Local Outings Manager (5-8 hours/week)
You would be in charge of co-creating and managing this new educational program. In various cities – perhaps Boston, New York, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Toronto, and others – we aim to find Arts Rising Funding Circle members who would take the lead in creating an event series for that city. These events would be for donors to visit together some exciting, local social change arts projects. Hopefully 6-12 donors would attend each event, get to know each other better, learn more about the field, and experience first-hand some of its beauty and power. Some cities might have just one or two events; others might do a series of five or six.
As Manager, you will:
- Help recruit leadership for the event series in different cities
- Coordinate conference calls among the leadership for joint planning
- Help create outreach materials (flyers, emails) that can be used in all the cities; create and manage an events calendar for the Arts Rising website
- Support the local leaders as needed (e.g. helping them research projects to visit; being available for encouragement and problem-solving)
- Write about the event series for the Arts Rising website
- Assist the Arts Rising coordinator in other related tasks
Skills and qualities we desire
- Ease in talking with people on the phone: warm, clear, focused communication
- Strong organizational skills: tracking details, making timelines and keeping to them, handling many pieces of a complex project
- Comfort using the computer and learning new programs: you’ll be using Microsoft Word; Excel; Constant Contact (email program), Salesforce (database), Dreamweaver (website) and others
- Clear, concise writing
- Maturity and groundedness: able to take a project and run with it; stay self-motivated; communicate your needs; welcome feedback; roll with the uncertainties of a brand new endeavor; and to be reliable, as we will be COUNTING on you to see your project through to completion
- Excitement about art and social change: experience in the field and/or eagerness to learn more; personal artistic practice is a plus
If you are interested
Please send us a brief email (a few paragraphs or less) saying what excites you about the positions, which one you prefer, how you are a good fit, and anything else you want us to know about you. It is fine to send a resume if you have one, but it’s not necessary. We will get back to you within a few days. Send your email to: zhaleh@zingfoundation.org, Zhaleh Almaee, Coordinator, Arts Rising Funding Circle.