Director of Development

This job is for you if you: 

• Understand what makes fundraising in an independent school setting unique and deeply worthwhile.
• Know the alignment of vision and mission are essential to a school’s successful fundraising, and such fundraising makes a real difference in the lives of the children, in an inclusive, engaged, collaborative community.
• Are simultaneously bold and practical, ambitious and in-the-trenches, adaptable and adaptive.
• Think across boundaries. You know fundraising isn’t merely about dollars and cents, but also grand vision and soaring aspiration.
• You’re an innovator with a can-do attitude, ready to do whatever it takes to realize some pretty big dreams.
• You love to collaborate, and you’re eager to work with dedicated colleagues to secure the future of a school that is at once rare, inspired, and important.
• Understand what a small shop means; you can work independently, and you’re able to pitch in as needed… however needed.
• Can build authentic relationships. You have the emotional intelligence to help donors see how their time and support will impact children - today, tomorrow, and for the rest of their lives.
• Can work with spreadsheets, analyze numbers, and do prospect research. You know that an accurate database is a friend you can’t live without.
• Find small details as engaging as big-picture strategy and analysis. Your experience has taught you that you need to do both well to be successful.
• Want to be part of a dynamic community that not only teaches character, collaboration and kindness, but actually model these traits daily for the next generation.

Specific responsibilities of the job include:

• Helping develop strategies for leadership giving and solicitation efforts that promote the long-term viability and growth of the school.

• Create, execute, and manage annual giving strategies, communications, and solicitations and grow our current annual fund participation and dollars.

• Organize, produce, and maintain materials and data relating to annual fund and other fundraising campaigns.

• Create and execute special events appropriate to overall annual giving strategies, including the annual Auction.

• Identify funding sources such as grants, in-kind donations, charitable events and other marketing opportunities.

• Create and implement a variety of ways to communicate with alumni and engage them.

• Organize and maintain the alumni database.

• With the school leadership, design and maintain the stewardship and cultivation of all donors and volunteers.

• Nurture and maintain a highly collaborative relationship with the Head of School, the Board Chair, and individual Trustees, supporting them in all their fundraising responsibilities, and accompanying them on donor visits when appropriate.

Does this sound like you? If you are interested, please submit your cover letter, resume, and references to James Carroll at jcarroll@ncrcpreschool.org with DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT in the subject line by March 31, 2021. 

NCRC provides a collaborative approach to preschool education in an environment that nurtures the whole child, fosters partnerships with families, and is committed to the inclusion of children with special needs. A highly trained, multi-disciplinary faculty employs developmentally appropriate practices, supported by ongoing professional development and sound research. Essential to its role as a model of early childhood education is the creation of a diverse, respectful community. Both within and beyond the school community, NCRC seeks opportunities to advocate for all children and their families.

For more information about our school, visit www.ncrcpreschool.org