CT Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities located in Middletown, Connecticut, seeks a full-time (37.5 hours), Development Manager  

CT Humanities (CTH) administers the Connecticut Humanities Fund, maintains the websites connecticuthistory.org and teachitct.org, operates the CT Center for the Book, and provides support to Connecticut’s cultural organizations through grantmaking and capacity building. With $30.7M of funding from the state in the current biennium, CTH has expanded its grantmaking, partnerships, and statewide public humanities projects.     

Description: Reporting to the Executive Director, the Development Manager leads CTH’s individual and corporate fundraising program, identifies funding relationships, facilitates outreach, conducts research, organizes and manages donor information, and helps CTH prepare for our 50th anniversary in 2024 and for America’s 250th anniversary in 2026.  

Our mission: “CT Humanities champions the enduring value of public humanities in our lives and civil society, and through grant funding and capacity building strives to ensure the public humanities will continue to inspire storytelling, lifelong learning, informed public dialogue, and civic engagement in ways that strengthen communities and enhance quality of life for all Connecticut’s residents.”   

CTH values and promotes inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) in our workplace, on our board, with our partners, and through our funding.  

Salary: $72,000/year, plus full CTH benefits package (health, dental, vision, and life insurance, retirement plan, and vacation and paid time off)  

Job Duration: This is a three-year position with the possibility of extensions.  

For more information and to apply, visit our website.