Education Foundation Director — Fundraising & Impact

High-School-District-214; Arlington Heights (IL); Vor Ort; USD 92.000 - 115.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The District 214 Education Foundation Executive Director leads fundraising and community engagement to advance student success and lifelong learning across District 214.

As the chief fundraising and liaison for the Foundation, you will supervise staff, steward donors, manage budgets, and collaborate with District 214 leadership to build equity and partnerships that expand educational opportunities.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in nonprofit management, business administration, finance, communications, education, public administration, fundraising/development, or a related field.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in nonprofit management or leadership, fundraising development, community engagement, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience developing and cultivating funding resources, relationships with donors, community partners, business leaders, and other stakeholders.
• Experience working with a nonprofit board, governing board, or volunteer leadership organization preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in all aspects of fundraising strategy including marketing and branding, donor cultivation and stewardship, grant development and management, special events, and philanthropic initiatives.
• Experience managing budgets, financial processes, programs, staff, volunteers, and organizational operations in, or related to, a school district or other educational setting.

Aufgaben

• Sets the strategic planning, vision, and direction of the District 214 Education Foundation, as governed by the Education Foundation Board of Trustees and through collaborative partnership with District 214, shapes, implements, and evaluates organizational goals and objectives.
• Oversees the management of the Education Foundation's day-to-day functions.
• Establishes, manages, and implements fundraising and communication plans.
• Shares information about the District 214 Education Foundation with the broader community through public speaking and print, digital, and social media.
• Serves as the primary liaison and staff for the District 214 Education Foundation Board of Trustees and its committees, including preparing regular activity reports to inform the Trustees of successes, challenges, and the organization's financial health.
• Leads efforts to determine the District 214 Education Foundation's program and funding priorities, aligns the Board and District staff around those priorities, and provides insight on strategies for funding them.
• As governed by the District 214 Education Foundation Board of Trustees, ensures proper stewardship of charitable gifts, and implements sound financial practices with regard to the deposit, management and disbursement of funds.
• Identifies, cultivates, and pursues charitable contributions from existing donors and new giving by individuals, including high net worth individuals, families, businesses, and community partners, both through direct personal interaction and as part of supported team effort of the Education Foundation.
• Facilitates the Education Foundation Board of Trustees' engagement, supporting and guiding their ambassador and fundraising efforts, advising them on mission, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship actions, and helping to prioritize their time spent.
• Identifies and develops relationships with prospective Education Foundation Trustees supported by the Education Foundation Board to create a leadership pipeline for it.
• Works with the Foundation Board Chair to plan and manage quarterly Board meetings. Assists the Education Foundation Board Chair and other executive officers, as needed.
• Coordinates efforts throughout the District with individual departments and schools, booster clubs, parent groups, activity clubs, athletic teams, performance groups, and other organizations to ensure application of appropriate donor relations protocols.
• Collaborates with District leadership to ensure equity is infused in practice, and that the District and the Education Foundation remain at the forefront of efforts to disrupt inequities.
• Performs other duties at the joint direction of the Superintendent (or the Director of Community Engagement and Outreach) and the Education Foundation Board Chair (or Vice Chair).

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Nonprofit fundraising

Donor cultivation

Communication

Board engagement

Budgeting

Project management

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in nonprofit management or related field

Tools

Donor management systems

Jobbeschreibung

The District 214 Education Foundation Executive Director leads fundraising and community engagement to advance student success and lifelong learning across District 214.

As the chief fundraising and liaison for the Foundation, you will supervise staff, steward donors, manage budgets, and collaborate with District 214 leadership to build equity and partnerships that expand educational opportunities.