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Posted April 10, 2026
Vice President of Advancement & Impact
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
Miami, Florida
Salary Range: $120,000 – $160,000 commensurate with experience

The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science (Frost Science) is an anchor institution serving more than 600,000 guests annually, featuring a large aquarium, a world-class planetarium and major science museum located on Biscayne Bay in the heart of downtown Miami. The Vice President of Advancement & Impact will serve as the museum’s chief architect of philanthropic growth, advancing institutional sustainability and transformational fundraising initiatives carrying Frost Science into its next decade of civic and science education leadership. The role will lead an integrated strategy that supports museum operations, mission-driven STEM and conservation programming, and major capital campaigns that deepen the institution’s impact across Miami-Dade and beyond.

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Posted April 10, 2026
Chief Development Officer
Glazer Children’s Museum
Tampa, Florida
Salary Range: $105,000 – $120,000

Mission
The mission of Glazer Children’s Museum’s is to create and foster engaging, impactful PLAY experiences for children and families to learn and thrive. Our vision is a community that values PLAY as the foundation for the learning and development of children and families across generations.

History
Glazer Children’s Museum’s history dates back to the 1965 opening of Safety Village in Lowry Park and has grown over the years, just like children do. Since the opening of their new location in 2010, GCM has been a landmark in Downtown Tampa, serving 230,000+ guests throughout our 53,000 sq. ft. building. And over the course of 15 years, GCM has become an integral part of the cultural corridor of museums, libraries, theaters, and performing arts centers in Tampa Bay. Children who play at the Glazer Children’s Museum grow up to be lifelong learners and patrons of arts and culture.

Funding
As a nonprofit organization, the Glazer Children’s Museum relies on private support and donations to provide hands-on learning experiences for Tampa Bay area families. Each year, the Museum grants close to $1M in free or reduced access for families and students in need. Our funding comes 60% through admissions and special program revenue and needs 40% to come through charitable donations.

CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
The Glazer Children’s Museum is seeking a Chief Development Officer (CDO) that will be responsible for leading the design, strategic leadership, management and execution of all fundraising activities for the Glazer Children’s Museum, including: individual, corporate, foundation and public giving, fundraising events, capital needs and planning for long term sustainability. The CDO will need to possess a proven track record of leading a team of fundraising professionals and managing a diverse, multi-million-dollar portfolio of donor partners. The ideal candidate will have experience as an authentic champion for the Museum’s mission and dedicated relationship and consensus builder.

This role leads the charge to build and enhance connections with current donors, and develop new connections, resulting in increases in contributed income, new pathways of giving, and the long term sustainability and flexibility of the Museum to meet and grow an annual fundraising budget of $2,000,000. In addition, the Museum is setting up to embark on a $20M, phased capital campaign. The CDO will be responsible for the following:

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Team Leadership and Administration:

  • Create and sustain strong working relationships with the President and CEO, leadership staff, as well as with the Museum’s Board of Directors and Development Committee.
  • In collaboration with the President & CEO, works closely with the Board of Directors, and Leadership Team to identify funding priorities in order to plan and implement comprehensive campaign strategies and accomplish team goals.
  • Effectively staffs and briefs the President & CEO in her role, matching the President & CEO with the Museum’s top donors and prospects in an appropriate strategy for engaging these donors and prospects in the Museum’s mission and vision.
  • Participate as an active member of the Museum’s Leadership Team. Bring strategic thought around fundraising, provide insight on museum wide challenges, and effectively collaborate with teams for best outcomes.
  • Manage and mentor staff fundraising team, Board members, committee members and community volunteers. Effectively communicate with team members, sharing details from leadership meetings and board meetings.
    Development Strategy and Execution:
  • Develop annual strategy and execution plan for reaching annual fundraising goals.
  • Complete a feasibility study for an estimated $20M phased capital campaign for Museum; build volunteer campaign advisory board, direct campaign strategy and solicitation priorities, manage prospect lists, and successfully execute cultivation plans and provide support to volunteers and staff for all aspects of the campaign.
  • Serve as the lead solicitor for major gifts (over $25,000) while managing a team to support smaller gifts.
  • Establish and activate a plan to engage new donors, and maintain grant opportunities and relationships with current and past donors.
  • Grow and execute successful annual fundraising events with the Development Team, with a goal of reliable income, and creating a pathway for new and deeper engagement, while showcasing the Museum’s personality, values, and importance as a cultural and educational cornerstone in the community.
  • Coordinate and manage all fundraising activities to reduce redundancies and potential conflicts. Set priorities and timelines.
  • Spearhead and supervise timely donor stewardship and gift acknowledgement, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements both internally and externally.
  • Employ the highest of professional and ethical standards while demonstrating the sensitivity necessary to successfully engage and interact with high level donors.
  • Set short, mid and long term goals and report regularly on progress.

