Director of Advancement
- Employer
- Randolph-Macon Academy
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Closing date
- May 15, 2021
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- Position Type
- Executive, Fundraising, Alumni Affairs, Annual Fund, Capital Campaigns, Donor Relations, Fundraising Administration, Major Gifts, Planned Giving, Prospect Research, Other Fundraising, Special Events, Programs, Community Outreach, Grant Administration, Program Administration and Management
- Fields
- Education
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Randolph-Macon Academy, founded in 1892, is a college-preparatory, coeducational boarding school for students in grades 6 through 12. Students in grades 9-12 participate in R-MA’s 91st Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC), and have the opportunity to fly in a unique flight program. R-MA is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and is located in Front Royal, VA.
Position Overview: Randolph-Macon Academy is seeking a dynamic Director for Advancement who will be responsible for fundraising in support of the Academy’s mission and advancement of the Academy’s relationships with constituents.
Position Responsibilities:
- Implements a comprehensive development plan including strategic initiatives, budget and staffing
- Strategic planning and execution of advancement activities – capital campaigns, endowments and scholarships, major gifts, annual giving, planned giving and grant writing
- Manages and oversees donor relations including managing goals for visits and outcomes
- Implements best practices in areas of gift processing, data management, and donor relations
- Designs, coordinates, executes and oversees several major events at the Academy (Homecoming, Alumni Relation events, etc)
- Manages prospect research and cultivation initiatives
- Manages the planned giving program and the outcomes of that program
- Oversees management of gift processing and donor acknowledgements
- Serves as Academy representative to the Board of Trustees Governance and Finance Committees
Position Qualifications:
- Proven track record of fundraising success
- Proven ability to personally cultivate, solicit, and steward donors
- Strategic thinker
- Working knowledge of development best practices, trends and tools
- Excellent communicator with ability to produce ideas, communicate them, make recommendations and positively influence the outcome
- Strong interpersonal and networking skills
- Strong leadership, management and supervisory skills
- Ability to exercise sound judgement
- Proven ability to establish solid positive working relationships with all constituents
- Ability to balance multiple projects with varying degrees of priority
- Experience with producing budgets and tracking fundraising gifts
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of proprietary and confidential information with the highest ethical standards and meticulous attention to detail
- Bachelors or Master’s degree in related field
- Minimum of 5+ years of increasing responsibility in non-profit fundraising
- Prefer private school experience; Military background is a plus; Certified Fundraising Executive preferred
- Must be willing to travel extensively
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