Advancement Manager

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills; ability to project a friendly, professional, and constituent-centered demeanor at all times.
• 3-5 years of hands-on database experience required; knowledge of Raiser’s Edge a plus but not a must.
• Highly organized and impeccably detail-oriented, with the ability to effectively manage deadlines and multiple tasks. Significant project-management experience a plus.
• Working knowledge of Google’s G Suite and Microsoft Office products required including mail merge experience; working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud products a plus.
• Familiarity with social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn) a must; experience with HTML, CSS, or web publishing platforms a plus.
• Experience with or interest in independent schools and philanthropy.
• Track record of confidentiality and discretion.
• Strong interpersonal and intrapersonal skills. Must be an active listener and open-minded collaborator. Ability to work as a member of a team as well as aptitude for self-directed independent work.
• Must possess a growth mindset and a nimble and flexible attitude.
• Availability for occasional evening and weekend work.

• Coordinate, participate in, track and evaluate the donor and prospect engagement process from research, qualification phase to cultivation, solicitation and stewardship for the Annual Fund, Capital Campaign and Special Event fundraising campaigns;
• Support volunteers in the cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of gifts, monitor progress, provide feedback and campaign updates; 
• Create and distribute invitations, reminders, attendee bios and name tags, schedules, and manage RSVPs for cultivation and stewardship events;
• Coordinate direct mail and virtual appeals by assisting with creation, editing, printing, data collation, assembly and in-house/mailhouse distribution; 
• Assist in the production of print and digital school communications, including donor impact reports, website and social media content;
• Maintain the school’s donor database with accuracy and integrity, including but not limited to processing and acknowledging gifts in a timely manner, maintaining accurate constituent contact information, entering prospect and moves-management notes, updating and distributing reports from the database and overseeing pledge reminders and collection and Double the Donation matching gift processes;
• Collaborate with the Business Office to reconcile pledges and gifts monthly;
• Track donor analytics including participation by constituency in order to strengthen participation and return on ask and generates and analyzes reports from Raiser’s Edge;
• Provide wide-ranging, multifaceted administrative support, including assistance with meeting scheduling and preparation and other office-management and project-management tasks;
• May be required to perform additional duties as assigned.

Oakwood School is a K-12 coeducational day school in North Hollywood, California that opened its doors in 1951. The school has remained faithful to its original mission ever since: to create a diverse educational environment where young people are partners with the adults who teach them and learn from them; where the best means of preparing students for the future is to immerse them in the present; where a healthy learning environment requires joy and humor as well as rigorous intensity; and where students’ intellectual and aesthetic depth – along with their capacity for empathy and moral courage – emerge out of authentic engagement with their teachers, one another, and the world around them.

Oakwood School is an equal opportunity employer committed to cultural diversity in our workforce. With purpose, Oakwood celebrates and affirms diversity of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, faith, family structure, socioeconomic background, age, and ability.

Salary : $62,000 - $82,000