Community Relations

  • Serves as spokesperson for the integrity, role, and value of the Museum.
  • Work with the Marketing Team to develop a comprehensive communications plan to cultivate new donors, engage and inspire existing donors through regular printed communications, annual reports, presentations, newsletters, news releases, social media, and events. In partnership, develop collateral and marketing materials for donors and prospects.
  • Develop a visible and effective external profile, regularly presenting on behalf of the Museum at large and small gatherings of influential stakeholders including donors, prospective donors, professional advisors, and business leaders, and attending various offsite community functions hosted by donors and/or nonprofit partners.

Administration

  • Collaborate effectively with other Museum departments to ensure the seamless flow of information needed for activities such as writing grants, producing reports and external communications.
  • Manage systems of communication, filing, correspondence and cross- referencing between the Board, Leadership Team, and all team members who interact with donors regularly through the use of a donor CRM and other software systems.
  • Develop dashboards and reporting metrics for both internal and Board use that capture the overall health of fundraising for the Museum.
  • Deliver monthly written updates to the Board of Directors.
  • Develop an annual fundraising budget, benchmarks and metrics for the Museum, in collaboration with team members and the development committee, to ensure budgetary goals are met or exceeded.
  • Maintain office and CRM software systems to support all development projects and operations.

POSITION REPORTS TO: President & CEO
POSITIONS SUPERVISED: Giving Manager: Grants & Proposals, Giving Manager: Corporate, and various subcontractors.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, CFRE highly preferred
  • 7-10 years’ experience in similar roles showing progressive responsibility and leadership
  • Demonstrated experience and success in managing a team
  • Demonstrated success at meeting or exceeding funding goals regularly with a small support team
  • Demonstrated experience in overseeing and successfully completing capital campaign (s)
  • Demonstrated success in securing multiple major gifts ($100,000+) from various sources
  • Demonstrated ability to develop an extensive portfolio of donors at various levels
  • Exemplary and demonstrated communication skills (presentations, training, instruction)
  • Written and oral communication proficiency.
  • Experience in and comfort level with technology, including familiarity with computer-based fundraising support systems. (CRM: Humanitru, Microsoft Office, Google, Slack, Monday.com)

REQUIREMENTS

  • Pass a Level 1 background check.
  • Valid Driver’s license and proof of motor vehicle insurance for occasional travel.
  • Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.
  • Employees are responsible for timely transportation to and from all community events, training, and presentations.
  • Schedule flexibility for evenings, weekends, and holidays.

SALARY & BENEFITS
The salary range is $105,000 – 120,000, potential of a $20,000 incentive plan for reaching fundraising metrics, and minimum 4% annual increase for the first 3 years. The Glazer Children’s Museum provides:

  • 80% employer paid healthcare and 30% of spouse & dependents
  • Free telehealth services and tele-mental health services
  • Healthcare insurance enrollment availability after 60 days of employment
  • Ability to contribute to retirement plan
  • Periodic opportunities for paid volunteer time
  • Total of 208 PTO hours a year accrued at a rate of (8) eight hours per pay period (26 pay periods per year)
  • Hybrid work schedule (must be on site for 3 of 5 days)
  • Employee-sponsored trainings and certifications
  • Paid maternity / paternity leave is available based on years of service
  • Paid for holidays that the Museum is closed (Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day) if those holidays fall on your regularly scheduled work day.
  • Employer provided life policy, short term disability and long term disability

HOW TO APPLY
Glazer Children’s Museum has retained Catalyst Consulting Services to conduct this search on their behalf. Michelle Turman, MA, CFRE is leading this search. To be considered for this opportunity please send a cover letter of interest and resume as separate documents via our candidate portal.

