What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fund Development Specialist position at Tamarack Waldorf School?
Do you believe human relationships lie at the heart of fundraising? That successful community development takes patience, strategy, humor, and vision? Do you enjoy connecting people with opportunities for their values to take form? Tamarack Waldorf School is welcoming applications for a creative and dynamic fundraising professional, one who is highly collaborative, but self-driven, and keeps children at the center.
The Fund Development Coordinator supports Tamarack Waldorf School by coordinating fundraising and friend-raising efforts that engage and enliven the school community, support its budget, and help carry out its mission. They will promote positive relationships both within the school community and the community at large in ways that inspire people to become involved and support the financial and general well-being of the school. Joining a supportive administrative team, dynamic faculty, and dedicated board, they will work to bring Tamarack into an exciting new phase of growth and transformation.
Responsibilities include:
· Create and implement the school’s current and future plans to engage the community in the economic realm of the school, working with parents, alumni, the Board of Trustees, and administration.
· Cultivate relationships with donors, grandparents, alumni, and parent volunteers to conduct the Annual Appeal Campaign and annual fundraising events.
· Encourage and facilitate activities that build positive relationships with parents, grandparents, alumni, and friends from the greater community so that gifts of work, wealth and wisdom are welcomed and integrated into the school’s achievement of its plans.
· Collaborate with the Marketing and Outreach Committees to ensure a strong, positive image of the school in the greater community.
A Bachelor’s degree and experience in community-oriented fundraising is desired. Experience in major gifts development, capital asks, event management, annual campaigns, and current development software are strongly preferred. An enthusiasm for Waldorf education and outstanding interpersonal and communication skills are also highly valued.
Tamarack Waldorf School is a full member school of AWSNA, encompassing early childhood through Grade 8, with an enrollment of more than 225 students. Additionally, we serve many families with younger children in our parent-child classes. A culturally, economically, and racially diverse student body from throughout the Milwaukee region is guided through the full complement of Waldorf Education by Tamarack’s well-trained, innovative faculty and staff.
The school is situation within walking distance of many nature settings in an urban landscape, such as the Milwaukee River, Lake Michigan, parks, playgrounds, and museums. Milwaukee is rich in its cultural heritage and diversity celebrating it with many festivals and celebrations that take place throughout the year and city. Our campus is in an urban setting and housed in a historic school building with beautiful windows that allow for an abundance of natural light. For more information about our school and city, please visit our website at www.tamarackwaldorf.org
The position of Fund Development Coordinator receives a starting part-time wage of $20/hr. A complete job description will be provided during the interview process.
Interested candidates need to submit a resume with contact information for three professional references, a letter of interest and a completed employment application found on our website at www.tamarackwaldorf.org.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $20.00 per hour
Expected hours: 20 – 25 per week
Benefits:
- Professional development assistance
Schedule:
- 4 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Salary : $20
