Museum Overview

The American LGBTQ+ Museum (ALM) preserves, investigates, and celebrates the dynamic histories and cultures of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people, as well as those of the emergent and adjacent identities among our communities. Using exhibitions and programs, we seek to advance LGBTQ+ equality through the lens of social justice movements, including, but not limited to, race, gender, class, immigration, and disability.

In 2017, the Museum was founded by a group of activists and advocates for LGBTQ+ rights. Theboard and staffwork to center racial, gender, and disability justice in all aspects of the organization. In 2021, a partnership was established with The New York Historical to house the Museum in a new wing currently under construction. In 2022-23 monthly public programs were launched, Ralph Appelbaum Associates was selected to lead the creation of the first tranche of exhibitions and digital experiences, and a $30-million comprehensive fundraising campaign was launched.

The Museum is building its home in New York City because of its cultural context, its historic significance in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, and its popularity as a tourist destination. However, its national scope for exhibitions and educational products will be reflected in a series of traveling exhibitions created with partners across the country, and a digital museum with born-digital and gamified experiences. We are planning a Late 2027 opening for the Museums galleries in New York.

The Museum aims to:

• Educate our communities on the evolving and complex narratives of LGBTQ+ history
• Provide a physical space for LGBTQ+ people that fosters individual dignity and unifies across generations and differences
• Support and inspire a new generation of activists to advance social justice

Were not just raising money. Were building a movement. We are building a museum that will power the activism of a rising generation and re-engage the fight for our right to live authentically in safety. With the creation of this Museum, we state clearly, and for future generations, that queer history is American history.

For more information about The American LGBTQ+ Museum, please visit thewebsite.

Development Associate Position

We’re looking for a Development Associate whos ready to improve efficiency across fundraising strategies someone who thinks about how to make their team more effective.

This role will oversee many areas of service: project/system management, event coordination, marketing/communications, customer service, problem solving, among other areas. As a start-up organization, our team oversees multiple responsibilities.

What Youll Do

• Keep our development engine running.Youll manage the logistics/schedule, data analysis/evaluation, and communications that power our fundraising efforts ensuring precise task management, data accuracy, and open accountability through immediate actions and long-term planning.
• Be the first point of connection.Whether its a donor or guest, youll represent our organization with professionalism and warmth, helping ensure high donor retention rates, and responding to external requests promptly.
• Help us show up in the world.Youll support the creation of fundraising materials, assist with website and social media updates, and create content for our campaigns and appeals.
• Support events that inspire.From behind-the-scenes planning to day-of execution, youll bring care and precision to events that cultivate and steward our donors.
• Steward the data that matters.Youll manage our donor database with accuracy, process gifts, generate reports, provide timely prospect research, and ensure were learning from the numbers all while honing your skills in a culture that values growth and collaboration.
• Be a trusted right hand.Youll support the development team and Executive Director with the coordination and follow-through that make them effective on the front line.
• Help us leverage the board.Youll help us ensure that our highly connected board is in sync with our development team.

The Details

Annual Giving

• Coordinate the Executive and Development Staffs major gift portfolio activity, supporting portfolio meetings administratively, updating the portfolio, recording moves management touch points, prepa…