Position Responsibilities

Summary:

The Development Coordinator is focused on supporting the school through fundraising, grants, communication, alum relations, and school events. This position will work closely with other members of the Development Committee. This position reports directly to the Director of Administration. 

Essential Functions:

Fundraising

• Strategically plans and executes a Fundraising plan for the fiscal year alongside the Development Committee. This includes but is not limited to: the Annual Fund, fundraising events, Holiday Faire & vendors, May Faire, Gala, Silent Auction, event sponsorships, and donor stewardship.
• Manages the creation and disbursement of the Annual Report, September of each year.
• Create and distribute both mailed and emailed fundraising campaign outreach.
• Gather and track progress towards fundraising goals.
• Advertise fundraising progress to the school community – including goals and progress towards those goals. This includes writing communications, posting on social media, personal communication with  top donors, etc.
• Track amount raised, % participation and class rewards earned - and provide updates weekly to the school community.
• Send thank you notes to donors.
• Prepare and share tax deduction receipts with all donors. 
• Follow up on pledges not received throughout the spring. 
• In the near future, work closely with the Director of Administration on a capital campaign 

Grants

• Maintain reporting requirements for all awarded grants.
• Apply for grants that support the school’s long-range plans. 

Communication

• Coordinates and executes on community wide communications strategy for the fiscal year. This includes: weekly Messenger communication, gathering clear and concise information from all realms of the school to share with parents, social media (Facebook, Instagram), external communication for events, campaigns, etc., the Annual Report, and assisting in any one off communications throughout the year, keeping them in line with weekly information shared.
• Co-creates content with the Director of Enrollment and Development for all social media accounts for the school, posting periodically.

Alum Relations

• Build upon current alum relationship efforts.
• Coordinate new efforts in consultation with the High School Transition Coordinator and the Director of Administration.

School Events

• Assists as necessary with project management of school events to be sure communication and expectations are clear, and the needs of our community are met throughout these gatherings.
• Supports the planning and execution of a year-long Parent Enrichment Series consisting of approximately 6 evening sessions hosted by RWS faculty on various topics, or bringing in guest speakers on Waldorf-aligned topics.
• Acts as a liaison along with the Director of Enrollment and Development for the Parents Association, assisting in event planning, volunteerism and alignment of PA happenings with the larger community calendar.

General

• Submit internal and external reports in a timely manner.
• Partner with outside contractors and organizations for website development and other content creation.
• Manages ordering and inventory of all school merchandise for the school store
• Maintains positive relationships with parents and responds to all parent concerns
• Maintains positive, professional relationships with colleagues and responds to all collegial concerns
• Engages in on-going professional and personal growth
• Fulfills other duties, as assigned, relative to the job responsibilities