Careers

Leadership

• Articulates the vision and mission of the Foundation.
• Provides leadership to build, sustain, and strengthen all board functions such as meetings, policy adherence, and information dissemination.
• Collaborates with the Planning Committee to develop and execute the Strategic Plan.
• Serves as the Foundation’s representative in the community.
• Works independently as a self-starter to accomplish goals agreed upon by the Executive Director and the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
• Maintains a high level of professionalism, transparency, integrity and respect.
• Participates in onboarding, recruitment and retention of Trustees.
• Ensures communication between Board Members and assigned committees.
• Coordinates and facilitates meetings for the Board of Trustees including quarterly board meetings as well as committee meetings. Maintains excellent communication with the chair of each committee.

Fund Development

• Coordinates the Foundation’s current fundraising campaigns and events in collaboration with the Board.
• Identifies, cultivates and solicits major donors by targeting individuals, foundations, corporations and governmental sources.
• Creates new giving opportunities regarding major individual and deferred gifts, bequests, annual giving and other planned giving programs, endowments, special events and grants.
• Maintains regular contact with significant donors, individuals, corporations and other foundations. Manages and cultivates those relationships.
• Provides stewardship by understanding the level and manner of contact each person or entity requires to know that they are appreciated.
• Works closely with Library Director to research, identify, develop and submit grant proposals.
• Ensures that the donor/contact database is kept up-to-date and accurate in terms of all appropriate aspects of Foundation business

Financial Management

• Demonstrates competence in reading, creating, and understanding financial documents, including budgets, cash flow, income statements, balance statements and statements of functional expenses.
• Understands and assures completion of the 990 tax returns, audits and compliance and submits appropriate documents to the Board Treasurer and/or President.
• Assures completion of all financial accounting for the Board.

Advocacy

• Actively advocates for the Library and Foundation in the community.
• Works closely with Library Director to ensure sustainable library funding.
• Coordinates with community partners to further the goals of the Library and Foundation and augment activities.

Governance

• Maintains compliance with all laws and regulations.
• Maintains compliance with all state and federal IRS regulations and requirements.

Relationships and Communication

• Works closely with the Library Director and Library Board to ensure alignment of fundraising efforts to support Library programs and strategic initiatives.
• Understands the role the Great Falls Public Library plays in the community, including its Vision, Mission, and Strategic Plan.
• Understands that the community perceives that the Executive Director of the Foundation is a representative of the library.
• Develops and maintains collaborative relationships and communications with library director and library staff, governmental, civic, business, academic, and cultural leaders and organizations in Great Falls and Cascade County.