Details
Posted: 26-Mar-24
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Alumni Relations
Communications/PR
Development/Fund Raising
Preferred Education:
4 Year Degree
CARNEY SANDOE & ASSOCIATES has been retained by Tandem Friends School located in Charlottesville, Virginia, to conduct a national search for their next Director of Development. |
A unique school with a unique history, Tandem Friends School of Charlottesville, VA is guided by the Quaker principles that define Friends Schools and has three school mottos: kindness and wisdom, creativity and integrity, and freedom with responsibility. Founded in 1970 as an inclusive alternative to the segregation academies that had proliferated in Virginia at that time, Tandem was the first school in the area founded as both coeducational and racially integrated. Over time, Tandem found Quaker schools to be kindred spirits and joined the Friends Council of Education, becoming a Friends School in 1996.
With approximately 250 students and spanning grades 5-12, the school aims to cultivate a school culture in which adolescents feel invested in their school community, feel seen and appreciated, and feel comfortable being their full selves at school. By encouraging the exploration of new activities and experiences and supporting students’ sense of community responsibility and belonging, the school strives to build a challenging and engaging academic experience that feels purposeful to its students.
Director of Development:
The Director of Development is the school’s principal fundraising strategist who works closely with the Head of School, the Board of Trustees, the development team, alumni, community members and volunteers to engage donors, build resources, and enhance the culture of philanthropy at Tandem Friends School. The Director of Development is responsible for designing and implementing multi-year giving, cultivation, stewardship and communications programs that optimize philanthropy in support of the school. The Director of Development serves as the chief fundraiser of the School, manages development department staff, is the primary liaison to the Advancement Committee of the Board of Trustees, and assumes oversight for all aspects of the Development Office. The Director of Development will report to the Head of School and will join a dedicated leadership team collaboratively responsible for shaping the school’s practices, policies, and strategic direction.
Tandem Friends School benefits from a strong enrollment, a dedicated Board of Trustees and the leadership of an effective and established Head of School. The school is poised for significant philanthropic growth, and the Director of Development has the opportunity to lead the school’s fundraising efforts to a new level. Tandem seeks a professional fundraiser who is interested in leading a comprehensive development program at a school with a collaborative culture where administrators are part of the fabric of the school.
Core Responsibilities:
- Develop forward-thinking, strategic priorities and plans to achieve goals and grow all areas of development–annual giving, major giving, capital/endowment giving, events, grants and planned giving.
- Create annual fundraising plans and oversee implementation in all areas of development and in all constituent engagement areas (parents, board, alumni, grandparents, alumni families, etc.).
- Develop and maintain relationships with the whole school community: colleagues, students, parents, grandparents and alumni, and fully participate in the life of the school.
- Recruit, train, support and manage volunteers in philanthropic activities.
- Develop and manage a portfolio of leadership Annual Gift and Major Gift prospects.
- Partner with the Head of School, Director of Major Giving and key volunteers to strategize about donor prospects and craft gift opportunities. Oversee necessary prospect research and summaries. Prepare the Head of School and key volunteers for solicitations.
- Supervise the work of the development and engagement staff including Advancement Associate, Director of Annual Giving and Director of Major Giving.
- Serve as liaison to the Advancement Board Committee and attend Board meetings as directed by the Head of School. Produce development reports for the committee and board.
- Manage departmental budget, act as liaison between development and business office and produce reports, maintain and report data on time, and reconcile monthly to ensure gift and expense records are correct in both offices.
- Engages in cultural fluency work and supports the School's diversity, equity and inclusion values and policies and practices.
- Collaborates with the Marketing and Communications Team and other appropriate colleagues to draft and publish school-wide fundraising communications including, but not limited to, solicitation and campaign materials, alumni newsletters, and an Annual Report.
- Represents Tandem Friends School at local and regional mission-related events.
- Serve as a member of the Leadership Team and Administrative Team and others as needed or directed.
- Other duties as needed and assigned by the Head of School.
For a complete position description, visit Carney Sandoe's website.
Interested candidates contact: Jonathan Ball, Managing Associate, Carney Sandoe & Associates at jball@carneysandoe.com. All inquiries and nominations are kept confidential.
About Carney Sandoe & Associates
Carney, Sandoe & Associates connects great people with great schools.
We are an educational recruitment firm that places teachers, administrators, coaches, and leaders in K-12 private, independent, and like kind (charter, magnet, pilot, merit, boarding) schools across the nation and internationally. Since 1977, we have placed over 33,000 teachers and administrators in independent schools.
Our mission is your success. Backed by decades of institutional knowledge, deep connections with schools, hard data, and a commitment to equity and inclusion, we work to find your next opportunity that fits your needs and goals. We also help prepare you for interviews, campus visits, teaching demos, salary negotiations, and the transition into your new role. And, our highly-personalized job search service is entirely free.
Carney Sandoe is your partner - not just for your current job search, but for every stage of your journey.
Connections working at Carney Sandoe & Associates
https://careers.nais.org/jobs/19921606/director-of-development-tandem-friends-school