Chief Development Officer
Chicago Public Media - Chicago, IL
Chicago Public Media seeks a Chief Development Officer to lead all fundraising efforts on behalf of the organization, including developing a strategic plan to maintain and increase philanthropic revenue. The Chief Development Officer will ensure the achievement of annual and long-term goals for major gifts, foundations, planned giving, annual fundraising events, and corporate giving. The Chief Development Officer will be an active representative of Chicago Public Media, building relationships across the community to advance and strengthen the mission and amplify the role that philanthropy can have on the organization.
Chicago Public Media believes independent journalism is essential to a well-functioning democracy and access to fact-based, objective news and information is a right of every citizen. The organization serves the public interest by creating diverse, compelling content that informs, inspires, and enriches. It connects diverse audiences and helps them make a difference in their community, the region, and the world. Chicago Public Media employs many who are inspired by its mission and who want to belong to an organization that inspires, supports, and challenges. Home to the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Chicago Public Media (‘CPM’) is one of the largest local non-profit news organizations in the country. WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times serve more than 4.4 million people across broadcast, print, and digital platforms weekly. Chicago Public Media’s mission is to strengthen the well-being of local communities and democracy through independent local journalism. Its newsrooms produce accessible, trusted news, information, and programming that helps all Chicago area residents make informed decisions every day, and Chicago Public Media aspires to become the essential and most trusted news source Chicago turns to each day to understand the people, events, and ideas that shape America’s third-largest metropolitan community.
For more information, including core competencies and qualifications, please refer to the full prospectus.
Chicago Public Media believes independent journalism is essential to a well-functioning democracy and access to fact-based, objective news and information is a right of every citizen. The organization serves the public interest by creating diverse, compelling content that informs, inspires, and enriches. It connects diverse audiences and helps them make a difference in their community, the region, and the world. Chicago Public Media employs many who are inspired by its mission and who want to belong to an organization that inspires, supports, and challenges. Home to the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Chicago Public Media (‘CPM’) is one of the largest local non-profit news organizations in the country. WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times serve more than 4.4 million people across broadcast, print, and digital platforms weekly. Chicago Public Media’s mission is to strengthen the well-being of local communities and democracy through independent local journalism. Its newsrooms produce accessible, trusted news, information, and programming that helps all Chicago area residents make informed decisions every day, and Chicago Public Media aspires to become the essential and most trusted news source Chicago turns to each day to understand the people, events, and ideas that shape America’s third-largest metropolitan community.
For more information, including core competencies and qualifications, please refer to the full prospectus.