Date Available: Immediately
Salary: $75,000-$80,000 commensurate with experience
Schedule: Full time (35 hours per week), in-person, exempt position with benefits
Reports to: Library Director
Supervises: Development Operations Manager
For the first time, The Mark Twain Library in bucolic Redding, CT is seeking a Development Director. Founded in 1908 by the American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer, Samuel Clemens, The Mark Twain Library provides public library services to the nearly 9,000 residents of Redding. The Mark Twain Library is an association library organized as an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit but recognized by the State of CT as the Principal Public Library for the Town of Redding and receives approximately 60% of its $1.2M annual operating budget as a grant from the Town.
The successful candidate will be a driven, goal-oriented fundraising leader with a donor stewardship mindset, the highest professional ethics and a commitment to The Mark Twain Library’s mission to act as a, "destination for discovery, enrichment, and connection…where books are just the beginning." More about the Library at www.marktwainlibrary.org.
Forty percent of the Library’s operating expenses are raised through community-wide, volunteer-led fundraising events such as our Labor Day Book Fair, December Art Show and Preview Reception, and the Frog Frolic Family Festival every spring, as well as our $200K Annual Appeal. The Development Director supervises the Development Operations Manager and works in partnership with the Library Director, the Development Committee and the Library Board of Trustees to achieve goals by developing an annual fundraising plan. The Development Director tracks progress against goals and recommends changes to the annual fundraising plan as needed, reconciles with the Head of Finance and Administration, and reports regularly to the Library Director.
Please see the full job posting with detailed responsibilities and qualifications HERE.
To apply, please email your cover letter and resume to Director@MarkTwainLibrary.org by February 28, 2025.
The Mark Twain Library is an equal opportunity employer.
