Chief Development Officer
Monticello - Charlottesville, VA
Monticello (The Thomas Jefferson Foundation) seeks a Chief Development Officer. The Chief Development Officer will be responsible for strategy, planning, and implementation of all fundraising and donor engagement efforts at Monticello. The Chief Development Officer will ensure Monticello’s continued philanthropic success by providing bold leadership and strategic vision that broadens outreach and increases contributed revenue year-over-year. In close partnership with the President and Vice President for External Relations, the Chief Development Officer will develop and implement a comprehensive and robust multi-year plan for fundraising that includes principal and major gifts, planned giving, annual giving, and corporate and foundation support. The Chief Development Officer will foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and professional growth—recruiting, inspiring, and motivating a development team that meets ambitious goals and objectives.
Monticello, in Charlottesville, Virginia, was the center of Thomas Jefferson’s world. The house can be seen as his autobiographical masterpiece—designed and redesigned and built and rebuilt for more than 40 years. Monticello encompassed a house, an ornamental landscape, a farm, a large plantation, two small mountains, and a large and diverse community of legal family and enslaved workers. Its gardens were a botanic showpiece, a source of food, and an experimental laboratory of ornamental and useful plants from around the world. It encapsulated the interests, talents, ideals, ambitions, and realities of its creative and complex owner. For over 100 years, Monticello has been maintained and kept open to the public by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc., which owns and stewards more than half of Jefferson's original plantation lands. Since 1923, the Foundation has instituted numerous research and educational programs and major restoration and renovation projects, and Monticello has welcomed more than 33 million visitors. Monticello is a National Historic Landmark, an international Site of Conscience, and the only presidential house in the United States designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As a private, nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation, the Foundation receives no ongoing federal, state, or local funding.
"My colleagues and I are so glad you’re exploring the role of Chief Development Officer at Monticello as your next professional home. At Monticello, we inspire hundreds of thousands of on-site visitors, and millions more online, to learn the content and build the skills that renew a commitment to our fragile and noble form of government. Above all, we’re a laboratory for democracy, and the difficult, civil conversations needed to sustain it. My colleagues and I look forward to working with you to grow the network of stakeholders dedicated to that journey." — Dr. Jane Kamensky, President
For more information, including core competencies and qualifications, please refer to the full prospectus.
Monticello, in Charlottesville, Virginia, was the center of Thomas Jefferson’s world. The house can be seen as his autobiographical masterpiece—designed and redesigned and built and rebuilt for more than 40 years. Monticello encompassed a house, an ornamental landscape, a farm, a large plantation, two small mountains, and a large and diverse community of legal family and enslaved workers. Its gardens were a botanic showpiece, a source of food, and an experimental laboratory of ornamental and useful plants from around the world. It encapsulated the interests, talents, ideals, ambitions, and realities of its creative and complex owner. For over 100 years, Monticello has been maintained and kept open to the public by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc., which owns and stewards more than half of Jefferson's original plantation lands. Since 1923, the Foundation has instituted numerous research and educational programs and major restoration and renovation projects, and Monticello has welcomed more than 33 million visitors. Monticello is a National Historic Landmark, an international Site of Conscience, and the only presidential house in the United States designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As a private, nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation, the Foundation receives no ongoing federal, state, or local funding.
"My colleagues and I are so glad you’re exploring the role of Chief Development Officer at Monticello as your next professional home. At Monticello, we inspire hundreds of thousands of on-site visitors, and millions more online, to learn the content and build the skills that renew a commitment to our fragile and noble form of government. Above all, we’re a laboratory for democracy, and the difficult, civil conversations needed to sustain it. My colleagues and I look forward to working with you to grow the network of stakeholders dedicated to that journey." — Dr. Jane Kamensky, President
For more information, including core competencies and qualifications, please refer to the full prospectus.