GPS Foundation Executive Director

Gretna Public Schools; Gretna (NE); On-site; USD 95,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Gretna Public Schools Foundation seeks an Executive Director to provide strategic leadership, build relationships, and secure resources for district initiatives and Gretna Kids Connection. The role requires nonprofit leadership, fundraising experience, and strong financial stewardship.

You will work with the Foundation Board, district partners, alumni, and the community with a focus on accountability and impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; relevant professional and leadership experience will also be considered.
• Leadership experience in nonprofit management, fundraising, community engagement, education, business, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and inspire financial and community support.
• Experience working effectively with boards, committees, volunteers, and community stakeholders.
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, analysis, and reporting.
• Experience leading and developing employees.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong strategic planning, organization, and time-management abilities.
• High professionalism, integrity, judgment, and accountability.
• Knowledge of public education or before- and after-school programming is a plus.
• Comfort with donor-management/CRM systems.

Responsibilities

• The Executive Director is the Foundation’s chief executive and primary public ambassador, providing strategic leadership and building relationships, resources, systems, and accountability for long-term success.
• Works closely with the Board, school leadership, donors, businesses, civic leaders, families, alumni, volunteers, and community partners; oversees Gretna Kids Connection.
• Develops and implements fundraising strategies and cultivates donors, sponsors, grants, and events to support programs and initiatives.
• Leads organizational governance, board partnerships, reporting, and policy development; supports board recruitment and engagement.

Skills

Leadership experience

Fundraising

Community engagement

Financial acumen

People management

Communication skills

Strategic planning

Board collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

GPS Foundation Executive Director

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Job Details

Job ID: 5957460

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Oct 12, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Gretna Public Schools Foundation

ExecutiveDirector Job Description

It is the policy of Gretna Public Schools Foundation to not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, or other protected status in its educational programs, admission policies, employment policies or other administered programs. Persons requiring accommodations to apply and/or be considered for positions are asked to make their request to the Superintendent.

Job Title: Gretna Public Schools Foundation Executive Director

Education Level and Certification: Bachelor’s degree preferred; relevant professional and leadership experience will also be considered.

Reports To: Foundation Board of Directors

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; relevant professional and leadership experience will also be considered.
• Leadership experience in nonprofit management, fundraising, community engagement, education, business, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and inspire financial and community support.
• Experience working effectively with boards, committees, volunteers, and community stakeholders.
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, analysis, and reporting.
• Experience leading and developing employees.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong strategic planning, organization, and time-management abilities.
• High professionalism, integrity, judgment, and accountability.
• Knowledge of public education or before- and after-school programming is a plus.
• Comfort with standard office technology and donor-management/CRM systems.

Performance Responsibilities:

The Executive Director is the Foundation’s chief executive and primary public ambassador. The role provides strategic leadership while building the relationships, resources, systems, and accountability needed for long-term success.

The Executive Director works closely with the Board, school leadership, donors, businesses, civic leaders, families, alumni, volunteers, and community partners. The position also provides operational leadership for Gretna Kids Connection, the district’s before- and after-school program.

Job Tasks:

Fundraising & Community Engagement

• Develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy.
• Cultivate and steward individual donors, businesses, community leaders, alumni, and partners.
• Expand corporate partnerships, sponsorships, grants, individual giving, recurring gifts, major and planned gifts, events, and other revenue opportunities.
• Serve as the Foundation’s visible ambassador and communicate its mission, programs, and impact.
• Build and maintain an alumni database and create opportunities for continued connection and support.

Organizational Leadership & Board Partnership

• Lead in alignment with the mission, strategic priorities, and Board policies.
• Serve as the Board’s primary strategic partner and liaison.
• Prepare and facilitate Board and committee meetings, materials, reporting, and follow-up.
• Support Board recruitment, orientation, engagement, fundraising, and community representation.

Financial Stewardship & Sustainability

• Develop and responsibly manage annual operating budgets.
• Provide regular financial reporting and identify opportunities to strengthen sustainability.
• Safeguard donor and organizational resources and oversee contracts, agreements, and financial commitments.
• Work toward unrestricted reserves equal to three to six months of operating expenses.

Operations, People & Programs

• Oversee day-to-day Foundation operations and Gretna Kids Connection.
• Hire, develop, and lead staff in a collaborative and accountable culture.
• Maintain effective policies, processes, financial controls, CRM practices, and technology.
• Evaluate program effectiveness, sustainability, and mission alignment before expansion.

FLSA Status: Exempt.

Executive exemption: The primary duty of the employee is the management of a department or subdivision. The employee customarily and regularly directs the work of two or more other employees and has authority to hire or fire other employees or the employee’s recommendations as to hiring, firing, promotion or other change of status of other employees are given particular weight.

Essential Functions: The essential functions of the Executive Director position include: (1) regular, dependable in-person attendance on the job; (2) the ability to perform the identified tasks and to possess and utilize the identified knowledge, skills, and abilities and to perform the identified work activities; and (3) the ability to perform the following identified physical requirements:

Physical Requirements

ExecutiveDirector

E = Essential

NE = Non-Essential

NE

NE

E

E

E

Stamina

1. Sitting

X

2. Walking

X

3. Standing

X

4. Sprinting/Running

X

Flexibility

5. Bending or twisting at the neck more than the average person

X

6. Bending or twisting at the trunk more than the average person

X

7. Squatting/Stooping/Kneeling

X

8. Reaching above the head

X

9. Reaching forward

X

10. Repeating the same hand, arm or finger motion many times (For example: typing, data entry, etc.)

X

Activities

11. Climbing (on ladders, into large trucks/vehicles, etc.)

X

12. Hand/grip strength

X

13. Driving on the job

X

14. Typing non-stop

X

Use of Arms and Hands

15. Manual dexterity (using a wrench or screwing a lid on a jar)

X

16. Finger dexterity (typing or putting a nut on a bolt)

X

Lifting Requirements

17. Lifting up to 10 pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist

X

Waist to shoulder

X

Shoulder to overhead

X

18. Lifting 11 to 25 pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist

X

Waist to shoulder

X

Shoulder to overhead

X

19. Lifting 26 to 50 pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist

X

Waist to shoulder

X

Shoulder to overhead

X

20. Lifting 51 to 75 pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist

X

Waist to shoulder

X

Shoulder to overhead

X

21. Lifting 76 plus pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist

X

Waist to shoulder

X

Shoulder to overhead

X

22. Can load/items weighing over 50 pounds that are lifted or carried be shared, or reduced into smaller loads?

X

Pushing/Pulling

23. 25 to 50 pounds

X

24. 51 to 75 pounds

X

25. 76 to 90 pounds

X

26. Over 90 pounds

X

Carrying

27. 10 to 25 pounds

X

28. 26 to 50 pounds

X

29. 51 to 75 pounds

X

30. 76 to 90 pounds

X

31. Over 90 pounds

X

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $95,000 to $116,000 Per Year

Job Requirements

• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Robbie Strong , Foundation Board Member
• District Wide
• Email: [e-mail]

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