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Development Director

Christian Academy School System

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Louisville, Kentucky
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Christian Academy

School System

Position: Development Director

Job Description

Scope

The Development Director is a lead fundraising professional for the Christian Academy School System. This position is full-time, year-round, and accountable for strategically designing and executing a personal solicitation program targeted at securing philanthropic support for the school’s mission and vision, working with the Development team.

Qualifications

The Development Director shall possess characteristics that reflect:

  • A strong, clear Christian testimony with a mature, godly spirit
  • A daily example of the highest Christian virtue both in and out of school
  • A commitment to faithful attendance and support of a church whose beliefs are in agreement with the Statement of Faith
  • Agreement and belief that The Bible is the final authority concerning truth, morality, and the proper conduct of mankind

The Development Director shall possess:

  • A Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in nonprofit management, business management, or equivalent
  • 2+ years professional experience with nonprofit or fundraising organizations preferred
  • A minimum of five years of professional fundraising experience with demonstrated results
  • Previous experience in designing and managing development programs and strategies
  • Experience with developing and maintaining productive relationships with board members, donors, parents, administrators, and faculty
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Natural inclination to initiate and nurture relationships
  • Grant writing and research experience
  • Ability to work as a leader and as part of a team
  • Experience with Raiser’s Edge or other donor database
  • Proven ability to ask for funds either individually or in group settings
  • Proactivity, personal accountability, discernment, and the ability to collaborate effectively to accomplish department and system goals.

Responsibilities

  • Create, inspire, and maintain donor interest, loyalty, enthusiasm, and engagement
  • Meet annual and long-term fundraising goals for the Annual Fund, Capital Campaign, and other campaigns
  • Oversee and direct fundraising activities, including annual giving, capital campaigns, special projects, and other ancillary group school-related solicitations (including PTO, athletics, fine arts, and missions)
  • Identify, cultivate, solicit, and close donations to the school
  • Exhibit and promote a comprehensive understanding of the philanthropic priorities of the school, effectively matching the specific interests of donor prospects to the needs of the school
  • Assist in the design, implementation, and management of all fundraising activities, including annual giving, endowments, capital campaigns, special projects, and other school-related solicitation
  • Identify, cultivate, solicit, and close major and planned gift prospects, focusing primarily on the $10,000 level and above, and with a primary focus on individuals
  • Meet annual fund development goals and metrics as developed by school leadership. These goals include a specified number of weekly meetings with qualified donor prospects and a set number of formal solicitations, as well as dollars raised and donor participation goals
  • Develop and implement a Planned Giving program, including identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and closing planned gifts
  • Build and maintain ongoing positive relationships with giving prospects
  • Supervise donor and gift record-keeping
  • Coordinate development research activities
  • Attend school-wide events as appropriate to meet with donors and potential donors
  • Work closely with the System Development office to foster effective campus-level and system-wide development efforts
  • Assist in all Development activities as needed

Outcomes

  • Assure excellent stewardship of God’s resources in time, talent, and treasure
  • Create new one, three and five year plans to achieve desired development/fundraising outcomes each year
  • Increase gifts and donations for established fundraising efforts, such as the Annual Fund and Capital Campaigns
  • Enhance relationships with donors, corporations, foundations, and friends of the school to cultivate ongoing and new gifts

Reporting Relationship:

This position reports directly to the Director of Development.

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