Director of Annual Giving & School Fundraising

BASIS.ed; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

401k with partial match

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

BASIS Ed in Scottsdale is seeking a Director of Fundraising to oversee the Annual Teacher Fund and drive participation, donor retention, and revenue across the network.

You will manage campaign calendars, development strategies, school-based coordinators, and donor stewardship while collaborating with Marketing, Finance, and the VP of Development to ensure consistent messaging and strong resulting outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, communications, marketing, education, business, or a related field preferred.
• 4–6 years of experience in fundraising, annual giving, donor relations, nonprofit development, advancement, campaign management, school fundraising, community engagement, or a related field.
• Experience managing annual fund campaigns, donor engagement campaigns, fundraising calendars, stewardship activities, or school/community giving initiatives.
• Experience coordinating staff, volunteers, ambassadors, committee members, or school-based fundraising representatives.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple campaigns, stakeholders, timelines, and deliverables at once.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially for donor-facing and school-facing communications.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Annual Teacher Fund strategy and campaign calendar.
• Develop campaign plans, timelines, goals, messaging needs, donor segments, coordinator tasks, and reporting checkpoints.
• Translate Annual Teacher Fund goals into clear campaign strategies that increase family participation, donor retention, recurring giving, and total revenue.
• Coordinate campaign execution across email, school communications, donor outreach, events, printed materials, giving pages, and stewardship touchpoints.
• Work with the VP of Development to align Annual Teacher Fund strategy with broader development priorities.
• Monitor campaign progress and recommend adjustments based on donor behavior, school participation, campaign performance, and giving trends.
• Ensure Annual Teacher Fund messaging clearly communicates the impact of giving on teacher recruitment, retention, recognition, and school excellence.
• Serve as the primary manager and support partner for school-based Annual Teacher Fund coordinators.
• Onboard new coordinators and provide calendars, toolkits, templates, talking points, timelines, and stewardship guidance.
• Lead coordinator meetings, trainings, check-ins, and campaign briefings.

Skills

Project management

Donor relations

Communication skills

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, communications, marketing, education, business, or a related field

Tools

Salesforce

Click & Pledge

Nonprofit Success Pack

HubSpot

Job description

BASIS Ed in Scottsdale is seeking a Director of Fundraising to oversee the Annual Teacher Fund and drive participation, donor retention, and revenue across the network.

You will manage campaign calendars, development strategies, school-based coordinators, and donor stewardship while collaborating with Marketing, Finance, and the VP of Development to ensure consistent messaging and strong resulting outcomes.