Alumni Relations Manager – Fundraising & Engagement (Travel 25%)

Notre Dame High School, San Jose; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Notre Dame High School, San Jose invites a fundraising professional to lead Alum Relations and Alumni Giving. You will cultivate major alum donors, coordinate with the Executive Director of Advancement, and drive data-driven campaigns to increase engagement and support.

Key duties include portfolio stewardship, planning events, communications to alumni, and partnering with classes from 1980 to present. Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, proven donor fundraising experience, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and other office apps (Google Workspace, CMS).
• Donor database knowledge and fundraising experience.
• 2 years of development experience with successful solicitations.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to interact with diverse groups.
• Willingness to fundraise and work some weekends/evenings.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, cultivates, and stewards a portfolio of major alum donors and prospects to solicit for campaigns and scholarship giving programs.
• Serves as the lead staff liaison to the alum community; focuses on classes of 1980 to present.
• Monitors program performance by conducting regular audits and high-level analysis, and providing an annual performance report on alum giving year-over-year.
• Works with the Executive Director of Advancement to determine strategy to target and increase alum giving.
• Builds and enhances the alum program to promote engagement through volunteering, attending events, giving, or serving as an ND speaker.
• Develops and executes a data-driven communications plan to target alum engagement and giving, including newsletters, emails, appeals, outreach, and social media.
• Strategies how to grow the alum network - reunions, career programs, events, and volunteer opportunities.
• Partners with the events team to plan and execute alum events.
• Drive program efforts up to larger alum engagement strategy.

Skills

Donor cultivation

Alumni engagement

Fundraising strategy

Event planning

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google apps

CMS software

Donor database software

Job description

Notre Dame High School, San Jose invites a fundraising professional to lead Alum Relations and Alumni Giving. You will cultivate major alum donors, coordinate with the Executive Director of Advancement, and drive data-driven campaigns to increase engagement and support.

Key duties include portfolio stewardship, planning events, communications to alumni, and partnering with classes from 1980 to present. Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, proven donor fundraising experience, and