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Featured
Posted April 7, 2026
Director of Development
Cranbrook Institute of Science
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Salary Range: $90,000 – $96,000

Founded by Detroit philanthropists George and Ellen Booth in 1904, Cranbrook Educational Community is one of the world’s leading centers of education, science, and art. Comprised of a graduate Academy of Art, contemporary Art Museum, Center for Collections and Research, House and Gardens, Institute of Science, and more than 1,600 students attending our Pre-K through 12 independent college preparatory Schools, Cranbrook welcomes thousands of visitors and students to its campus each year. Critics have called Cranbrook “the most enchanted and enchanting setting in America” and in 1989 it was designated a National Historic Landmark. The campus is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, about 20 miles north of downtown Detroit.

The Director of Development for Cranbrook Institute of Science (CIS) is responsible for successfully developing and implementing a comprehensive fundraising program for CIS, including annual giving; membership; corporate, foundation, and government support; major and planned giving; and special events. The Director collaborates with members of the Central Advancement Team responsible for raising annual fund, membership, and unrestricted support for Cranbrook Educational Community (CEC), including CIS. The Director reports to the Director of CIS and the Chief Advancement Officer of CEC. This position has a critical role in the successful operation of CIS and in CIS’s ability to meet its financial and program goals and objectives and those of CEC.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising program for CIS, including short- and long-term goals and strategies for all areas of fundraising.
  • In collaboration with CEC’s Director of Annual Giving and Membership and CEC’s Donor Relations and Stewardship team, successfully direct the planning, execution, and evaluation of the annual giving program for CIS, including donor solicitations and acknowledgements and statistical reports and analyses, and ensure that the program is conducted for approved purposes in compliance with CEC policies and procedures and meets CIS’s budget expectations and goals.
  • In collaboration with CEC’s Director of Annual Giving and Membership and CEC’s Membership Administrator, successfully direct the planning, execution, and evaluation of the membership program for CIS, including its individual and corporate components, new membership acquisition and renewals, retention, and stewardship, statistical reports and analyses, and ensure that the membership program meets CIS’s budget expectations and goals.
  • Working with CEC’s Director of Grant Development and Administration, initiate, prepare, and submit all proposals to foundations, corporations, and government entities for grant or sponsorship support for CIS’s priority needs, including outreach, exhibits, and other programming, and to meet its financial goals.
  • In collaboration with the Director of CIS, CEC’s Director of Principal and Major Gifts, and other CEC Advancement colleagues, successfully manage the individual major gifts program for CIS, including high-end annual gift prospects and donors.
  • In collaboration with CEC’s Director of Advancement Operations and Gift Planning and other CEC Advancement colleagues, develop a planned giving program for CIS.
  • Serve as an articulate and effective spokesperson for CIS and for CEC more broadly.
  • Collaborating with CEC’s Donor Relations and Stewardship team, successfully oversee the planning, design, and launch of all events associated with the Development activities of CIS.
  • Serve as staff for the CIS Board of Governors, the CIS Development Committee, and any subcommittees thereof, and ensure preparation of regular and requested Development materials and reports for CIS management and for all CIS Board or Committee meetings.
  • Work closely and effectively with CEC or CIS leadership and volunteers in their solicitation efforts on behalf of CIS. Engage and provide staff training and oversight for volunteers assisting in Development Office activities.
  • Collaborate with the CIS Director and other CIS leadership to develop and define program priorities and initiate all fundraising activities necessary to support those priorities. Support implementation of the CIS Strategic Plan through fundraising activities.
  • Ensure the regular use of CEC’s prospect-tracking system (RE NXT) and other shared information resources to ensure transparency, collaboration, and accurate data on fundraising activity across CEC’s Advancement Offices with respect to potential prospects, prospects, and donors.
  • Develop and manage expense budget. Ensure fiscal responsibility in oversight of the CIS Advancement budget.

Requirements:

  • A bachelor’s degree is required.
  • A minimum of seven (7) years progressively responsible development experience, preferably with a museum, cultural or educational institution.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, exceptional interpersonal skills, strong organizational skills, and attention to detail.
  • Capability of working with major donors, high level volunteers and major administrators.
  • Computer proficiency is necessary.
  • Knowledge of government grants and governmental processes.
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain sensitive and confidential information.
  • Solid interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse constituencies and high-level volunteers and donors, including corporate and foundation officers at all levels.
  • Requires a valid Michigan driver’s license with satisfactory driving record.

Cranbrook offers competitive compensation and benefits that include medical, dental, life insurance, long-term and short-term disability, and retirement programs with employer contribution. We also offer generous paid time off, 11 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays, employee discounts, and a unique environment in an educational setting that values collaboration.

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