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Albany Symphony Orchestra
Employment Opportunities
Grants/Gala Coordinator
The Albany Symphony Orchestra seeks
an ambitious and aggressive person to fill the position of
grants/gala coordinator.
Position Overview
The successful
candidate will demonstrate an ability to complete grant proposals
to foundations, government agencies, corporations, and individuals;
research potential funders, work in a timely manner, and
work cooperatively with coworkers. The candidate should also
demonstrate the ability to plan and implement special fund
raising events in conjunction with the development team.
Commitment to the ASO should be demonstrated by seeking and
responding to opportunities to develop new projects and by
attending concerts. The candidate must be extremely knowledgeable
of all ASO program areas, and must be able to articulate,
in a compelling way, to all potential organizations and individuals.
Duties and Responsibilities: Grants
• Responsible for writing
and delivery of all grants and proposals to foundations,
government agencies, corporations, and individuals.
• Must continuously identify new
grants that will fund programming at least three years out.
• Responsible
for preparing and maintaining all interim and final reports
for all grants.
• Develop and maintain schedule of
all proposal dates and arrange meetings to discuss content
of each proposal.
• Work
with the ASO Controller to insure accurate posting of all giving.
Assist in preparing the development budget in a thoughtful
and timely manner.
• Assist in working with the PR/Marketing
Manager in acknowledging giving in all the appropriate materials.
• Responsible
for applying for appropriate recognition awards.
• Responsible
for supplying reports to the General Manager regarding all
grant activities.
• Must be able to motivate and work
efficiently with volunteers.
• The grant writer must work successfully
with the development team to insure continued organizational
growth.
Duties and Responsibilities: Gala Coordinator
• The candidate will be
directly responsible for planning and implementing all activities
for the annual gala. The candidate will work directly with
the gala committee and/or a party planner, and the staff to
insure a successful event.
• Prepare
budget for event.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining
an event timeline to insure that all event-related tasks are
completed in a timely fashion.
• Develop and maintain
invitation lists and responses to assure successful and accurate
reporting of attendance.
• Responsible for all aspects of
event auction.
• Conduct a timely review session
to provide feedback for future events.
Qualifications
• This position requires a Bachelor's
degree and outstanding ability in areas of written communication,
working with staff and volunteers, planning, organization and
managing multiple tasks.
• At least 3 years of experience writing
grant proposals, reports, and donor correspondence preferably
in a nonprofit environment.
• Experience with database management,
specifically Raisers Edge is a plus.
Compensation
Competitive, excellent benefits
For consideration, please send a résumé and cover letter to
Sharon Walsh: sharonw@albanysymphony.com. |
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Auditions
vacancies for the 2008/09 season:
Section
(2nd) Oboe
Section (2nd) Horn
Section Bass
Section Cello
Stationary*/Section Violin
Section Viola
*Stationary positions pending internal auditions.
click here for audition
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