Development Director
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Christian Academy
School System
Position: Development Director
Job Description
Scope
The Development Director is a lead fundraising professionalforthe Christian Academy School position is fulltime yearround and accountable for strategically designing and executing a personal solicitation program targeted at securing philanthropic support for the schools mission and vision working with the Development team.
Qualifications
The Development Director shall possess characteristics that reflect:
- A strong clear Christian testimony with a mature godly spirit
- A daily example of the highest Christian virtue both in and out of school
- A commitment to faithful attendance and support of a church whose beliefs are in agreement with the Statement of Faith
- Agreement and belief that The Bible is the final authority concerning truth morality and the proper conduct of mankind
The Development Director shall possess:
- A Bachelors Degree preferably in nonprofit management business management or equivalent
- 2 years professional experience with nonprofit or fundraising organizations preferred
- A minimum of five years of professional fundraising experience with demonstrated results
- Previous experience in designing and managing development programs and strategies
- Experience with developing and maintaining productive relationships with board members donors parents administrators and faculty
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Natural inclination to initiate and nurture relationships
- Grant writing and research experience
- Ability to work as a leader and as part of a team
- Experience with Raisers Edge or other donor database
- Proven ability to ask for funds either individually or in group settings
- Proactivity personal accountability discernment and the ability to collaborate effectively to accomplish department and system goals.
Responsibilities
- Create inspire and maintain donor interest loyalty enthusiasm and engagement
- Meet annual and longterm fundraising goals for the Annual Fund Capital Campaign and other campaigns
- Oversee and directfundraising activities including annual giving capital campaigns special projects and otherancillary group schoolrelated solicitations(including PTO athletics fine arts and missions)
- Identify cultivate solicit and close donations to the school
- Exhibit and promote a comprehensive understanding of the philanthropic priorities of the school effectively matching the specific interests of donor prospects to the needs of the school
- Assist in the design implementation and management of all fundraising activities including annual giving endowments capital campaigns special projects and other schoolrelated solicitation
- Identify cultivate solicit and close major and planned gift prospects focusing primarily on the $10000 level and above and with a primary focus on individuals
- Meet annual fund development goals and metrics as developed by school leadership. These goals include a specified number of weekly meetings with qualified donor prospects and a set number of formal solicitations as well as dollars raised and donor participation goals
- Develop and implement a Planned Giving program including identifying cultivating soliciting and closing planned gifts
- Build and maintain ongoing positive relationships with giving prospects
- Supervise donor and gift recordkeeping
- Coordinate development research activities
- Attend schoolwide events as appropriate to meet with donors and potential donors
- Work closely with the System Development office to foster effective campuslevel and systemwide development efforts
- Assist in all Development activities as needed
Outcomes
- Assure excellent stewardship of Gods resources in time talent and treasure
- Create new one three and five year plans to achieve desired development/fundraising outcomes each year
- Increase gifts and donations for established fundraising efforts such as the Annual Fund and Capital Campaigns
- Enhance relationships with donors corporations foundations and friends of the school to cultivate ongoing and new gifts
Reporting Relationship:
This position reports directly to the Director of Development.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
