Business Council for the Arts encourages, inspires, and stimulates businesses and municipalities to support the arts in the workplace, in education, and in the community. Business Council for the Arts (BCA) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1988 to create business/arts partnerships that foster quality of life and economic vitality in North Texas. For 36 years, Business Council for the Arts has advocated for business support of the arts, developed business leaders for nonprofit boards of directors; fostered employee creativity, engagement, and creativity through the arts; guided strategic business support for the arts; and measured the economic impact of arts and culture in North Texas.
Job Description
The Manager of Membership and Special Projects is responsible for developing and retaining the corporate members of Business Council for the Arts (www.ntbca.org). This position reports to the CEO.
Membership Development:Recruit new corporate members of Business Council for the Arts. Work with CEO to identify potential members and cultivate new relationships that culminate in membership.
Membership Management: Manage engagement with member companies. Maintain all membership files, track activities and provide metrics, execute correspondence and tax acknowledgements. Develop multiple points of contact at each member company. Schedule bi-monthly meetings with member companies to ensure they are maximizing benefits. Focus on retention and service to members on a planned basis.
Membership Events: Execute monthly arts/culture membership events of the highest quality. Maintain metrics and records on member involvement.
Marketing of Member Events and other Special Events: Plan and implement annual marketing calendar for membership and special events.
Grant and Proposal Writing: Develop and author proposals for BCA programs to government agencies, private and public foundations and corporations where appropriate.
The Obelisk Awards: Assist CEO to ensure success of annual Obelisk Awards, meeting financial and table sales goals and producing an event of the highest professional order. Recruit full pool of nominations from arts organizations. Track activities maintaining established deadline, execute correspondence and tax acknowledgements. Manage accuracy of mailing list, design of invitation and program and production of event.
Database Administration: Responsible for hardware and software as well as inputs to Salesforce and Patron Manager. Provides metrics for membership as needed and ensure accuracy of records.
College degree required. Preference to candidates with a sales background. Candidate must be an excellent communicator, both in writing and verbally. Knowledge of Microsoft 365 Suite of Products needed. Salesforce or similar database software experience is desirable.