Greenwich, Connecticut
New York, New York
Wilmington, Delaware
Posted: 08-Jul-24
Location: Reading, Massachusetts
Type: Full Time
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Required Education:
The Director of Annual Giving reports to the Director of Development and is responsible for the strategic design and implementation of Austin Prep’s comprehensive annual giving program, the Austin Prep Fund. The Director leads programs, events, initiatives, and communications aimed at increasing current-use giving and participation while supporting the School’s greater development and campaign goals. The Director develops and implements strategies to maximize philanthropic support of the Austin Prep Fund, including growing unrestricted Annual Fund giving to the $1M level in the next 3-5 years. The Director creates a detailed plan for the Austin Prep Fund that includes approach (direct mail, email, online giving, social media, etc.), segmentation strategy, communications schedule, brief for appeal materials, roles for volunteers, and a detailed plan to educate constituents on the impact of annual giving. The Director oversees all annual giving programs including annual Day of Giving, faculty/staff campaigns, parent class agent program, senior gift, annual fund volunteers, among other activities.
Qualifications: We are looking for someone with 5-7 years of successful direct fundraising experience, event planning, or account management, preferably in an academic setting. The candidate must be an independent and strategic thinker capable of understanding the full scope of an annual fund campaign while seeing individual tasks through to completion. The candidate must be able to multi-task and manage deadlines effectively while working with a high level of integrity and work ethic. The candidate must also work creatively to match donor interests with the school’s priorities and build meaningful relationships with individuals for purposes of cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of gifts to the school.