Fund Development Director

The Creekside School strives to create an engaging, challenging and rewarding work environment that allows all employees to flourish professionally and personally. We want every employee to be a happy and productive member of our team and have a long and successful association with the School. Our organization continues to grow and thrive through the dedication, input, creativity, perseverance and effort of our staff. The Creekside School is a learning organization, committed to excellence.

This is a Full-Time Exempt position reporting to the Executive Director

Overview

Oversee and implement all TCS fundraising activities and manage relations with all funding partners, including planning fundraising events, donor cultivation and relationship building, and seeking opportunities for financial support through grants and sponsorship for TCS daily operation and capital campaign projects.

Job Objective/Purpose

Raise charitable donations, including grants and sponsorship funds, to sustain TCS’s financial goals to sustain our mission, through assessing and forecasting current and future TCS fundraising needs; cultivating and maintaining donor relationships; and identifying, applying for, and subsequent reporting for grants and sponsorships.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Cooperation with the Board of Directors, the Executive Director, and TCS staff;

• Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising plan to generate philanthropic support.
• Establish fundraising objectives for the organization, setting both short and long term goals.
• Assess and forecast fundraising needs based on current and projected income and expense cycles.
• Identify and cultivate community relations that promote financial giving.
• Maintains a list of potential financial donors including corporations, foundations, and individuals.
• Produces relevant and informative fundraising literature for distribution to previous donors and the public.
• Researches potential sources of, actively pursues and manages viable grants and public funding.
• Oversees the fundraising process and maintains records of receipts and disbursements of funds.
• Plans fundraising events that effectively communicate the purposes of the organization.
• Managing the implementation of development software.
• Provides ED and BOD regular fundraising updates.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in business, non-profit management, or related field.

Experience

• 4+ years of fundraising and business development experience in non-profit organizations, ideally education based.

Skills and Competencies

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficient with sponsor solicitation.
• Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Google Suite.
• Knowledge of and experience using CRM systems.
• Knowledge of social media platforms and proficiency in using them for fundraising needs.
• Understanding and implementation of fundraising best practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.

Additional

• High level of integrity and honesty.
• Leadership and collaboration.
• Ability to use good judgment and tact.
• Growth mindset with a bias for action.
• Develop talent and teams.
• Financial acumen including ability to interpret and forecast based on established budgets.

Physical Requirements

Employees must be able to perform the following physical movement functions as needed:

Regularly

• SITTING - Resting position in which the body weight is supported primarily by the buttocks in contact with the ground or a horizontal object such as a chair seat.
• MOTOR SKILLS - Picking, pinching, or otherwise working primarily with fingers as in handling, typing, or writing.

Frequently

• STANDING - Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• WALKING/RUNNING - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks. Running may be required for potential emergency situations.
• REACHING - extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• HANDLING - Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand or hands.

Occasionally

• LIFTING - Up to 25 pounds. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to-position.
• CLIMBING - Ascending or descending stairs, ramps, or hills using feet and legs
• BALANCING - Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling
• STOOPING - Bending body downward and forward.
• KNEELING - Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees.
• CROUCHING - Bending body downward and for-ward by bending legs and spine.
• CRAWLING - Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• PUSHING - Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• PULLING - Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Important: Because a Creekside School student may exhibit behaviors such as aggression (e.g. biting, kicking, hitting, grabbing) creating a potential safety risk for staff, administrative staff are required to participate in modified Safety-Care by QBS to handle potentially dangerous situations. This training will be provided by a certified TCS Safety-Care trainer on-site as part of the onboarding process.

Terms of Employment

Employment at The Creekside School is based on mutual consent, and both the employee and The Creekside School have the right to terminate employment “at-will”, with or without cause or advance notice.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $85,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Ability to commute/relocate:

• San Jose, CA 95123: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Fundraising: 4 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location