Cleveland Play House seeks a Director of Development to serve as its chief fundraising strategist and development leader. Reporting directly to the Managing Director and serving as a member of the senior leadership team, this role is responsible for planning, implementing, and advancing comprehensive fundraising efforts that support CPH's mission, artistic ambitions, and financial goals.

Reports to: Managing Director

Department: Development

Strategic Fundraising Leadership

• ·Develop and implement comprehensive annual and multi-year fundraising strategies
• ·Establish contributed revenue goals in partnership with the Managing Director and Finance team
• ·Identify opportunities to grow major gifts, institutional support, sponsorships, annual giving, and future campaign initiatives
• ·Provide regular revenue forecasting and fundraising analysis

Major & Principal Gifts

• ·Manage and grow a portfolio of approximately 75–100 individual donor prospects ($10,000+)
• ·Cultivate, solicit, and steward major and principal gift donors
• ·Partner with the Managing Director, trustees, and volunteers on major gift cultivation and solicitation
• ·Prepare donor strategies, briefing materials, proposals, and stewardship plans

Foundation & Corporate Giving

• ·Develop and execute strategies for foundation, government, and corporate support
• ·Manage relationships with institutional funders and corporate partners
• ·Identify new institutional funding opportunities aligned with organizational priorities

Annual Giving & Donor Stewardship

• ·Provide strategic oversight of annual giving programs and donor communications
• ·Strengthen donor retention, renewal, and upgrade strategies
• ·Collaborate with Marketing and Communications on fundraising messaging

Board & Volunteer Engagement

• ·Partner with the Managing Director and Board leadership to advance fundraising
• ·Support Development Committee activities
• ·Help foster a culture of philanthropy throughout the organization

Team Leadership

• ·Supervise and mentor development staff
• ·Establish clear goals, priorities, and accountability measures
• ·Foster a collaborative, donor-centered, and mission-driven culture

• ·Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• ·Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible fundraising experience
• ·Demonstrated success securing six- and seven-figure major gifts
• ·Strong relationship-building and donor cultivation skills
• ·Excellent written, verbal, and presentation abilities
• ·Ability to work evenings and weekends for donor events and performances

• ·7+ years of fundraising leadership experience
• ·Experience in performing arts, cultural, or nonprofit organizations
• ·Experience with campaign planning and execution
• ·Knowledge of Cleveland's philanthropic community
• ·Experience managing fundraising staff and volunteers

$105,000–$120,000 commensurate with experience. Benefits include group health insurance (CPH contributes a portion of premium), group dental and vision, paid vacation, company and discretionary holidays, 401(k). Parking available at employee's cost.

Submit a cover letter and resume as one combined document to rfink@clevelandplayhouse.com or apply via the careers portal at the link below.