Helmed by Dr. Michael Preacely and launched in 2023, Uniting Voices Lexington is a nonprofit organization that empowers and unites youth from diverse backgrounds to find their voice and celebrate their common humanity through the power of music. Through a city-wide vocal ensemble for students in grades 6-12, Uniting Voices Lexington embraces the diversity of the Blue Grass region and equips youth with 21st-century essential skills to become global citizens. The program is the first outside of Chicago for Uniting Voices, an organization founded at the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement to foster understanding between youth of all races, ethnicities, religions, socioeconomic backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations and lived experiences.
Opportunity:
The Development & Administration Manager inspires advocacy secures financial resources for Uniting Voices Lexington, and manages the organization's overall financial position. This person oversees the identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors, including local advisory board development and management. They manage the program's full development activity, including individual donors, foundations, corporate giving, event planning, and government relations. In addition to working closely with Founder and Artistic Director Dr. Michael Preacely, they collaborate with Uniting Voices' Director of Development and leverage the organization's existing support system based in Chicago. This is a part-time role estimated at ~15 hours per week with variance depending on time of year.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Plan and lead local advisory council meetings, in partnership with Dr. Michael Preacely
Increase philanthropic support for Uniting Voices Lexington, enabling the program's planned growth over its first five years.
Oversee the fundraising activities of Uniting Voices Lexington, including special events, individual, corporate and foundation giving
Identify donor prospects and opportunities for cultivating new relationships
Ensure the program's case for support and fundraising activities are aligned with the needs and expectations of the Lexington community
Guide the preparation of appropriate solicitation materials and impact reporting
Assist the Artistic Director by representing organization externally, as necessary, for cultivation, stewardship and solicitation of donors
Guide fundraising-related communications, including multi-channel appeal campaigns and regular updates to funders
Work with Program Manager to coordinate in-kind support and programming partnerships
Maintain accounts and log activities in Salesforce
Manage revenue and expenses against organizational budget
Understand and effectively communicate the program's financial position
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
This role is budgeted at $20,000-22,000 annually. Uniting Voices observes several holidays and school breaks. Part-time employees are eligible for select benefits only.
"OTR" LIFE EXPERIENCE
We know that many of your most character-building experiences - where resilience, grit and grace were required to persevere - do not show up neatly on a resume. So, we want to hear some of those "OTR" ("off the resume") moments for you. In order to be on the Uniting Voices Lexington team, EQ (Emotional Intelligence) is not a nice-to-have...it's a must. So, show us your EQ.
A NOT-SO-FUN FACT:
We know research tells us that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60 percent of the criteria, women and people of color tend to only apply when they feel they've checked every single box. If you are unsure that you've checked every box in these descriptions, but you think you have what it takes to enhance the Uniting Voices Lexington as we grow our team-we want to hear from you.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to info@unitingvoiceslexington.org, with the job title in the subject line. No phone calls, please.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Uniting Voices is an equal opportunity employer that actively pursues candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to providing diversity, equity, and inclusion training to all employees, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, nationality or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, age, medical condition, disability, or veteran status in admission or access to, or employment in, its programs and activities.