Director of Annual Giving & Advancement Operations

St. Francis High School

Type: Full Time, Immediate Start Date
Reports To: Vice President of Advancement
Department: Advancement

Position Summary

The Director of Annual Giving & Advancement Operations is responsible for managing St. Francis High School's annual giving programs, donor stewardship, and Advancement database. This position plays a key role in growing philanthropic support, strengthening donor relationships, and ensuring accurate donor records and fundraising reporting. The ideal candidate is a results-oriented professional who supports the school's Catholic mission and models its Franciscan values.

Key Responsibilities

Annual Giving & Fundraising

• Develop and execute annual giving strategies, fundraising goals, budgets, and campaign calendars.
• Manage annual appeals, Day of Giving, parent and alumni giving programs, and targeted fundraising initiatives.
• Increase donor participation, retention, recurring giving, and overall annual fund revenue.
• Support scholarship fundraising, leadership giving through the St. Francis Society, and other institutional priorities.
• Collaborate with Advancement, Communications, and school departments to coordinate fundraising initiatives and activities.
• Support major gift and capital campaign activities as needed.

Donor Relations & Stewardship

• Manage donor acknowledgment, recognition, and stewardship programs.
• Develop fundraising communications, appeals, and donor correspondence.
• Identify opportunities to engage new, existing, and lapsed donors.
• Help coordinate donor recognition events and activities, such as the annual Gratitude & Impact Report.

Database Management & Advancement Operations

• Administer the donor database, maintaining accurate records, giving histories, and constituent information.
• Oversee gift entry, pledge tracking, acknowledgments, and gift reconciliation with the Business Office.
• Develop donor lists, reports, dashboards, and analyses to support fundraising decisions, operational reporting, the annual Gratitude & Impact Report, etc.
• Maintain database integrity, donor confidentiality, and consistent gift-processing procedures.
• Support donor prospect research, segmentation, and fundraising pipeline development.

School Engagement

• Coordinate with school departments to maintain visibility into fundraising activities across campus.
• Represent Advancement at school and donor events, including occasional evenings and weekends.
• Build positive relationships with alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and community members.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Vice President of Advancement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in fundraising, annual giving, or Advancement operations.
• Experience with donor management software, preferably Raiser's Edge NXT.
• Demonstrated ability to manage fundraising campaigns, donor relationships, and financial data.
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and project management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and fundraising reporting.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain confidentiality, and work collaboratively.