Development Director

The Eye of the Heart Center for Creative Contemplation The Eye of the Heart Center for Creative Contemplation offers vibrant experiences in the arts and grounded contemplative practices as pathways for personal and collective transformation. Conceived in 2021, we are currently an LLC fiscally sponsored by Springboard for the Arts. In 2025 we served over 1,339 participants across 254 engagements with nine teaching artists, with an annual budget around $44,000. As we enter a season of growth and formalization, we seek a skilled, values-aligned administrator to help build sustainable financial support for our mission.

The Development Coordinator is a new role responsible for building on our current development efforts in fundraising and seeking grants. This role works in close collaboration with the Constellation Coordinator, who oversees organizational operations. The Development Coordinator leads fundraising strategy and execution, while aligning with broader organizational priorities.

Key responsibilities:

• Grant Seeking & Management
• Identify and pursue grant opportunities aligned with organizational mission and values.
• Support program leaders in submitting a minimum of three program-related grant applications annually.
• Ensure program-related grants are implemented on time and reporting requirements are met.
• Lead and manage organizational and capacity-building grants from application through reporting.
• Fundraising
• Lead the annual giving campaign (Give to the Max), from planning through execution and follow-up.
• Coordinate at least one organization-wide fundraising event annually.
• Develop and implement strategies for donor cultivation, retention, and growth.
• Oversee donor communications, recognition, and acknowledgements. We currently track donations via Method CRM.
• Track donations and generate quarterly fundraising reports.

Desired skills & experience:

• Demonstrated experience with grant writing and/or grant management.
• Demonstrated experience with fundraising.
• Strong contemplative practice. Experiential knowledge of a wisdom tradition. (What keeps you connected to your source?)
• Either experience or appreciation of creativity as a transformational practice.
• Strong understanding of and commitment to EHC3’s vision.
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively, hold complexity, and steward relationships with care.
• Preferably able to meet in-person in the Twin Cities.
• If you are a multilingual or bilingual Spanish-English applicant, we will prioritize reading your application.
• We are committed to building a diverse organization and encourage applications from BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and other historically marginalized communities.

Estimated commitment: 2-5 hours/week (with seasonal fluctuations around grant deadlines and campaigns). Success in this role includes submitting 3–5 strong grant applications annually, executing a cohesive annual giving campaign, and maintaining consistent, thoughtful communication with donors. This role reports to EHC3’s Constellation Coordinator and collaborates closely with program leaders.

This is a high-responsibility, leadership-level volunteer role suited for someone who wants to shape the development strategy within our small contemplative arts organization. We are in an active phase of organizational growth; we hope this role will be a pathway to a future paid leadership position.