Overview
Director of Annual Giving Jobs in Dallas, Texas, USA at Stjohnsschool
About St. John’s Episcopal School:
St. John’s is an independent, coeducational Episcopal school serving approximately 500 students in grades preschool through eighth. Located in a park-like setting on 10 acres in East Dallas, the School offers its employees and students a supportive esprit de corps fueled by a common mission – one dedicated to a program of academic excellence designed to train the mind, strengthen the character, and enrich the spirit of each student in a Christian environment.
We think of St. John’s not just as a school but also as a very special kind of community. We seek to employ people who – regardless of the role they play in the School – understand that they impact the lives of our students, families, and colleagues. The St. John’s Code calls us to model honesty and respectfulness in our relationships, responsibility in the performance of our assignments and a caring attitude that extends to all members of our community.
Position Description:
Reporting to the ChiefAdvancementOfficer, the Director of Annual Giving is adynamicrepresentative of the School responsible for ensuring successful implementation of St. John’s strategy for achieving annual giving goals with all constituents.
Key Accountabilities:
Devises an annual operating plan for achievement of the Annual Fund and restricted operating annual giving goals including the Grade Class Gift, Lionhearted Fund, and Corporate Giving initiatives.
Oversees annual giving targeting, segmentation, solicitation, acknowledgement, andrecognition.
Authors annual giving solicitations and acknowledgements.
Recruits, trains, and manages annual giving volunteers.
In partnership with the Director ofAdvancementServices and Special Programs:
Manages the recording of annual giving appeals.
Ensures the timely and accurate entry and acknowledgement of annual giving contributions.
Prepares and analyzes regular reports on progress toward annual giving goals and uses them to inform and/or adapt strategy and tactics.
Devises, articulates, and ensures consistentcommunicationof the annual giving case for support.
Cultivates and stewards annual giving donors and prospects and educates all St. John’s Episcopal constituents about the case for supporting the School.
Develops, manages, and orchestrates stewardship ofleadershipannual giving donors.
In partnership with the Director of Engagement:
Develops and implements methods of educating constituents through programs and events about the School’s need and desire for philanthropic support.
Ensures corporate giving constituents are recognized for their level of sponsor ships.
Identifies constituents for potential addition to the major and/or planned gifts pipeline.
Manages a personal portfolio of 30leadershipdonors and donor prospects capable of making gifts of $25,000 and above.
Conducts no fewer than 45 individual cultivation and stewardship meetings per year.
Leads strategy for annual giving solicitation of managed prospects and personally solicits all or some managed prospects.
Documents all work with prospects accurately and quickly in theadvancementdatabase, in accordance withAdvancementoffice protocols.
Collaborates withAdvancementstaff colleagues to ensure the effective development of strong relationships between constituents and the School,educationof constituents about why philanthropic support is necessary and warranted, andcommunicationof the School’sappreciationfor and impact of contributions …
Title: Director of Annual Giving
Company: Stjohnsschool
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
Category: Non-Profit, Management
