Position Type: Other/Other
Date Posted: 10/27/2026
Location: St. Francis High School
District: DuPage County ROE
St. Francis High SchoolType: Full Time, Immediate Start DateReports To: Vice President of AdvancementDepartment: AdvancementPosition SummaryThe Director of Annual Giving & Advancement Operations is responsible for managing St. Francis High School's annual giving programs, donor stewardship, and Advancement database. This position plays a key role in growing philanthropic support, strengthening donor relationships, and ensuring accurate donor records and fundraising reporting. The ideal candidate is a results-oriented professional who supports the school's Catholic mission and models its Franciscan values.
Key ResponsibilitiesAnnual Giving & Fundraising
- Develop and execute annual giving strategies, fundraising goals, budgets, and campaign calendars.
- Manage annual appeals, Day of Giving, parent and alumni giving programs, and targeted fundraising initiatives.
- Increase donor participation, retention, recurring giving, and overall annual fund revenue.
- Support scholarship fundraising, leadership giving through the St. Francis Society, and other institutional priorities.
- Collaborate with Advancement, Communications, and school departments to coordinate fundraising initiatives and activities.
- Support major gift and capital campaign activities as needed.
Donor Relations & Stewardship
- Manage donor acknowledgment, recognition, and stewardship programs.
- Develop fundraising communications, appeals, and donor correspondence.
- Identify opportunities to engage new, existing, and lapsed donors.
- Help coordinate donor recognition events and activities, such as the annual Gratitude & Impact Report.
Database Management & Advancement Operations
- Administer the donor database, maintaining accurate records, giving histories, and constituent information.
- Oversee gift entry, pledge tracking, acknowledgments, and gift reconciliation with the Business Office.
- Develop donor lists, reports, dashboards, and analyses to support fundraising decisions, operational reporting, the annual Gratitude & Impact Report, etc.
- Maintain database integrity, donor confidentiality, and consistent gift-processing procedures.
- Support donor prospect research, segmentation, and fundraising pipeline development.
School Engagement
- Coordinate with school departments to maintain visibility into fundraising activities across campus.
- Represent Advancement at school and donor events, including occasional evenings and weekends.
- Build positive relationships with alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and community members.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Vice President of Advancement.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
- Minimum 3 5 years of experience in fundraising, annual giving, or Advancement operations.
- Experience with donor management software, preferably Raiser's Edge NXT.
- Demonstrated ability to manage fundraising campaigns, donor relationships, and financial data.
- Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and project management skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and fundraising reporting.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain confidentiality, and work collaboratively.
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