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CATA is about creating the community we believe in: one that recognizes the value of all of its members. We are a cohesive team, with an organizational culture rooted in curiosity, generosity, gratitude, and accountability. We are bold, creative, and innovative, inspired and led by our shared mission and strategic goals. Our leadership style is marked by a blend of transparency, accessibility, authenticity, and a deep dedication to fostering the growth and development of our team.
Community Access to the Arts (CATA) is an innovative nonprofit that nurtures and celebrates the creativity of people with disabilities. Poised to continue our exciting growth, CATA boasts a beautiful new building, robust community partnerships, dynamic programs, strong equity initiatives, exceptional financial planning, and loyal donor retention. For 30 years, CATA has been a trailblazer in artistic inclusion. In CATA’s powerful arts programs, children, teens, and adults with disabilities explore new interests and express themselves creatively, developing personally and artistically through dance, theater, singing, drumming, juggling, painting, yoga, creative writing, and more. Their vibrant work is showcased in CATA’s public events – dynamic performances, readings, and art exhibits – presented in collaboration with premier cultural institutions in the Berkshires including The Clark Art Institute, Shakespeare & Company, and The Mount. Located in Great Barrington MA, CATA has an annual budget of $2.4M. CATA is led by a dedicated team of 15 full-time staff with 25 part-time teaching faculty and a 17-member board of directors.
As a collaborative and visionary fundraiser, you are prepared to lead with enthusiasm and passion, bringing people together to achieve shared goals. Your leadership will not only shape our fundraising landscape but expand opportunities for our artists with disabilities. You are eager to leverage your fundraising prowess for a mission that transforms lives. Your relationship-building skills will inspire others to support our work and fuel our journey towards a more inclusive, artistically vibrant future.
This role represents a unique opportunity to lead fundraising at a trailblazing arts organization that has achieved significant growth in its programs, public presence, and philanthropic support. As a pivotal partner to the Executive Director, you’ll craft and spearhead our philanthropic strategy and lead a growing development team, nurturing our expanding donor base. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, you will be a key decision-maker and influencer. You will supervise a talented team, including the Development Project Manager, Development Coordinator, and Grantwriter.
Your Mission: Make a lasting impact as an experienced fundraiser, building on CATA’s strong relationships with donors. With a stunning new facility, powerful community partnerships, groundbreaking programs, and a robust commitment to equity, CATA is geared up for phenomenal growth.
Fundraising Leadership: You will drive our development program, raising more than $2 million in annual contributions, and growing relationships with major donors. Your strategic acumen will not only support our operational needs but also lay the groundwork for CATA’s future capital campaigns.
Donor Relationship Mastery: Under your guidance, the Development team will deepen connections with our generous donors, ensuring sustained support and fostering major gifts.
The Development Director is a full-time exempt position. Salary is commensurate with relevant experience, within the framework of the organization’s operating budget, and in the range of $85,000 – $105,000 annually. An excellent benefits package includes:
Candidates should send a resume and a cover letter that describes how their qualifications and experience match the need. Apply here: https://www.applicantpro.com/
All inquiries and materials will be confidential.
CATA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and actively seeks a diverse pool of candidates. CATA welcomes people from all racial and ethnic backgrounds, abilities, gender identities, religions, ages, and sexual orientations to apply.
Apply by: Position posted until filled.
CATA is about creating the community we believe in: one that recognizes the value of all of its members. We are a cohesive team, with an organizational culture rooted in curiosity, generosity, gratitude, and accountability. We are bold, creative, and innovative, inspired and led by our shared mission and strategic goals. Our leadership style is marked by a blend of transparency, accessibility, authenticity, and a deep dedication to fostering the growth and development of our team.
Community Access to the Arts (CATA) is an innovative nonprofit that nurtures and celebrates the creativity of people with disabilities. For 30 years, CATA has been a trailblazer in artistic inclusion. In powerful arts programs, children, teens, and adults with disabilities explore new interests and express themselves creatively, developing personally and artistically through dance, theater, singing, drumming, juggling, painting, yoga, creative writing, and more. Their vibrant work is showcased in CATA’s public events– dynamic performances, readings, and art exhibits, presented in collaboration with premier cultural institutions in the Berkshires including The Clark Art Institute, Shakespeare & Company, and The Mount. Located in Great Barrington MA, CATA has an annual budget of $2.4M. CATA is led by a dedicated team of 15 full-time staff with 25 part-time teaching faculty and a 17-member board of directors.
You are the kind of person who thrives on juggling multiple tasks with precision and ease. Imagine bringing your laser-sharp focus to a role where every detail counts. You can easily toggle between long-term planning and short-term strategies. Your ability to creatively and effectively solve problems is your superpower. Your friendly and cooperative spirit shines through in all your interactions.
You’ll be joining an organization at the forefront of innovative programs with deep-rooted community ties, a new state-of-the-art facility, and a steadfast commitment to equity. As a team leader, reporting to the Development Director, you will oversee the Development Associate and collaborate extensively with dedicated colleagues in development and communications. You’ll use your strong organizational skills to plan, implement, and oversee fundraising activities including annual campaigns, special events, institutional giving initiatives and donor cultivation and stewardship.
The Development Project Manager is a full-time exempt position. Salary is commensurate with relevant experience, within the framework of the organization’s operating budget, and in the range of $60,000 – $70,000 annually. An excellent benefits package includes:
Candidates should send a resume and a cover letter that describes how their qualifications and experience match the need. Apply here: https://www.applicantpro.com/
All inquiries and materials will be confidential.
CATA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and actively seeks a diverse pool of candidates. CATA welcomes people from all racial and ethnic backgrounds, abilities, gender identities, religions, ages, and sexual orientations to apply.
Apply by: Position posted until filled.
CATA employs highly skilled visual and performing artists who can use their artistic passion, talents, and skills as teachers to nurture the creativity of our artists with disabilities.
CATA Faculty Artists lead arts workshops for artists with disabilities throughout Berkshire County, MA and Columbia County, NY. Workshops take place in residential settings, day programs, schools, and community centers throughout our region, as well as in CATA’s Great Barrington home, featuring two professionally-designed studios for visual and performing arts. Current workshops encompass a wide array of art forms and disciplines including painting, drawing, singing, songwriting, drumming, modern dance, tap dance, hip hop, creative writing and poetry, and acting. CATA artists participating in these workshops include people of disabilities across a wide span of ability and ages, including children, teens, adults, and elders. Most CATA workshops are designed for a specific age group (for example, a painting workshop for adults with disabilities, or a dance class for high school students in special education programs).
CATA invites qualified local Teaching Artists to apply to join our faculty roster. Applications will be reviewed periodically by CATA staff, with new faculty being chosen based on the applicant’s qualifications and our areas of need.
We believe every human being has a deep well of creativity inside them, along with an innate desire to express who they are and what they feel, think, and believe. We see our faculty as fundamental to our mission and programs, and we strive to create a vibrant, active, creative community with and through our faculty. We invite you to learn more about CATA and to consider joining our team.
Acceptance to the CATA Roster does not guarantee employment. When CATA has opportunities for growth, the roster will serve as our primary source for new faculty.
To apply: Email a cover letter, CV/resume, work samples (photos, videos), and lesson plan examples to Jeff Gagnon, Program Manager ([email protected])