Leadership and Legacy Giving Officer

Opportunity Statements:

Director of Leadership and Legacy Giving

Leadership and Legacy Giving Officer

Start Date: July 1, 2025

About The School
St. Albans School Philosophy

From the top of Mount St. Alban, St. Albans School looks up to the Washington National

Cathedral and out to the United States Capitol. Our location serves as an embodiment and constant

reminder of the School’s motto: Pro Ecclesia et Pro Patria, for Church and Country. Since the School

was established in 1909 by the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, our mission has been to

prepare boys, grades 4-12, to develop and use their spiritual, intellectual, artistic, and physical gifts

not for themselves alone, but in service of the greater community. As an Episcopal School, we

welcome and embrace boys of all faiths and backgrounds to this caring community that learns,

prays, plays, sings, and eats together. We are committed to a diversity among students, faculty, and

staff that shapes and enriches our shared experiences. We know and value each boy and over the

past century have helped boys to grow into public servants, leaders in all fields, and citizens who
live the community ideal long after they have left the School.

We set high standards for our boys in all that we ask of them. We believe that classes should be

small enough to promote vigorous inquiry, critical thinking, and spirited discourse; that our core

curriculum of arts, sciences, and humanities, along with our extracurricular offerings and opportunities

for international experience, develops an aesthetic appreciation for and understanding of the world,

teaching boys to express themselves clearly, independently, and confidently; that our coordinate
classes with National Cathedral School for Girls enhance opportunities and growth for both schools;

that required sports teach teamwork, discipline, and lifelong habits of physical fitness; and that a
rigorous college-preparatory curriculum paired with a creative and inspiring faculty can challenge

every boy to realize his potential.

We believe that learning extends beyond the

classroom, to the chapel, the athletic field, the stage,
and the refectory. Essential to this belief is the

community of faculty and staff, alumni and parents

that challenges and supports our boys to lead lives

of honor and commitment. Through precept and

example, they learn that good character comes from

kindness, from an open heart and mind, and from

embodying what has become a touchstone of ethical

behavior in the School: choosing the hard right over

the easy wrong. We rejoice as graduating seniors, so

nurtured by our School, charge forth from the

Cathedral at Commencement, eager and equipped

for worthy and sustaining lives of achievement,

leadership, and service.

$5.8 million 80% 43%
Average Upper Financial Aid Faculty with Students

School Class Size Distributed Advanced Degrees of Color

St. Albans School is seeking two full-time professionals to join our community to fill the various
responsibilities of Director of Leadership and Legacy Giving and Leadership and Legacy Giving

Officer. Recognizing that there is potential overlap among candidate skill sets, we are advertising
both positions together.

Collaborates with the Director of Donor Relations
and Stewardship to educate, cultivate, and

Director of Leadership and steward annual, major, and planned giving
Legacy Giving donors

Manages a personal portfolio of 70 major
donors and donor prospects capable of making
cash and/or planned gifts of $100,000 and

Reporting to the Executive Director of above:
Development, the Director of Leadership and

Legacy Giving is responsible for guiding and 1. Conducts no fewer than 90 individual

ensuring successful implementation of St. Albans cultivation and stewardship meetings per year

School’s strategy for identification, qualification, 2. Submits no fewer than 15 major gift proposals
cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of per year

constituents capable of, or who have already. In coordination with Annual Giving Director,

made, major and/or planned gifts to the School. leads strategy for annual giving solicitation of
managed prospects and personally solicits all
or some managed prospects

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 4. Solicits planned gifts from managed
prospects

Supervises, mentors, and evaluates the 5. Prepares and staffs the Headmaster,

Leadership and Legacy Giving Officer(s) fundraising volunteers, and Development
staff colleagues on cultivation, solicitation,

Provides strategic direction and devises an and stewardship visits with managed
annual operating plan for achieving major and prospects
planned giving fundraising goals

. Documents all work with prospects accurately
In partnership with the Director of Development and quickly in the advancement database,
Services: in accordance with Development office

. Develops and ensures appropriate and protocols

effective use, in alignment with best Oversees strategy and marketing program for
practices, of major gift fundraising and moves planned giving
management protocols

