About St. John’s Episcopal School:  

St. John’s is an independent, coeducational Episcopal school serving approximately 500 students in grades preschool through eighth. Located in a park-like setting on 10 acres in East Dallas, the School offers its employees and students a supportive esprit de corps fueled by a common mission – one dedicated to a program of academic excellence designed to train the mind, strengthen the character, and enrich the spirit of each student in a Christian environment. We think of St. John’s not just as a school but also as a very special kind of community. We seek to employ people who – regardless of the role they play in the School – understand that they impact the lives of our students, families, and colleagues. The St. John’s Code calls us to model honesty and respectfulness in our relationships, responsibility in the performance of our assignments and a caring attitude that extends to all members of our community. 

 Position Description:  

Reporting to the Chief Advancement Officer, the Director of Annual Giving is a dynamic representative of the School responsible for ensuring successful implementation of St. John’s strategy for achieving annual giving goals with all constituents.  

 Key Accountabilities: 

Devises an annual operating plan for achievement of the Annual Fund and restricted operating annual giving goals including the Grade Class Gift, Lionhearted Fund, and Corporate Giving initiatives  

   Oversees annual giving targeting, segmentation, solicitation, acknowledgement, and recognition 

   Authors annual giving solicitations and acknowledgements 

   Recruits, trains, and manages annual giving volunteers 

In partnership with the Director of Advancement Services and Special Programs:  

   Manages the recording of annual giving appeals 

   Ensures the timely and accurate entry and acknowledgement of annual giving contributions 

   Prepares and analyzes regular reports on progress toward annual giving goals and uses them to inform and/or adapt strategy         and tactics 

   Devises, articulates, and ensures consistent communication of the annual giving case for support 

   Cultivates and stewards annual giving donors and prospects and educates all St. John’s Episcopal constituents about the case          for supporting the School 

   Develops, manages, and orchestrates stewardship of leadership annual giving donors 

   In partnership with the Director of Engagement: 

   Develops and implements methods of educating constituents through programs and events about the School’s need and desire        for philanthropic support 

   Ensures corporate giving constituents are recognized for their level of sponsorships  

   Identifies constituents for potential addition to the major and/or planned gifts pipeline 

   Manages a personal portfolio of 30 leadership donors and donor prospects capable of making gifts of $25,000 and above. 

   Conducts no fewer than 45 individual cultivation and stewardship meetings per year 

   Leads strategy for annual giving solicitation of managed prospects and personally solicits all or some managed prospects 

   Documents all work with prospects accurately and quickly in the advancement database, in accordance with Advancement            office protocols 

   Collaborates with Advancement staff colleagues to ensure the effective development of strong relationships between                     constituents and the School, education of constituents about why philanthropic support is necessary and warranted, and               communication of the School’s appreciation for and impact of contributions made by donors      

   Assists with Grants and Grants Management 

   Participates in Board Development Committee and other volunteer committee meetings as requested and appropriate 

   Promote the School’s mission and philosophy 

 Collaboration and Teamwork: 

As Director of Annual Giving, this person will also support, facilitate, and lead other relevant projects as a member of the Advancement Team.  

   Participate in student and faculty technology training and data research projects 

   Establish and maintain productive partnership relationships with colleagues and parents 

   Collaborate with Enrollment Management, Communications, Finance and Operations, Technology, and Academic teams 

   Cooperatively collaborate on small-group/team projects as directed by the Advancement Officer 

   Other duties as assigned