Executive Director, GiGi's Playhouse Detroit - In Person
Executive Director, GiGi's Playhouse Detroit - In Person
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$ 90000 - 110000
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Executive Director In Person role
Founded in 2003 GiGis Playhouse Inc.s purpose is to change the way the world views Down syndrome and to send a global message of acceptance for profoundly change lives through national campaigns educational programs and by empowering individuals with Down syndrome their families and the programs are free and are therapeutic or educational in nature. Each one of our programs is designed to work on specific skill development including speech and language literacy socialization and fine and gross motor skills. GiGis Playhouse has opened over 60 locations across North America and is growing by several locations annually.
Job Description
The Executive Director (ED) is the key management leader of GiGis Playhouse Detroit located in Southfield MI. The ED will be actively involved in fundraising activities driving community members to the Playhouse and building a strong community presence and donations through donor outreach developing media contacts grant writing budget development and control overseeing financial operations and other related activities.
In addition the Executive Director is responsible for managing the playhouse staff and partnering closely with the local role is estimated to be roughly 50% development/outreach and 50% playhouse management & marketing. Primary goals for this role include:
Increase funding through individual donors grants sponsorships in-kind and corporate support.
- Maximize awareness of GiGis Playhouse Detroit and Down syndrome across the Metro and Statewide virtual community.
- Lead the team to ensure delivery of the highest quality operational execution and outstanding customer experience to deepen family engagement and connection with the Playhouse.
Responsibilities Include
Strategic Leadership and Board Relations
- Execute the Playhouses strategic plan in collaboration with the Board; implement the plan ensuring alignment with mission values and growth objectives.
- Serve as the primary liaison between the Board and the Playhouse providing regular updates and seeking guidance.
- Recruit and evaluate potential Board Members through community connections and present viable candidates to the Board selection committee.
Fundraising and Financial Management
- Oversee financial operations including fundraising and ensuring financial sustainability; draft the organizations budget to align with the strategic plan.
- Develop and implement a fundraising plan to achieve revenue targets in partnership with the local board and fundraising committee.
- Manage and implement a donor portfolio and stewardship strategy for donors and volunteers.
- Achieve hard dollar fundraising objectives continually seeking revenue generation opportunities through grants individual donors family foundations corporations and events.
- In close partnership with the event chair for each fundraising event support and heavily engage with all events particularly revenue-generation marketing securing in-kind donations volunteer recruitment and management and overall community engagement.
Staff Leadership and Operations
- Ensure all playhouse hours programs events and activities are staffed to support the needs of the Playhouse (GiGis programs are 99% volunteer-run).
- Hire train manage and evaluate all Playhouse employees fostering a positive and productive work environment.
- In collaboration with the staff that is managing programs and volunteers support recruitment training and management of volunteers leveraging their skills and time to support the organizations mission.
- Drive the Playhouses achievement of theGiGisStandards of Execution continually striving to increased levels of achievement toensure a high-quality experience for families volunteers donors and community members.
Marketing & Community Engagement
- Represent the organization to the public media donors schools community organizations and other stakeholders with impact stories building strong relationships and promoting the organizations mission.
- Grow community awareness by proactively bringing groups organizations and individuals to the playhouse to engage in the mission.
- Leverage newsletters social media platforms website and other channels to provide inspirational and relevant content to promote local Playhouse programs events and activities.
- Engage in and proactively initiate acceptance initiatives throughout the community to help build a more accepting environment for our participants and families.
Program Implementation (with Playhouse staff)
- Oversee and ensure the program lineup and quality serves the needs of the community while executing the full fidelity expected of GiGis Signature programs.
- Passionately serve the needs of the local families and build relationships with them such that they understand that GiGis makes a lifetime commitment to them.
- Build and engage with a Family Committee that is involved in program input volunteerism community outreach fundraising and event support.
- Connection with GiGis Playhouse national office and peers across the GiGis network
- Proactively engage with peers to share ideas solve problems and collectively raise the bar of performance of GiGis Playhouses nationwide; attend GiGis Annual Leadership Conference.
- Follow all national standards and policies; collaborate with the national teams to leverage centrally developed tools and resources in lieu of building new processes programs and tools from scratch.
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent a combination of education and work experience.
- 5 years experience leadership in a director level or executive role preferably within the nonprofit sector.
- 2 years direct supervisory experience of staff and volunteers.
- 2 years of experience with CRM toolsand MS office Google suite Canva and other technologies
- Strong community connections and board experience.
- Ability to be onsite in person at our location and spend significant timein the community building relationships with donors community organizations.
- Demonstrated event and fundraising success ideally in the Metro Detroit area.
- Excellent communication and presentations skills with ability to speak all level ofaudience participants.
- A passion for advocacy for people with developmental disabilities their families friends and communities.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proven foundation work and legacy gift giving experience.
- Deep relationships with community foundations and high value donors.
- Ability to celebrate our Best Of All!
Compensation will be based upon experience and background.
Position compensation range is $90000 - $110000 Plus Benefits and 3% 401k Match.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
