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About the Role

The Director of Development leads the planning, structure, and implementation of the school's expansive development program, providing strategic direction, managing a portfolio of major donors, and serving as the school's spokesperson in philanthropic efforts.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the President to set the vision, goals, and priorities of D.A.'s mission advancement efforts.
• Build a long-range plan and annual goals for the Development Office, in close coordination with the VP for Finance.
• Establish KPIs and metrics to track progress against school-wide fundraising goals.
• Prepare and manage the Development Office budget and report progress to the President and Board.
• Serve as a trusted liaison to the Development Committee Chair and Board of Trustees.
• Carry a personal portfolio of major-gift relationships and personally solicit and close gifts.
• Serve as the school's spokesperson in its philanthropic efforts and build new individual and institutional relationships.
• Guide the President in successful engagement with the school's major donors.
• Direct donor research, cultivation strategy, and stewardship aligned with D.A.'s mission and history.
• Cultivate present and prospective donors both locally and nationally.
• Lead all aspects of the development plan: major gifts, annual appeal, grant writing, alumnae engagement, and events.
• Supervise, evaluate, and develop Development Office team members.
• Ensure accurate gift recording, timely acknowledgment, and effective use of the donor database.
• Oversee foundation giving, including grant writing, budgets, funder contact, and follow up.
• Direct programming for alumnae engagement and the school's special events.
• Collaborate with Communications on the annual report, alumnae magazine, and appeals.
• Be a present, engaged presence at school-wide events as an ambassador for the mission.
• Work collaboratively across offices and with faculty to support school initiatives.

Requirements

• 5 to 10 years in nonprofit development with increasing fundraising and supervisory responsibility.
• Demonstrated success in major-gift cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Proven ability in grant and proposal writing and securing commitments from individuals and foundations.
• Ability to cultivate donors locally and nationally, with a high degree of professionalism.
• Strong CRM skills with Raiser's Edge experience preferred.
• CFRE certification preferred.
• A Bachelor's degree required.
• Uncompromising sense of discretion and confidentiality.
• Some evening and weekend work is required.

Skills

• Major gift cultivation
• Solicitation
• Stewardship
• Grant writing
• Proposal writing
• Donor research
• Cultivation strategy
• CRM
• Raiser's Edge
• CFRE certification

Work Type

• Some evening and weekend work is required

Experience Level

• 5 to 10 years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

• Commensurate with background and experience

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit program

About the Company

• Dominican Academy is a Catholic, Dominican school that upholds the Four Pillars: prayer, study, community, and service.
• This position serves a vital religious function that supports the mission and beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church.