Associate Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations

Position Summary:

The Associate Director of Development and Annual Giving is responsible for implementing and supporting priority fundraising strategies and campaigns to support and foster a culture of brave learning at The Children’s School. The role plays an integral part on the Advancement team to strengthen parent, alumni, and grandparent communities, in service of engagement, volunteer management and philanthropy.

Essential Job Duties/Responsibilities:

Annual Giving:

• Identifies, cultivates, solicits and stewards annual fund gifts, manages the Georgia Private School Tax Credit program, and serves as a key support to the School’s annual fundraising auction.
• Directly solicits individuals, closes on gifts, ensures follow through on donor acknowledgments.
• Crafts, executes, and manages both broad-based and segmented appeals including direct mail, electronic mail, giving events, and social media oftentimes in partnership with the TCS Communications team.
• Serves as a key liaison between the School and the auction planning committee to ensure success around engagement and financial goals for the annual auction.
• Executes a recognition program that encourages leadership level giving and patterns of sustainable annual gifts.
• Analyzes data and reports on performance of the annual giving program.
• Recruits, retains, and motivates volunteers to assist with achieving fundraising goals.
• Responsible for gift management and gift acknowledgment processes.

Community and Alumni Relations fundraising:

• Responsible for engaging alumni in activities, leadership, and programs, and enhancing the relationship between alumni and the School in service of connection and fundraising.
• Oversees alumni events and volunteer opportunities.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree preferred plus 3-5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in fundraising, preferably in an educational setting. Demonstrated success with volunteer management initiatives. 

Dedication and passion for the mission of the School. Strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to maintain a high level of poise, professionalism, and confidentiality in all circumstances with a wide range of constituents. Detail-oriented, with strong organizational, analytical and planning skills, along with financial and technical aptitude. Ability to initiate and build relationships with prospective donors. Experience working with donor databases (Axiom and Veracross are a plus) and volunteer management systems preferred. Possesses an entrepreneurial mindset. Volunteer management experience preferred.