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Hollywood Schoolhouse

Mission 

Hollywood Schoolhouse knows, values, and encourages fearless curiosity. Through a blended program of innovative academics and structured learning, our diverse community inspires students to be academically strong, artistically proud, physically active, and socially grounded. 

Philosophy 

Hollywood Schoolhouse is a community that nurtures, supports, and inspires students throughout their journey in primary education by balancing the best of progressive and traditional instruction. Our focus on academic excellence through a multifaceted curriculum creates students who thrive – with minds nourished, bodies solid, and voices strong. 

We are a community of engaged students, passionate educators, bold leaders, and invested parents who celebrate diversity and the everyday accomplishments that mark each individual’s growth. We work in concert to instill the joy of learning by providing students a safe place to take risks. At Hollywood Schoolhouse, we measure success not only by our graduates’ confidence, poise, and academic strength, but by the  exceptional citizens they become.

Job Description

The Director of Development oversees and continues to expand the Hollywood Schoolhouse’s dynamic fundraising program, targeting parents, alumni and community donors to support and grow the Schoolhouse’s ambitious academic and community programs. The incumbent builds strong relationships with internal and external constituencies to raise significant financial resources for the Hollywood Schoolhouse.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain a strategic fundraising program for the Hollywood Schoolhouse, including the cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of current and new donors.
• In consultation with the Head of School, develop and implement an annual fundraising plan that meets and exceeds annual fundraising targets.   
• Maintain a portfolio of active donor prospects, securing annual fundraising commitments from those annual prospects.   
• Work with the Development Committee of the Board of Trustees and individual board members to secure annual gifts from board members and identify and engage current and new prospects.   
• In consultation with the Board of Trustees and Head of School, oversee all aspects of any capital campaign or large school-wide fundraising events.
• Maintains all documents and data pertaining to development including, but not limited to: a donor base, major donors, solicitations and outcomes, frequency of communication, potential donors, grants, key alumni parents.
• Prepares written development reports and presentations when requested by the Head of School and Board of Trustees.
• Develops and implements the school’s Annual Giving Program.
• Plans and executes all donor cultivation and stewardship events and efforts, including lead giver events, Schoolhouse Fund participation events, Grandparents and Special Friends Day, State of the School evening, etc.
• Develops and maintains relationships with relevant foundation prospects, and prepares grant proposals and LOI’s to secure philanthropic support for the School.    
• Develops and oversees alumni programming, giving, and events.
• Serves as a liaison for all Parents Association fundraising activities to ensure  consistency of fundraising activities promotions.
• Writes, designs, and produces the online Annual Report.
• Serves on the Development Committee of the Board and attends Board of Trustee meetings.
• Maintains a master calendar for school-wide fundraising.
• Collaborates with the School’s leadership team and oversees school-wide communications.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skill Competencies: 

• 7-10 years of progressively more substantive experience in institutional fundraising

• Demonstrated success in leading fundraising efforts in an academic or nonprofit environment

• Demonstrated ability to solicit, secure and steward five-seven figure gifts

• Experience managing annual giving programs

• Exceptional volunteer management skills

• Ability to cultivate community relationships that will lead to substantial gifts 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work collaboratively and productively in teams

• Exceptional level of professionalism, reflecting sound judgment, awareness and discretion and high ethical standards

• Bachelor's degree or higher and relevant fundraising experience

* The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees so classified.