Director of Development and Community Engagement

Strategy and Leadership

• Manage Coordinator for Community Engagement and the Coordinator for Development, ensuring that their work effectively supports department goals and activities
• Ensure that the School’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is reflected in fundraising efforts
• Ensure alignment across functions to support overall goals for revenue from enrollment, annual contributions, capital, and major gifts
• Articulate the School’s mission, vision, and values, with an emphasis on how unrestricted giving supports and impacts the School’s long-term sustainability
• Set annual performance metrics for the team, in coordination with the Board of Directors and Development Committee, including goals and objectives that are both shared and held by individuals
• Participate in the school’s annual budget process and manage the development department budget
• Collaborate closely with the Office of Admissions to ensure alignment across development, enrollment, marketing, and communications efforts – including the cultivation of prospective and current families, integration of messaging, and shared stewardship strategies
• Actively seek to improve professional skills, knowledge, and understanding of the School

Fundraising and Development

• Set direction for development goals and strategies, in conjunction with the Development Committee, including a multi-year development plan to increase overall giving statistics (both participation and money raised)
• Cultivate strong relationships with parents, community partners, and extended community (alumni, alumni families, and grandparents), leveraging staff, board, and committee members as needed
• Oversee all aspects of the gift cycle and ensure best-in-class gift acknowledgement processes, including the storage and protection of donor data and confidentiality 
• Serve as an ambassador for MCWS through interactions with donors, prospects, school constituents, and community members, and promote philanthropy at all levels of the school community
• Oversee the day-to-day operations and execution of development activities for the School
• Solicit and engage donors by sharing compelling information, building trust, and partnering with colleagues 
• Work strategically with volunteers to encourage them to identify new donors, cultivate donors, and selectively solicit donors and prospects
• Promptly track plans and outreach in the constituent relationship management software to ensure transparency and effectiveness
• Develop and implement a major donor program
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date community and donor information and data to inform decisions and support fundraising tactics
• Help expand the prospect pool through relationship building and data-informed research
• Effectively communicate development opportunities and integrate messaging in MCWS publications: case for support, grant proposals, newsletters, the annual report, etc

Community Engagement

• Design and implement an alumni relations program with clear goals to strengthen engagement
• Help select and plan events related to the engagement of the entire community, as well as those for the cultivation, solicitation, and/or stewardship of major gift prospects
• Participate in, and identify new opportunities to make connections and build community
• Engage with the School’s Parent Association, providing input and/or support for key activities or events