Advancement Services Manager - SCH Academy

Adair McCune

Essential Functions:

Database and Office Management:

• Manages, oversees, and maintains all information contained in Raiser's Edge database.
• Conducts regular audits to ensure data integrity and quality.
• Documents best practices and enforces protocol for data entry to ensure accurate donor data.
• Inputs and acknowledges all gifts and maintains records of acknowledgment letters.
• Generates database reports and campaign and annual gift tracking and analysis for development staff and the Board of Trustees.
• Organizes and manages campaign and annual giving pipelines in Raiser's Edge.
• Supports all direct mailing.
• Generates capital campaign pledge reminders, tracks pledge payments, and follows up on outstanding pledge cards.
• Pulls and organizes donor lists for the Annual Report.
• Compiles data for annual survey requests.
• Maintains all related financial materials, ensuring that all gift acceptance and management policies and procedures are followed with care.
• Prepares written materials, including correspondence, solicitation and proposal materials, acknowledgments, regular communications, and management reports.
• Maintains positive working relationships with the business office, communications team, and data team.
• Acts as an office manager: order supplies, maintains storage spaces, and assists with general administrative tasks as needed.
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Development or her designate.

Prospect Research:

• Uncovers new donors through prospect research methods such as data screening and analysis of external wealth information sources.
• Develops and communicates prospect research, management, and lead information to appropriate frontline fundraisers.
• Authors and edits prospect research manuals, reports, and other documents as needed.

Donor Engagement and Events:

• Supports scholarship reporting, including maintaining scholarship spreadsheet and writing annual reports to all scholarship donors and Foundations.
• Supports school events, including donor cultivation events, stewardship events, and other events as determined by the Director of Development.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• Non-profit fundraising experience preferred.
• Experience with database management (and willingness and ability to learn Raiser's Edge).
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and the Google Suite.
• Exceptional people skills with attention to customer service.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to use and analyze data to drive decision making.
• Results-oriented growth mindset with a commitment to professional development and self-improvement.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently with a diverse team.
• Demonstrated sensitivity, knowledge, and understanding of the diverse backgrounds of community. members with a continuous focus on healthy relationship building.
• Demonstrated deep understanding of cultural competency skills and enthusiasm for issues of diversity, inclusivity, and multiculturalism.

Application Procedure

Interested candidates, please e-mail a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references to careers@sch.org.

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.