Carpe Diem Arts brings arts programming into the community, meeting people where they are, offering everyone access to the many benefits of the arts. A 501 (c)(3) entity headquartered in Silver Spring MD, Carpe Diem Arts is looking for the right person to join our board of directors as our Development Advisor to explore and participate in developing funding opportunities as well as cultivating the donor base relationships.
Our goal is to create opportunities for people of all ages and walks of life to participate in culturally diverse visual, literary, and performing arts. We create partnerships with community and site managers to develop impactful programs that serve their constituent populations. We also support the livelihoods of master teaching and performing artists who represent a broad range of cultures, as we lean into folk traditions from around the world. We promote the arts as a means of building community, inspiring hope and harmony, celebrating diversity and transcending differences.
The following summarizes our position of volunteer Development Advisor and member of the board of directors.
Responsibilities include:
- Lead the development and execution of Carpe Diem Arts’ annual fundraising plan
- Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with major donors
- Participate in the organization of special events
- Develop and track proposals and reports for all foundation and corporate fundraising
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
- Professional experience with accomplishments in philanthropy or the nonprofit sector
- A commitment to and understanding of Carpe Diem Arts’ beneficiaries
- A natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals
- Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for improving the lives of Carpe Diem Arts’ beneficiaries
Carpe Diem Arts is a local and small nonprofit dedicated to connecting people of all ages in Montgomery County and environs to music, dance, and visual arts through regularly occurring events, as well as providing children with opportunities to learn and grow via the arts through summer camps, in-school music instruction, and after-school programming.
Through shared arts experiences in the visual, literary and performing arts, individuals and groups find common ground, discover new talents and interests, and build lasting relationships.
Our guiding values are social justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and joy--- employing the arts to unite, energize and inspire us to create the change we need to see in the world. Bringing the arts to life in ways that matter and make a difference.
CONTACT: Tom Armstrong, Board Chair at jtarmstrong1@gmail.com
Please cc: info@carpediemarts.org
