Careers

JOB SUMMARY: 

Working as a member of the 4-person Development Office, the Annual Giving Manager is responsible for leading and implementing a $600,000+ annual giving program. The manager focuses on cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding trustees, parents, alumnae, grandparents, past parents, and former trustees. The Annual Giving Manager is responsible for processing gifts to the Forest Ridge Fund, assisting with the Parent Guardian Association (PGA) and engaging all constituents in support of the School.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Develop an effective yearly strategy to achieve annual giving goals
• Analyze constituency to determine appropriate segmentation
• Target constituents using giving history as well as information provided by the Director of Advancement
• Design, write, and implement annual giving solicitations
• Supervise mail, email, phone, text, and social media solicitation processes
• Oversee #WeAreFR Days of Giving, including video production, all mail and email solicitations, and social media outreach
• Produces donor acknowledgement letters, assists as needed with entering data or proofing batch reports and assists with accuracy in record keeping as needed
• In collaboration with the Director of Advancement:
  • Conduct face-to-face solicitations/visits with constituents
  • Recruit, train, and support annual giving volunteers
  • Prepare and facilitate volunteer meetings, training sessions, and phonathons
  • Build relationships with prospects with the goals of strengthening their affiliation with and support of the school
  • Record visits through use of contact reports and document all activity in the database
• Supervise gift entry process to ensure accuracy and proper coordination with the Business Office
• Develop, compose, and manage gift acknowledgements
• Acknowledge all Annual Fund gifts
• Generate and proofread data for appropriate sections of the Annual Report
• Develop and implement appropriate and beneficial stewardship strategies
• Coordinate cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities for leadership annual giving ($3,000) prospects, collaborating with the Director of Advancement
• Manage and regularly update content of the annual giving section of the school’s website

Specific Skills:

In order to embrace the mission of the school and be successful in the position, the Annual Giving Manager must possess and exhibit the following skills:

• Familiarity with and endorsement of the School’s mission, culture, and values
• Personal and professional integrity as well as respect for the confidentiality of colleagues and constituents
• Self-motivation, flexibility, problem-solving, and commitment to innovation
• Cooperation, collegiality, and commitment to teamwork
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Excellent quantity, quality, accuracy, and timeliness of work produced
• Excellent planning, prioritization, organization, multitasking, efficiency, and follow-through in execution of responsibilities
• Dependability, punctuality, and attendance at all required and some optional meetings and events
• Professional appearance and demeanor
• Commitment to professional development and self-improvement
• Proficiency in use of technology: Raiser’s Edge database, Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point), and web editing software
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends
• Ability to travel locally

General Responsibilities:

• Educate constituencies about the importance of supporting the school
• Help to identify prospects and volunteers for capital fundraising effort
• Attend Development Committee meetings when necessary or appropriate
• Delegate appropriate tasks to the Database Administrator
• Manage annual giving budget
• Maintain annual giving program supplies
• Support and staff events run by the Development Office

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university required; Degree in Business Administration, Marketing/Communications or Finance preferred
• 5 years’ professional experience in a variety of roles, including business development, sales, communications and auction/event planning with a proven track record of volunteer recruitment and personnel management required
• Experience managing various functions, often simultaneously required
• 2-3+ years’ experience in fundraising or related work in non-profit or independent schools required
• Experience working with volunteers, faculty and staff required
• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in annual giving or annual fund experience preferred
• Ability to successfully pass both initial and periodic federal, state and local background checks
• Flexibility, maturity, and a good sense of humor

SALARY/BENEFITS: 

Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding employees through a competitive compensation and benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 403(b) plan, supplemental benefits and tuition remission. The salary range of $65,000 - $75,000 is based on education and experience.

TO APPLY: 

Qualified applicants should email a cover letter and resume to Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Attn: Casey O’Rourke, Director of Advancement, at corourke@forestridge.org. This position is open until filled.