Advancement Director for a Nonprofit

City Neighbors Schools in Baltimore, Maryland

Job Description

 

Full Job Description

Organizational Overview

Imagine the best school you can:

  • Deep in-depth project studies.
  • The Arts as an integral piece to all learning.
  • The vision of children as creative, capable, powerful, and worthy of the deepest respect.
  • A commitment to teaching as a liberatory act, deeply rooted in equity and social justice.
  • A workshop model where students actively learn and teachers facilitate.
  • A place where teachers co-create practice, policy and direction of the school.
  • A community with parents as valuable and active partners in the work.
  • An approach where standardized testing does not drive instruction.

The City Neighbors Foundation works to impact public education in two primary ways. We operate a network of highly successful, innovative schools: City Neighbors Charter School (K-8), City Neighbors Hamilton (K-8) and City Neighbors High School (9-12). We work to impact public education by developing teachers, practices, and environments that allow progressive, innovative schools to thrive.

Position Overview

This is a permanent, full-time position. Evenings and weekends are sometimes required. The Advancement Director will work in partnership with the Director of the City Neighbors Foundation to support the development and advancement efforts of the organization rooted in our City Neighbors 2030 Strategic Plan. This is a new position to the organization.

Job Description

The Advancement Director will lead our organization’s efforts to expand our development and advancement work and meet our annual fundraising targets. This work will include, but is not limited to:

● Writing and managing grants

● Maintaining and expanding our network of local foundation supporters

● Building and implementing an individual giving structure, with both internal and external donors

● Supporting the Fundraising Committee of our Foundation Council and our three schools

● Seeking additional sources of funding including sponsorships, events, corporate giving, and/or state and federal funding opportunities

● Maintaining donor database using donor management software

● Continuing to expand our network of friends, colleagues, and supporters

● Growing our marketing efforts to ensure that our work and efforts are more widely understood

Requirements and Preferred Experiences

● Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or institution; ideally in communications, advancement, or related fields; MA or CFRE certification and membership in at least one professional fundraising or communications organization preferred;

● 3-5 years of relevant experience may be substituted for education;

● At least two (2) years of successful experience working within schools and/or the non-profit sector; including fundraising and development work;

● Experience working in a grass-roots, democratic organization;

● Proven ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities and ability to coordinate a cadre of staff, partners, or volunteers;

● An understanding of education practice and a deep commitment to our City Neighbors approach;

● Demonstrate ability to work well with others in dynamic nonprofit setting;

● Excellent verbal and written communication skills;

● Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.) and Google (Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, etc.) products;

● Proficiency in managing customer relations management fundraising software (Little Green Light) and train other staff on functionality;

● A demonstrated professional commitment to social justice and equity.

Salary Range

$75,000 - $85,000 + benefits

Timeline

Apply by Monday, May 15, with anticipated decision date by June 2, and effective start date as July 1.

To Apply

To apply, submit a resume and cover letter to Executive Director, Mike Chalupa, at mchalupa@cityneighbors.org.

For more information, check our website: www.cityneighborsfoundation.org

We believe that traditional hiring practices have historically and systemically marginalized entire groups of people — including people of color, people from working-class backgrounds, women, and people in the LGBTQIA+ community to name a few. We believe that we are better as an organization when we work to deconstruct the barriers intrinsic in that system so that our team has authentic representation from diverse communities, backgrounds, and beliefs. Hence, we strongly encourage people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities to apply for roles at our organization.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Health insurance

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Work Location: In person


  • Health insurance

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