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The priority application deadline to apply for the Director of Communications position at the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation is fast approaching! Please apply by November 30 for best consideration. The new Director of Communications will lead all messaging, public relations, and communications for the new world-class Sarasota Performing Arts Center, which is being built in a public-private partnership with the city of Sarasota and in collaboration with the Bay Park Conservancy and Van Wezel Hall. Please share this opportunity with your networks and visit our website for more information at the link below.

On the TOCG Blog, our Director of Search Operations and Community Jordan Sanford shares “5 Easy Ways to Help Recruiters Actually Find You on LinkedIn & Beyond.” These tactical strategies will help job hunters in any industry make it easier for Executive Search firms like ours to connect them to fulfilling and lucrative career opportunities. Read the full article on our website at the link below and share with anyone in your network who may find these tips useful!

The priority application deadline is Thursday, November 21 for two searches for Hudson Valley Shakespeare (HVS):?Director of Development, and Director of Marketing and Communications to join the team during a transformational moment in the organization's history. HVS has just broken ground on building a new permanent home in Garrison, NY, a LEED Platinum certified open-air theater, on 98-acres of land overlooking the Hudson River. Both leaders will be entering the organization at a time of great momentum, as the organization finishes an ambitious capital campaign and elevates its role in the national theater landscape. Please share this opportunity with your networks and visit our website for more information at the link: https://lnkd.in/dbzjhE3

We have recently launched a search for the Director of Communications for Glenstone Museum in Potomac, Maryland. Founded with the mission to seamlessly integrate art, architecture, and landscape, Glenstone is an art museum with nearly 60,000 square feet of exhibition space to showcase its collection of more than 1,300 works by 200 contemporary artists and 300 acres of rolling hills and unspoiled woodland. Please share this opportunity with your networks and visit our website for more information at the link below.

We are a proud sponsor of the Tessitura Learning and Community Conference in Sydney, Australia next week. To our clients and colleagues who are part of the Tessitura Network and will be attending, keep an eye out for Rani who will be presenting with our clients Australian Chamber Orchestra on Impactful and Intentional Audience Development Strategies.

Happy World Kindness Day! At TOCG we practice kindness every day — it’s one of our core values for a reason. We encourage you to spread a little extra kindness as you move through your day, this week and every week.

We are now accepting applications for the January 2025 Cohort of the All Rise Initiative, our pro bono coaching program for arts administrators of color and from all populations historically underrepresented or excluded in the arts. Applications are due by December 2. Visit our website for more information and to apply.

We have just launched two new searches for Hudson Valley Shakespeare (HVS): a new Director of Development, and a new Director of Marketing and Communications to join the team during a transformational moment in the organization's history. HVS has just broken ground on building a new permanent home in Garrison, NY, a LEED Platinum certified open-air theater, on 98-acres of land overlooking the Hudson River. Both leaders will be entering the organization at a time of great momentum, as the organization finishes an ambitious capital campaign and elevates its role in the national theater landscape. Please share this opportunity with your networks and visit our website for more information at the link below.

We have just launched the search for the Director of Communications at the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation to lead all messaging, public relations, and communications for the new world-class Sarasota Performing Arts Center, which is being built in a public-private partnership with the city of Sarasota and in collaboration with the Bay Park Conservancy and Van Wezel Hall. Please share this opportunity with your networks and visit our website for more information at the link below.

We have just launched the search for the Director of Advancement & Audience Strategy for MCC Theater in New York City. This new role will be dedicated to revenue strategy (both earned and contributed), relationship building, and the long-term sustainability of the organization. MCC Theater is one of New York’s leading non-profit Off-Broadway companies, driven by a mission to provoke conversations that have never happened and otherwise never would. Please share this opportunity with your networks and visit our website for more information at the link below.