Oversees Cornerstone Garden program. Prepares and analyzes regular reports on

major gifts fundraising and activity and uses Manages the major gifts and planned giving

them to inform and adapt strategy and tactics budgets

. Identifies constituents for potential addition Collaborates with Development staff colleagues
to the major and/or planned gifts pipeline to ensure the effective development of strong

relationships between constituents and the
In partnership with the Director of Constituent School, education of constituents about
Engagement: why philanthropic support is necessary and

. Identifies constituents for potential addition warranted, and communication of the School’s

to the major and/or planned gifts pipeline appreciation for and impact of contributions
made by donors

. Devises events and/or programs to engage,
educate, and cultivate annual, major, and Participates in Development Committee

planned giving donors and prospective and other volunteer committee meetings as

donors effectively requested and appropriate

Other duties as assigned

Leadership and Legacy Giving
Officer

Reporting to the Director of Leadership and

Legacy Giving, the Leadership and Legacy Giving

Officer is responsible for effective identification,
qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and
stewardship of constituents capable of, or who

have already made, major and/or planned gifts to

the School.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manages a personal portfolio of 80 major donors
and donor prospects capable of making cash and/
or planned gifts of $100,000 and above:

. Conducts no fewer than 120 individual
cultivation and stewardship meetings per year

. Submits no fewer than 20 major gift proposals
per year

. Leads strategy for annual giving solicitation of
managed prospects and personally solicits all
or some managed prospects

. Solicits planned gifts from managed prospects

. Prepares and staffs the Headmaster,
fundraising volunteers, and Development staff
colleagues on cultivation, solicitation, and
stewardship visits with managed prospects

. Documents all work with prospects accurately
and quickly in the advancement database, in
accordance with Development office protocols

Collaborates with Development staff colleagues
to ensure the effective development of strong
relationships between constituents and the
School, education of constituents about why
philanthropic support is necessary and warranted,
and communication of the School’s appreciation
for and impact of contributions made by donors

Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS FOR BOTH POSITIONS:

Understands and promotes best practices in communication skills and is comfortable and

independent school fundraising, including proficient in presentation-making
CASE’s Statement of Ethics and Principals

of Practice for Fundraising Professionals at 8 Exhibits excellent planning, prioritization,

Educational Institutions and AFP’s Code of Ethics organization, multitasking, efficiency, and

and Donor Bill of Rights follow-through in execution of responsibilities

Endorses the School’s mission and values and 9 Shows dependability, punctuality, and high

understands its history and culture quantity, quality, accuracy, and timeliness of work

produced

Possesses ability to lead, supervise, delegate

to, and hold accountable direct reports (note: 10 Maintains a professional appearance and

this qualification is specifically for the Director of demeanor

Leadership and Legacy Giving position)Demonstrates commitment to professional

Exhibits personal and professional integrity development and self-improvement

as well as respect for the confidentiality of
colleagues and constituents 12 Has, or is willing and able to develop, proficiency

in use of technology: Raiser’s Edge® database,

Demonstrates self-motivation, flexibility, Microsoft Office® (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint),

problem-solving, and commitment to innovation Google products (Gmail, Sheets, Docs), etc.

Models cooperation, collegiality, and teamwork 13 Has ability to work occasional mornings,

evenings, and weekends and travel locally,

Uses excellent interpersonal, oral, and written regionally, and nationally

SALARY RANGES:

Director of Leadership and Legacy Giving

$120K - $160K, commensurate with experience.

Leadership and Legacy Giving Officer
$90K - $130K, commensurate with experience.

HOW TO APPLY:

St. Albans School has engaged DovetailED
to lead this search. Interested candidates
should email a cover letter (addressed to
Executive Director of Development and Alumni
Relations, Melanie Hoffmann), a resume, and a
list of at least three professional references
consolidated as a single PDF document to Zack
Lehman at zack@dovetailedsourcing.com.

Please do not contact the school directly.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

St. Albans is committed to creating and maintaining a community that celebrates a diversity of voices and
perspectives and fosters respect for everyone. St. Albans School welcomes and values individuals from all
backgrounds. Such diversity is essential to a community of learning and growth. In nurturing the hearts,
minds, and bodies of its students, St. Albans prepares boys for fulfilling lives of responsibility, leadership,
and service to others.

St. Albans is an equal opportunity employer. We select and promote employees based on qualifications
and without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, age,
disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by federal and/or local law.

Mount St. Alban

Washington, DC 20016-5069