VP of Advancement

Archdiocese of St. Louis; Missouri; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation (TTEF), under the Archdiocese of St. Louis, seeks a Vice President of Advancement.

The role leads the advancement team, develops strategy, and builds donor relationships to reach annual fundraising goals across individuals, corporations, foundations, and tax credit programs. The VP will manage a 75–100 donor portfolio, drive donor cultivation, and ensure data-driven decisions using Raiser's Edge NXT, while collaborating with the Executive Director and

Qualifications

• Seven-plus years of progressive advancement experience, including success securing five- and six-figure gifts.
• Experience developing philanthropic programs and tax credit fundraising programs.
• Proficiency with Raiser's Edge NXT or similar CRM and pipeline reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the advancement team and develop the multi-year fundraising plan.
• Personally cultivate, solicit, and steward major donors and corporate partners to meet annual goals.
• Oversee donor strategy, portfolio management, and data reporting to guide decisions.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor relations

Strategic planning

Leadership

Communication

Data analytics

Tools

Raiser's Edge NXT

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The Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation (TTEF) - following Jesus Christ's example of serving those in need - makes a quality elementary education accessible to all children, regardless of faith, by providing need-based scholarships to attend faith-based and other private elementary schools throughout the footprint of the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

Job Summary

Our Mission

The Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation (TTEF) - following Jesus Christ's example of serving those in need - makes a quality elementary education accessible to all children, regardless of faith, by providing need-based scholarships to attend faith-based and other private elementary schools throughout the footprint of the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

The Position

The Vice President of Advancement (VP) is a member of the TTEF leadership team, reports to the Executive Director, and leads the advancement team within the organization. Serving as a key partner to the Executive Director, the VP is both a strategist and a frontline fundraiser: this leader builds the advancement plan, carries a personal portfolio of the foundation's significant donor relationships, and develops the team and systems that sustain giving over time.

The Vice President of Advancement is accountable for leading the Foundation's advancement program and achieving annual fundraising goals across individual, corporate, foundation, and state and federal tax credit programs. This individual will strengthen the long-term health of the donor pipeline through retention, portfolio growth, and increased philanthropic investment.

• Strategic Leadership: Develop, implement, and refine a multi-year advancement strategy aligned with the Foundation's strategic priorities, leveraging data and fundraising insights to provide recommendations to the Executive Director and Board of Directors.
• Organizational Leadership: Build and retain a high-performing advancement team, serve as staff liaison to the Advancement Committee of the Board of Directors, and represent the Foundation with donors, volunteers, and community partners.
• Fundraising Leadership: Personally cultivate, solicit, and steward major donors, corporate partners, foundations, and state and federal tax credit supporters, ensuring disciplined pipeline management across the donor base.

Job Responsibilities

Fundraising and Portfolio Management

• Personally manage a portfolio of 75-100 donors and prospects, including individuals, corporations, and tax credit supporters, consisting of current leadership and major donors and high-capacity prospects with an emphasis on cultivating and soliciting gifts of $25,000 and above.
• Grow participation in Missouri and federal tax credit scholarship programs as a distinct revenue channel, educating stakeholders, businesses, and advisors on the opportunity.
• Secure corporate sponsorships, including Gala sponsorships, as part of an integrated corporate giving strategy rather than as standalone event revenue.

Donor Strategy and Stewardship

• Design, implement, and oversee a comprehensive donor cultivation and stewardship strategy, establishing a disciplined portfolio management system that guides the identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors across the advancement program.
• Build personalized engagement and stewardship plans that create sustainable, multi-year donor relationships, with success measured by retention rate, upgrade rate, and lifetime giving.
• Ensure accurate and timely donor data and reporting in Raiser's Edge NXT, using analytics to prioritize fundraising opportunities, measure performance, and drive strategic decisions.

Leadership and Accountability

• Lead, coach, and develop advancement team members, with accountability for the team's results, professional growth, and retention.
• Develop individual goals and portfolios for each team member, review pipeline and performance, and report results against goals to the Executive Director and Board.
• Serve as liaison to the Advancement Committee of the Board: set agendas with the committee chair, equip board members to open doors and make asks, and report progress against the advancement plan.

Job Requirements

• Seven-plus years of progressive advancement experience, including demonstrated success securing five- and six-figure gifts and leading fundraising teams.
• Experience developing philanthropic programs and working with state or federal tax credit programs, or a demonstrated ability to master a technical giving vehicle quickly.
• Proficiency with Raiser's Edge NXT or a comparable CRM, including pipeline reporting.
• Willingness to work occasional evening and weekend hours for donor events and board meetings.
• Relationship builder: Builds trust quickly and sustains authentic relationships with donors, board members, and colleagues.
• Strategic thinker: Translates mission into a fundable strategy and adjusts based on data and donor feedback.
• Accountable results: Sets clear goals, tracks progress openly and owns outcomes for self and team.
• Coach and developer of talent: Develops people, delegates ownership, and celebrates team wins.
• Compelling communicator: Communicates the foundation's story with clarity and conviction, in writing and in person, to audiences from individual donors to corporations and foundations.
• Mission alignment: Genuine affinity for providing children a pathway to a brighter future through faith-based educational opportunity.

The Archdiocese of St. Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital, parental, veteran or disability status.
Pre-Employment ScreeningAll candidates receiving an employment offer must submit a pre-employment screening. The screening will include criminal background check, Family Care Safety Registration, drug screen, employment and educational licensure/certification verification, health screening, and any other screenings deemed necessary for employment. Any offer would be contingent upon successful completion of any required screening.

Our Mission

We are a unique community - diverse in our talent, but unified in our drive to create together, face challenges together and grow together. Our values push us to empower, propel and inspire new ways of turning possibilities into realities. Our competencies define the behaviors that guide who we are, how we are inspired and how we inspire of others to succeed.

Work/life balance is so important to the archdiocese. After all, our business is about making life easier and better—and we want that for you and your career just as much as our consumers and their day-to-day lives. That’s why we offer flexible working times, remote working options, generous paid vacation increasing with service, and personal leaves of absence.

As well as being able to make the most of life at home, you’ll also be able to contribute to the Archdiocese sponsored volunteer events. You can discover more about who we're working with near you, and you can always ask us more about this at events and interviews—we love to see how passionate our people are about giving back.