Carney, Sandoe & Associates, an educational recruitment firm, has been retained by The Branson School, located in Ross, California and is seeking a Director of Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy.
The Branson School is a coeducational, college-preparatory day school of 320 students, grades 9-12, located in Marin County, California. Branson is an ever-evolving educational community that challenges and supports students as they grow into confident, thoughtful, ethical people. Branson encourages students to be brave in whatever they do – in the classroom, on the field, on stage, in the community, even with their peers. The faculty values collaboration, continual growth and improvement, reflection, and student-centered teaching.
The Director of Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy reports to the Chief Advancement Officer and is responsible for the creation, planning and implementation of programs to increase alumni financial support of and engagement with Branson. The Director of Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy is a critical part of the school’s fundraising team and has primary responsibility for securing capital, planned, and annual gifts from high-capacity alumni.
Requirements
- Create, implement, and evaluate an annual plan that promotes alumni philanthropic support and engagement through innovative programming and thoughtful fundraising, event, and communication strategies
- Maintain a portfolio of 80 capital and planned giving prospects and participate as an integral member of the school’s major gifts team in furtherance of the school’s $85 million World Ready Campaign
- Regularly hold discovery discussions with alumni who have the potential to be significant donors
- Actively identify and qualify alumni prospects for gifts at all levels
- Plan, execute and manage the annual Alumni Day of Giving
- Plan and execute all alumni events
- Evaluate and reimagine programmatic aspects of the Alumni Relations program routinely by gathering and analyzing feedback and data and analyzing trends
- Expand alumni engagement by regularly identifying and recruiting volunteers
- Ensure accurate and complete alumni records in Raiser’s Edge. Collaborate with Advancement Database Manager to capture contact, biographical and career information of alumni. Save all pertinent email correspondence and visit/call notes to alumni records
- Establish and build meaningful relationships with a diverse range of alumni. Maintain direct contact with alumni via phone calls, electronic meetings, visits, and correspondence
- Manage other tasks as needed that support overarching objectives of the position
- Along with other members of the Advancement Office, provide support for department and school initiatives and events
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Three or more years of major gifts experience, preferably in an independent school or higher education setting
- Knowledge of financial planning, tax and charitable gift laws, and planned giving preferred
- Proven capacity to build rapport across diverse stakeholder groups
- Strong ability to juggle long-range strategic planning while prioritizing and completing multiple tasks simultaneously
- Demonstrated capacity to operate in fast paced, varied work environment that includes high volume responsibility and atypical or unpredictable hours and tasks
- Outstanding organizational, written, oral, and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to travel as necessary
- Strong work ethic, high level of integrity, and ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and tact
- Proficient technical skills, including Microsoft Office suite and Google online platform; experience with Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge/NST, EverTrue or Ovrture software a plus
- The desire to be involved in various aspects of life at an independent school
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Able to move around and across campus.
Potential Benefits: Compensation and benefit packages are competitive but will differ by school and will typically depend on geographic location, your experience, and your level of degree.
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- Industry
- Primary/Secondary Education
- Employment Type
- Full-time
- Job Functions
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $86,348.05 - $120,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Professional development assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Ability to Relocate:
- Ross, CA: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person