DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Birmingham, AL Search conducted by Development Resources, inc. www.driconsulting.com Art Free For All The Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) sparks the creativity, imagination, and liveliness of Birmingham by connecting all its citizens to the experience, meaning, and joy of art. Founded in 1951, the Birmingham Museum of Art has one of the finest collections in the Southeast supported by a strong educational program designed to make the arts come alive for children and adults throughout the region. More than 27,000 objects represent a rich panorama of cultures, including Asian, European, American, African, Pre-Columbian, and Native American. Highlights include the Museum’s collection of Asian art, considered the finest and most comprehensive in the Southeast; a remarkable Kress collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts from the late 13th century to the 1750s; and the Museum’s world-renowned collection of Wedgwood, the largest outside of England. The Museum connects with the community through educational programs and curated exhibitions that engage, entertain, and enlighten visitors. Programs are designed around the Museum’s permanent collection and changing exhibitions, and provide opportunities for all ages and levels of experience to connect with art. In its most recent fiscal year, BMA welcomed 124,039 visitors, an increase of 3,000 guests over the previous year. This increase was spurred by relevant and innovative exhibitions and programs, such as the popular Family Festivals and the Barbie: Dreaming of a Female Future exhibition, which received widespread acclaim from visitors and the media. Barbie: Dreaming of a Female Future Emblematic of the types of programs and exhibitions the Museum features, this exhibition takes a critical look at Barbie on her 60th anniversary. In the past six decades, Barbie’s many careers and enduring independence have influenced the dreams and imaginations of young people around the world. At the same time, her impossible appearance and physique promoted narrow and unattainable body ideals. This exhibition offers an immersive experience where visitors can explore their relationship with Barbie through a reimagined, modern dream house. The works in the exhibition represent artists’ interpretations of Barbie and are presented as part of this life-size dream house. The dream house itself is created by artists and interior designers and is furnished with objects created by female artists and makers that bring the space to life. Search conducted by Development Resources, inc. www.driconsulting.com 2 The Development Department The Birmingham Museum of Art features a robust development team, including individuals responsible for the database, membership, events, and grants. In the most recent fiscal year, the team earned $2.4M from individuals, events, corporate and foundation grants, and exhibitions; the entire revenue for the museum, including funding from the City of Birmingham and other government appropriations, totaled $8.3M. The Museum offers an array of membership societies that generate annual support from individuals for the museum, including the Asian Arts Society, one of the oldest at the Museum; the Friends of American Art Society; and the Indian Cultural Society, which serves as the cultural home for the Indian community in Birmingham. Each year, the Indian Cultural Society holds a Holi festival, the Indian celebration of color. This popular event has grown each of the 10 years that it has been held, last year welcoming 2,200 people over four hours of music, dancing, food, henna, art- making, and gallery exploration. The event culminates in the throwing of colored powders to welcome the spring season. The Society, with approximately 35 actively engaged members, holds a trip to India every two years. Museum Director Graham C. Boettcher, PhD Graham C. Boettcher is the R. Hugh Daniel Director of the Birmingham Museum of Art, in Birmingham, Alabama. Arriving in 2006, he served variously as a postdoctoral fellow, curator of American art, chief curator, and deputy director prior to his appointment as director in 2017. Boettcher has held fellowships at the Yale University Art Gallery, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, and Terra Foundation Summer Residency in Giverny. Among Boettcher's many diverse exhibitions are The Look of Love: Eye Miniatures from the Skier Collection, which was named to “The Season’s Best Museum Shows” by Architectural Digest in 2012, and Black Like Who?: Exploring Race & Representation (with co-curated with Dr. Kelli Morgan, 2015), which was named a “Don’t Miss” exhibition by the Wall Street Journal. He is currently researching the subject of the Viking Revival in American art and is a guest contributor to the forthcoming exhibition Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890-1980, organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Milwaukee Art Museum. A native of Bellingham, Washington, Boettcher received his B.A. and Ph.D. from Yale University, and an M.A. from the University of Washington. Boettcher served as a trustee of the Association of Art Museum Curators from 2010 to 2017, including a term as its Vice President of Finance, and has been an active member of the Association of Art Museum Directors since 2018. Search conducted by Development Resources, inc. www.driconsulting.com 3 The Opportunity Donor Outreach The Birmingham Museum of Art is seeking a Director of Development to support the expansion ❖ Cultivate, solicit, and steward major donors to of a comprehensive fundraising program. The secure 5- and 6-figure gifts. Director of Development will be responsible for directing the fundraising program to secure new ❖ Build and maintain high-level contacts with donors and expand support from individuals, current and prospective donors and other corporations, and foundations. This work includes businesses, foundations, and government managing a successful staff of fundraisers, agencies. cultivating and soliciting a portfolio of prospects, and stewarding existing donors. Reporting to the ❖ Ambitiously engage with prospective donors, Museum Director, the Director of Development will creating a plan for each prospect and proactively oversee all integrated fundraising strategies and will following up when appropriate. manage a team that is working to increase membership/annual giving, major and planned gifts, ❖ Work with and support BMA’s senior staff by and corporate and foundation giving. The Director defining priorities, strategically identifying and will utilize the skills of the senior team and recruiting new donors, and regularly reporting development department to develop fundraising on results to ensure program and fiscal and high-level donor cultivation strategy, and donor accountability. engagement activities. ❖ Enhance donor events and direct donor outreach Management to support the vision of the BMA. ❖ Manage day-to-day operations of the Development Strategies development team and staff, setting achievable goals and providing oversight for all ❖ Provide strong, energetic, strategic support to development activities. leadership by creating approaches that will lead to attaining goals and increasing annual ❖ Oversee a staff of six direct reports and ensure operating funds. that each staff member is effectively utilizing all available resources. ❖ Manage the expansion of the major gifts program, implementing systems and processes ❖ Work with the Museum Director to recognize to build an effective donor pipeline. funding opportunities and direct him on fundraising best practices to achieve increased ❖ Ensure the ongoing evaluation and development funding. of effective fundraising systems, including memberships, recognition opportunities, and ❖ Inspire the development team by capitalizing on acknowledgement policies. success and ensuring that every voice is heard. Search conducted by Development Resources, inc. www.driconsulting.com 4 The Candidate The Director or Development at the Birmingham ❖ Ability to build and maintain relationships with Museum of Art must be an accomplished fundraiser high-net-worth individuals. with a strong background in management and in utilizing a team to its fullest potential. The Director ❖ Experience working with corporate and of Development should have a sophisticated sense foundation partners and building relationships of how to structure membership programs, how to to increase donations across a variety of giving set fundraising goals and develop strategies vehicles. necessary to reach them, and how to establish policies that ensure a high level of internal and ❖ Capacity to work easily and effectively with a external communication. Specific qualifications wide range of people; adept at building include: relationships. Background ❖ Comfort working in a fast-paced, flexible, collegial, goal-oriented, and entrepreneurial ❖ At least five to seven years of experience in environment. non-profit development, including fundraising for the arts in an entrepreneurial environment. ❖ Exceptional organizational skills and judgement are necessary to manage competing priorities. ❖ Track record of successful fundraising with a national arts institution or a non-profit in Personal Characteristics and Leadership Style Birmingham. ❖ Clear sense of vision that inspires and motivates ❖ Bachelor’s degree is required. others. Skills and Accomplishments ❖ Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to quickly earn trust and confidence. ❖ Experience building and leading a high-