Development Manager

Purpose of the Position

The Development Managers primary responsibility is to execute the schools planned Annual Fund campaigns events and donor communications strategies grow the general donor base deepening relations with Helix family and community donors and collaborate with members of the leadership team on identifying institutional and major donor prospects. Responsibilities includes raising funds for the Annual Fund (approx. $200000) via fundraising campaigns events and direct solicitation; launching a new monthly donor program; managing donor communications (impact newsletter and fundraising campaigns); supporting the annual Luminary Gala and Paths to Possibility 5K events; and supervising the Development Operations Associate to deliver exceptional donor experiences.

Essential Functions

• Plan and execute Annual Fund events and fundraising appeals including Fall Appeal Helix Connections Grandparents & Special Friends Day Giving Tuesday Year-end Appeal I Love Helix days and Move-a-thon fundraising
• Be present across campus getting to know staff and interacting with students and families. Engage with parents and guardians to inspire giving & volunteering for the Annual Fund
• Build a portfolio of Annual Fund donors collaborating with Development Director on moves management and qualifying donors for major gifts pursuits
• Play an instrumental role helping execute the spring Luminary Gala and fall Paths to Possibility 5K
• Plan and launch the Helix Monthly Donor Program and grow participation via benefits including launching the Pedroncelli Helix wine club for members
• Manage and cultivate a portfolio of annual donor prospects soliciting gifts within a giving threshold to meet Annual Fund goal of $200000.00
• Design write and develop content for email direct mail peer-to-peer fundraising social media and paid advertising collaborating with marketing manager and marketing vendor as needed
• Supervise the Development Operations Associate to manage donor CRM gift records email lists
• Manage and oversee donor stewardship gift acknowledgements thanks recognition and pledge agreements ensuring a high degree of engagement and satisfaction with all donors
• Prepare development fundraising reports on a weekly monthly quarterly and as needed basis
• Support and collaborate with the Helix Adult Academy team on their annual fund campaign events and donor communications
• Research recommend and attend events conferences associations and other community wide opportunities for Helix to participate in to broaden our exposure

Qualifications

• Education Experience & Competencies
  • Bachelors degree
  • 4-5 years of relevant fundraising experience preferably in an independent school NPS college or community fundraising environment
  • Demonstrated experience managing annual fund campaigns and events including peer-to-peer web and text-to-give Galas 5K races private house parties tabling events online campaigns
  • Experience stewarding donors and soliciting/closing gifts up to $25000; track record of raising at least $200000 from a combination of online event direct mail and in-person appeals
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills required to articulate goals and expectations internally and to inspire donors to give toward Helix fundraising campaigns
  • Strong project management organization systems-thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Collaborative flexible and energetic individual who develops and maintains effective working relationships with volunteers prospects donors school families Board members and staff
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and independently
  • Experience reconciling fundraising records with accounting on a monthly basis
    
    
• Required Technical Proficiency and experience
  • Adept at creating professional presentations and proposals via Canva PowerPoint WORD
  • Direct experience and demonstrable skills writing formatting and managing email campaigns and managing tags and segments in Mailchimp Bloomerang Constant Contact or HubSpot
  • Experienced at producing or overseeing highly engaging social media content reels surveys posts via Facebook Instagram LinkedIn
  • Proficient in Google Suite Microsoft Office programs popular social media platforms fundraising platforms (Raisers Edge Salesforce Bloomerang) CANVA PowerPoint CapCut/video editing tools
  • Minimum 3 years advanced hands-on experience in Salesforce Blackbaud e-Tapestry Bloomerang QGiv or other comparable CRMs and fundraising platforms
  • Payment processors portals and protocols: Benevity Square PayPal QGIV DAFs and the like. Experience processing gifts-in-kind soft credits split gifts pledges pledge payments.
  • Core technologies: Proficient in Microsoft Word (editing functions) Excel (filters Pivot tables VLookUP) Powerpoint; via CANVA Google Suite programs fundraising and preference for expertise in social media content generation including creating reels with video editing tools
  • Proficiency leveraging Claude or other LLMs for research and projects discerning appropriate limits so donor communications and campaigns retain sincerity and authenticity
    
    
• Physical Demands & Work Environment
  • Sit stand walk and move throughout the campus and event spaces during the workday
  • Lift and carry up to 25 lbs
  • Push and pull doors carts boxes or event equipment as needed
  • Maintain professional composure and emotional self-regulation during stressful unpredictable or confrontational situations which though rare may occur with students families visitors or other members of the school community
  • Occasionally work evenings or weekends supporting fundraising events and school activities

Working Relationships
This position reports directly to the Development Director and supervises the Development Operations Associate. The Development Manager collaborates regularly with Marketing Manager vendors school staff and faculty members of the Leadership team and the Director and programs team at THAA.

Equal Opportunity Statement The Helix School does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race color religion (creed) gender gender expression age national origin (ancestry) disability marital status sexual orientation or military status in any of its activities or operations. These activities include but are not limited to hiring and firing of staff selection of volunteers and vendors and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff clients volunteers subcontractors vendors and clients.

To Apply

Submit a cover letter with resume via job link (applications without a cover letter will not be considered). Professional references will be required.

Required Experience:

Manager