Managing Director

ABOUT THE MAKE MUSIC ALLIANCE Make Music Day (also known as the “Fête de la Musique”) is a free celebration of music on June 21st, held on the same day in more than 2,000 cities around the world. Completely different from a typical music festival, Make Music Day is open to anyone who wants to take part. Every kind of musician pours onto streets, parks, plazas, and porches to share their music with friends, neighbors, and strangers. All of it is free and open to the public. The Make Music Alliance is the umbrella nonprofit organization that serves local chapters who manage this event in the United States and around the world. Its goals are to catalyze Make Music Day participation, provide tools to help manage and promote the celebration in each community, and foster collaboration, mentorship, and mutual support among its members. MANAGING DIRECTOR (FULL TIME) The Alliance has grown from serving 16 Make Music Day chapters in its first year, to over 150 today. Now, with opportunities to expand even further, the Alliance seeks a Managing Director to work directly alongside the Founder/Executive Director to take the organization to the next level, and grow Make Music Day into a musical holiday across the US. Primary Responsibilities: Guide and execute a strategy set by the ED/Board for the organization’s long-term growthDrive new fundraising initiatives, with a focus on individual donor cultivation and corporate partnershipsProvide operational oversight of the MMA’s core programs, to ensure chapters’ needs are met, national programming is well-executed, and national marketing efforts are successfulManage financial operations, including budgeting, producing grant reports, and working with outside CPA to assure adequate financial controls Qualifications: Highly organized leader, with experience collaborating with professional peers, and with a demonstrated fluency and interest in nonprofit arts organizations3+ years of varied and successful fundraising experience, such as cultivation of major donors or investors, grant writing, pitching sponsorships, and execution of fundraising campaignsExcellent verbal and written communications skills, with the ability to serve confidently in a forward-facing public roleHigh proficiency with QuickBooks, Google Workspace, and CRMs. Experience with Adobe Creative Suite is a plus.An entrepreneurial spirit, eager to take the initiative and to share additional responsibilities, big and small, as part of a small nonprofit teamA passionate commitment to music, with a desire to help people bring music-making of all kinds into their livesPrior personal experience with Make Music Day in the US is a plus This hybrid position, based out of our office at 495 Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn NY, works Monday through Friday, 10am – 6pm, with the ability to work from home 2x/week. The compensation is $65,000 annually, with 25 days of annual paid vacation plus 13 legal holidays. This position requires the ability and willingness to travel occasionally for professional conferences and meetings (typically 2-3 short trips per year).