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Administrative Director


Major responsibilities

  1. Administrative Support of: Craft Programs; Writers Night Out; periodic events such as Authors Showcase and Annual Members Party & Benefit. Support and facilitate communication between committees. Attendance at monthly Steering Committee meetings.
  2. Membership Management: oversee membership platform; cultivate a sense of community, involvement, and ownership among membership; work with the Board and Steering Committee on initiatives to increase the number and diversity of members.
  3. Fundraising and Development: Take initiative to cultivate relationships with and seek funding from such sources as Giving Tuesday, banks, grants, and individual donors. Collaborate with the Development and Steering Committees and/or other volunteers.

Key capabilities

  1. Capacity to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with presenters, members, the working committees, and other volunteers.
  2. Excellent web design, graphic, and social media skills.
  3. Proven success as a fundraiser, grant writer and community builder.
  4. Strong ability to coordinate work of committees with the Publicity Team (publicity, newsletter, website & social media).
  5. Ability to work with Finance Committee to establish budgets.
  6. Connections to the various writing communities in Western MA.
  7. Patience, flexibility, sense of humor; proven ability to walk on water.

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