Moe Yousuf

Experience

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  Henry Street Settlement

  Jul 2013 - Mar 2015

  As Managing Director of the Abrons Arts Center, I led the operations of a 20,000 square foot National Historic theater and hotbed for experimental performance in the Lower East Side, serving 50,000 annual audiences and artists. Responsibilities included: creating departmental budgets and supervising Directors of Visual Arts, Engagement, and Operations, as well as entire operations and facilities team; overseeing all ticketing, box office, front of house and house management, and rentals; negotiating contracts, rights, and compensation to program national and internationally renowned performing artists and arts groups; and migrating to new CRM and ticketing system to harness audience data for strategic marketing and fundraising. Show less

  • Managing Director

    Aug 2014 - Mar 2015

  • Arts Grant Manager

    Jul 2013 - Jul 2014
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  Target Margin Theater Inc

  Mar 2015 - Jun 2021

  As the Associate Artistic Director, I co-led, operated, and curated with a 7,200 sq ft. performance, office, and rental facility in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, with Artistic Director, David Herskovits. Highlights include: raising $3M in support from foundation and government sources, including city and state capital project support; conceiving and implementing all fundraising and marketing campaigns including annual individual appeals, season membership, and public relations; curating and producing 10 – 15 annual productions, including talkbacks, workshops, and open rehearsals; supervising over 20 employees including production, program, and administrative personnel; creating Community Engagement projects and partnerships with local service organizations. Show less

  • Associate Artistic Director

    Aug 2017 - Jun 2021

  • Artistic Producer

    Mar 2015 - Jul 2017
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  SPACE on Ryder Farm

  Sept 2020 - Sept 2021

  Development Consultant
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  BRIC (Arts & Media in Brooklyn)

  Jul 2022 - Dec 2022

  Interim Director of Development

  Oversaw the Institutional and Government fundraising and instituted best practices during leadership transition. Responsibilities included: consulting with C-suite including Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer to rebuild administrative infrastructure within development departments during a major leadership transition with high staff and institutional knowledge turnover; reviving a $3M city capital project in collaboration with the Prospect Park Alliance for renovation of the Prospect Park Bandshell; managing organizational efforts with lobbyists and New York City elected officials to raise $1M in city funding. Show less

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  Lower Manhattan Cultural Council

  Jan 2023 - now

  As Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, I worked closely with LMCC's President and Board to define a vision for growth and to create and implement new fundraising, marketing, programming, and operations strategies to meet organizational goals. Current responsibilities include: managing an eight-person IA Department, including all development and marketing staff responsible for creating and implementing fundraising and marketing campaigns for all internal / external stakeholders; leading LMCC's spring gala, which gathers and honors some of NYC's most important civic and corporate leaders and acclaimed artists to raise $1M each year; and collaborating with the Director of Finance on creation and reforecasting of LMCC's annual $6M budget, including earned and unearned revenue projections, cashflow management, and financial planning. Show less As Director of Development, I led oversaw our institutional, government, and corporate giving portfolio and led the annual Gala, totaling over $6M in support. Highlights included: raising $1M in capital project support ($500K NYSCA, $500K individual) for building renovations; cultivating and stewarding lapsed relationships with foundation, government, and corporate funders; rebuilding the development team infrastructure and standardized processes for grant management, project implementation, and individual cultivation in Salesforce CRM and Asana project management software. Show less

  • Interim President & CEO

    Dec 2024 - now

  • Vice President of Institutional Advancement

    Oct 2023 - Dec 2024

  • Director of Development

    Jan 2023 - Oct 2023