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Position:      Development Associate 

Reports to: Chief Development Officer

Department:  Development Office

Status:          12 month, full time, non exempt position

Friends' Central School Overview

Friends' Central School is an independent, coeducational Quaker day school founded in 1845 and serving approximately 819 students in Nursery through grade 12. Located in the Philadelphia suburbs, the School has two campuses. The Middle & Upper Schools are located just outside of West Philadelphia in Wynnewood, and the Lower School is on our Old Gulph Road campus in the heart of Wynnewood.

The exceptional faculty at Friends' Central offers a curriculum that cultivates the intellectual, spiritual, and ethical growth of our students. Our pedagogy is grounded in continuing revelation, reflection, integrity, and a willingness to accept responsibility. From Nursery to grade 12, our students participate in a process designed to foster creative, critical, and flexible thinking, along with compassion. As they transform from playful children to skilled, self-possessed teenagers, they are always intellectually curious and engaged thinkers. Friends' Central prepares graduates to succeed in college and in life.

Development Associate 

Oversee the daily operation of the Development database, which tracks philanthropic information on all FCS constituents and donors. Manage information system to provide support to the Chief Development Officer and help in all related development functions including event coordination and support.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as the main departmental point person (“superuser”) for the Development database optimizing its use, efficiency and effectiveness for the development activities of Friends’ Central School.

• Gift entry and reconciliation
• Gift Acknowledgement to donors to Friends’ Central in accordance with donor intent, FCS policies, and adherence to the IRS rules and regulations governing contributions to 501(c)(3) organizations
• Administrative support for EITC/OSTC program reporting 
•  Reporting, including monthly progress reports, mailing list creation, moves management
•  Work with Business Office to reconcile giving records and fundraising progress reports
•  Coordinate research of potential and current donors
•  Support stewardship programs
•  Support alumni/ae engagement
•  Event coordination including creation of timelines, invitations, nametags, etc.; engaging caterers; conducting walkthroughs; managing av/tech needs and vendors
•  Office management and other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred 
• Excellent technology skills including 2-4 years database experience
• Attention to detail
• Ability to interact with all segments of the school community
• Tact, discretion and confidentiality

Please apply here.. The application will ask for a resume, cover letter, and three professional references. All applications should be completed by September 30, 2023.

Friends Central School seeks candidates with a commitment to fostering an inclusive learning community who will address issues of diversity, as well as enhance the Philosophy of Inclusivity and Awareness articulated in our Diversity Statement.

About Friends' Central School

Friends’ Central School is an independent, coeducational, college-preparatory, Quaker day school, founded in 1845, serving 800 students in Nursery through grade 12. Located on two campuses in Wynnewood, Pa., Friends’ Central blends a rigorous curriculum with enduring Quaker principles of kindness, compassion, and generosity of spirit to create a solid foundation for a future of opportunity and success. Students at Friends’ Central School are taught to think critically and creatively, and they learn the value of good character and strong work ethic to develop into active and engaged citizens. Friends’ Central seeks candidates who will enhance the philosophy of inclusivity and awareness articulated in our Diversity Statement.

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