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Start Date: August 28, 2023

The Town School, a Nursery - 8th grade coeducational school in New York City, seeks a new Associate Director of Annual Giving & Alumni/ae Affairs. Reporting to the Director of Institutional Advancement and working collaboratively with the entire advancement staff, the associate director’s primary responsibility is to grow support for Town’s $850K Annual Fund and the school’s fundraising campaign. The director will be responsible for the planning, implementation and evaluation of all Annual Giving and Alumni/ae programs.

Responsibilities:

Annual Giving

• Plan, implement, and manage all aspects of an inspiring and compelling Annual Giving program including publications, appeals, donor recognition and stewardship.
• Strategize with the Director of Institutional Advancement to integrate a successful Annual Giving program within the context of a capital campaign.
• Recruit, train, lead, engage, and retain the Annual Giving cabinet and volunteer solicitors for peer to peer outreach. Communicate updates and next steps.
• Research potential donors and collaborate on solicitation strategies.
• Write appeals, stewardship letters, and other creative communications for engaging the Town community in Annual Giving 
• Lead all AG mailings, analysis, donor maintenance. Monitor gift processing and prepare reports.
• Participate in all fundraising activities and major campaigns, including planning, researching donors, soliciting, tracking campaign progress, recognition, and stewardship.
• Strategize with Director of Institutional Advancement on inclusion strategies with the goal of maximizing parent connections to the school, participation in annual giving and advancement programs.
• Identify, cultivate and strengthen relationships with potential donors.

Alumni/ae and Alumni/ae Parent Affairs

• Research and profile the background of all alumni/ae and former faculty.
• Expand and replenish alum class agents and past parents, and function as a liaison between them and all activities at school.
• Plan, implement and attend receptions, reunions and other special events on campus or outside the school.
• Write Alumni/ae facing communications in collaboration with Director of Communications
• Network with ongoing schools and alumni/ae Town's preparation for high school for use in alumni/ae and all school publications.
• Oversee archives and ensure the collection and preservation of photos and other important documents.
• Gather alumni/ae notes and research, write and edit alumni/ae profiles and interviews for the annual Currents magazine.
• Oversee the maintenance of alumni/ae information in database.
• Work with the Director of Communications to formulate and implement a strategy to enhance alumni/ae connection to, and support of, Town. Post periodic social media updates.
• Lead the alumni board and young alumni/ae board and support their fundraising and event initiatives.

General

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Institutional Advancement and Head of School.
• Attend NYC Annual Giving Directors’ meetings, and Alumni/ae Directors’ meetings throughout the school year.
• Participate in ongoing professional development.
• Connect all constituencies to the mission and educational vision of the school through communications, reunions, celebrations and other special events.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• A minimum of three-five years of progressive experience in frontline fundraising and annual giving or related, preferably in an academic setting. 
• Supportive of Town’s mission and philosophy.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, and supportive of Town’s Statement on Diversity, Inclusion and Equity; demonstrated personal growth and accomplishment in this area preferred. 
• Comfort with a range of technology, including Blackbaud’s The Raiser’s Edge (NXT).
• Personal characteristics of an outstanding professional: warmth, tact, discernment, superb writing, communication and organization skills, high energy and a good sense of humor.

Salary range: $85,000 - $100,000

Candidates should submit a letter of interest, resumé, and the names/contact information of three professional references to Philip Bien, Director of Institutional Advancement through the following form: http://thetownschool.family/applyforAG

Town is committed to an equitable and inclusive program and a diverse faculty, staff and student body. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are therefore especially encouraged to apply.