Outbound Fundraiser
USA (Remote)
Posted 5 weeks ago
Job Description
The Old Globe in San Diego, in collaboration with Kel Haney Consulting, is seeking performers with a passion for live theatre and an interest in fundraising. This is a remote role, 12-15 hours per week to be hired by The Old Globe, and managed by Kel Haney Consulting. Fundraisers will meet remotely, for 2-3 hours a day via Zoom, working as a team to reach out to designated members of the theatre’s community in order to fundraise and deepen relationships.
What You’ll Do
- Engage Old Globe community members in phone-based fundraising discussions, incorporating The Five-Minute Fundraising Ask
- Solicit and process donations and pledges
- Correspond with potential donors via email
- Collaborate with a team of Artist-Fundraisers to hit fundraising goals
- If local to San Diego, attend productions at The Old Globe
The Old Globe is actively committed to fostering a culture of equity, diversity, inclusion, & access in all areas of our operation. By making intentional, actionable steps, we strive to make The Old Globe a place where theatre makers, employees, volunteers, audience members, and community members of all identities and backgrounds belong. The Old Globe welcomes candidates who demonstrate a commitment to these goals. We strongly encourage people with the following identities to apply: BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, people living with disabilities, and those from other historically and presently marginalized groups. Multilingual candidates are also strongly encouraged to apply.
Qualifications
Must Have:
- A passion for live theatre and a background in performance
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Detail-oriented and proactive
- A hospitality mindset: you care about how community members experience in every interaction
- Able to work independently as well as with a team
Nice to Have:
- Familiarity with nonprofits, specifically the San Diego arts scene
- Experience with Tessitura or other ticketing systems
- Fundraising or sales experience
Compensation and Details
- $20/hour plus 10% performance-based compensation
- 12–15 hours per week
- Remote; preference for candidates based in San Diego and New York City
About Kel Haney Consulting
At Kel Haney Consulting , we empower nonprofits to grow their mid-level donor relationships through 5-Minute Fundraising Asks (over the phone!). Our team has raised $25M+ for nonprofit organizations, primarily through mid-level gifts. Kel Haney, CEO, Founder, and long-time theatre director, has 22 years of nonprofit theatre sector experience and has personally made over 20,000 fundraising asks.
The Old Globe
The Tony Award–winning The Old Globe is one of the country’s leading professional nonprofit regional theatres. Now in its 89th year, the Globe is San Diego’s flagship performing arts institution, and it serves a vibrant community with theatre as a public good. Under the leadership of Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein and the Audrey S. Geisel Managing Director Timothy J. Shields, The Old Globe produces a year-round season of 16 productions of classic, contemporary, and new works on its three Balboa Park stages, including its internationally renowned Shakespeare Festival. More than 250,000 people annually attend Globe productions and participate in the theatre’s artistic and arts engagement programs. Its nationally prominent Arts Engagement Department provides an array of participatory programs that make theatre matter to more people in neighborhoods throughout the region. Humanities programs at the Globe and around the city broaden the community’s understanding of theatre art in all its forms. The Globe also boasts a range of new play development programs with professional and community-based writers, as well as the renowned The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program. Numerous world premieres—such as 2014 Tony Award winner for Best Musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Bright Star, The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! —have been developed at The Old Globe and have gone on to highly successful runs on Broadway and at regional theatres across the country.
