand opera, as well as presenting a wide variety of concerts, performances and events.

The Straz Center seeks an entrepreneurial and effective Director of Major and Planned Giving (Director) to lead the organization’s major and planned giving strategies. The successful candidate will lead identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of major and planned gifts in support of capital projects and endowment as part of The Straz Center’s capital campaign. The successful candidate will lead the overall fundraising strategy for major and planned giving while executing a robust stewardship plan, ensuring that donors are inspired by The Straz Center’s mission and remain engaged in supporting the organization.

The Director will partner closely with the Chief Development Officer and senior volunteers to set policies for major and planned giving. The candidate will consider and analyze the implications of proposed gift arrangements, actions, and decisions on the organization and integrate their efforts with overall fundraising program. The ideal candidate’s success will be measured by their ability to secure gift commitments, with an emphasis on making contacts, cultivation, and stewardship. On an annual basis, the Director will review the strategic plan to establish endowment and planned giving goals, action steps, and budgetary expectations for the forthcoming year. The Director will report to the Chief Development Officer.

The Straz Center for the Performing Arts has retained Freeman Philanthropic Services, LLC to facilitate this executive recruitment. Please send confidential inquiries and applications directly to Freeman Philanthropic Services, LLC via e-mail at StrazCenterMG@glfreeman.com.