Adrian Schools Educational Foundation Executive Director

Are you a decisive leader and relationship cultivator driven by enhancing educational opportunities for students within Adrian Public Schools Adrian Schools Educational Foundation is seeking a dynamic Executive Director to champion our mission of supporting the educational excellence of Adrian Public Schools through classroom grant programs. As the head of this nonprofit organization youll guide a passionate team of employees and volunteers foster community partnerships raise funds to support our programs and shape the strategic growth of ASEF.

About Adrian Schools Educational Foundation

Adrian Schools Educational Foundation (ASEF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Adrian Michigan. ASEF provides financial support to improve students educational opportunities and experiences while at Adrian Public Schools. It operates independently of the Adrian School District with the sole mission of supporting the Districts educational excellence. It is governed by a volunteer board of trustees consisting of parents alumni and community educational business and industrial leaders. The Foundation was formed in 1987. For the past nearly 40 years many notable leaders and alumni have served on the board and continue to move this organization forward.

Additional information about ASEF and our programs can be found on our website: Summary

The ASEF Executive Director (ED) is a decisive leader creative communicator and project coordinator capable of fostering donor and community relationships. The ED is responsible for the overall strategic operational and financial leadership of Adrian Schools Educational Foundation its programs fund development and creating and maintaining a favorable relationship with Adrian Public Schools its alumni and community of supporters. The ED is the primary fund developer with income goals budget development and management responsibilities. The ED ensures that the mission of ASEF to support the educational excellence of Adrian Public Schools is achieved.

The ED serves as the primary representative of the organization to the community donors and partners fostering collaboration and building support for ASEFs programs and initiatives.

Qualifications - The ideal candidate for this position should have:

• Bachelors degree in business administration nonprofit management or related field required.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive leadership experience with at least 5 years in nonprofit or education fundraising experience.

Attributes & Responsibilities:

• A strategic thinker and has the ability to establish annual and long-range goals for the Foundation.
• Responsible for reaching annual fundraising goals through a variety of mechanisms including mail and personal visits.
• A key communicator with a variety of constituents including the ASEF Board of Directors APS superintendent teachers alumni and members of the Adrian community.
• The face of the ASEF in the community and with AHS alumni.
• Responsible for setting and adhering to an annual budget.

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EEO Statement

Adrian Schools Educational Foundation provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race color creed religion gender age sexual orientation national origin disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state federal or local law. Further the company takes action to ensure that applicants are treated fairly during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

Must pass a pre-employment background check including drug screen.

Required Experience:

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