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POSITION AVAILABLE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CALIFORNIA MISSIONS FOUNDATION

The California Missions Foundation is seeking an experienced and energetic Executive Director
to succeed its current Executive Director who plans to retire by the end of 2012.
ORGANIZATION: Founded in 1998, the California Missions Foundation is the only statewide
organization dedicated exclusively to raising funds to preserve and protect California's 21
missions and their art, artifacts and cultural resources. Since inception CMF has made grants
totaling more than $4 million to preserve California's missions, and it has an annual budget of
about $650,000. A 501(c)(3) non-profit public benefit corporation, CMF is independent of any
governmental or religious organization. A 19-member Board of Directors reflecting diverse
interests and expertise in preserving California missions governs the Foundation. The Executive
Director reports to, and receives guidance from, the Board.

POSITION: The Executive Director is the driving force of the Foundation and serves as its voice
and public face. Since CMF's main objective is to raise and distribute funds to preserve
California missions, the Executive Director's foremost responsibility is to secure resources from
foundations, individuals and other sources to preserve missions. The Executive Director is
responsible for the organization's management, fundraising, financial growth and fiscal stability.
S/he is not only its main executive but manages its financial affairs. The Executive Director
oversees a small staff, currently consisting of three part-time employees. The new Executive
Director will work with foundations and individuals that have funded CMF's mission
preservation efforts in the past and will be expected to expand the base of donors funding CMF.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Primary duties of the Executive Director are: to provide
leadership for the Foundation; raise funds for programs and general operations by securing
grants and donations from foundations, individuals, corporations, governmental programs,
planned giving, and special campaigns; prepare grant requests; construct and administer the
annual budget; plan for a financially stable and sustainable future; carry out the policies of the
Board of Directors; work with individual Directors and Board committees; hire and guide staff;
foster positive relationships with California's 21 missions; direct CMF's program of grants to
missions, its "All Aboard the Bus" educational outreach program for 4th Graders and its
electronic newsletter; and conduct public relations.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS: Applicants should have a proven fund raising
history and capability, excellent communication and public speaking skills, administrative
experience in non-profit management as well as a deep interest in California missions and/or
historic preservation. The successful candidate should be results-oriented, adaptable, visionary
and creative. The individual must have an entrepreneurial spirit, take initiative, possess a strong
work ethic, and actively seek to deepen existing relationships and forge new ones.

REMUNERATION: This is a full time, salaried, exempt position. Compensation will be
commensurate with qualifications and experience. California Missions Foundation has one
office currently located in Carmel, California.

HOW TO APPLY? All applications must be submitted electronically. Send a resume, a cover
letter including a brief statement of why you are interested in this position and how you believe
your qualifications could further the mission of the California Missions Foundation, and salary
history to: info@californiamissionsfoundation.org. In the Subject line, reference "Executive
Director Search." All submissions will be acknowledged electronically upon receipt.
References will be requested during the interview process.

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