Position Title: Family Giving and Community Engagement Officer
Location: Scottsdale Prep/Archway Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ
Reports To: Regional Family Giving/Annual Campaign Manager
FLSA Status: Exempt, Full-time (eligible for benefits)
Compensation Amount: $47,000 - $57,000
About Great Hearts Academies
Great Hearts Academies is the largest network of classical K-12 schools in the country with academies across Arizona, Louisiana, and Texas. With a mission to cultivate the minds and hearts of students through the pursuit of Truth, Goodness and Beauty, we believe the highest goal of education is to become good, intellectually, and morally.
Additional information can be found at http://www.greatheartsamerica.org/.
What does Great Hearts have to offer?
We offer a range of distinctive benefits designed to support the well-being and growth of our faculty and staff:
Comprehensive Health Coverage : Exceptional medical, dental, and vision insurance with minimal employee contribution.
Retirement Planning : A competitive 401(k) with employer match.
Supportive & Mission-Driven Culture : Join a workplace centered around true collegiality, collaboration, and opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Position Summary
The Family Giving & Community Engagement Officer serves as the lead fundraiser dedicated to the development of individual and corporate matching funding resources for their K-12 school community.
This individual implements the donor cycle in accordance with the predetermined Annual Campaign Strategic Plan. They are responsible to meet on-going fundraising benchmarks around family participation, total new gifts, total renewal gifts, and financial goals associated with the most important campaign(s) at the academy – Community Investment and the Tax Credit Drive (AZ region specific).
The Family Giving & Community Engagement Officer serves as the liaison between the parent community and the school, creating a space for the community to engage with the Academy in a meaningful way and in compliance with fundraising and gift acceptance policies. In direction from the Regional Family Giving/Annual Campaign Manager and in close coordination with the Regional Director of Philanthropy this position provides the following services:
Strategic Development & Fundraising Leadership
· Lead the implementation and successful execution of the academy’s Strategic Development Plan in full alignment with all Great Hearts Academies fundraising policies, procedures, and gift acceptance policies.
· Meet defined fundraising goals and deliverables through disciplined planning, execution, and accountability.
· Serve as the academy’s primary fundraising leader and public-facing representative, advocating for the mission and fostering a strong culture of philanthropy.
Campus & Community Partnership
· Cultivate and steward relationships with faculty, parents, administration, donors, and volunteers to strengthen engagement and community investment.
· Serve as the central liaison and fundraising partner to the Headmaster and Parent Service Organizations for all campus development activities.
· Meet weekly or bi-weekly with the Headmaster to ensure alignment of fundraising priorities, integration with parent engagement efforts, and compliance with board-approved network-wide policies.
Major Gifts & Strategic Initiatives
· Partner with the assigned Major Gift Officer to support academy-based major gift initiatives, including:
Capital campaigns
Designated gifts
Grant opportunities
Leadership Society initiatives
· Conduct direct major gift solicitations when directed.
· Promote, secure, and manage Athletic sponsorships in collaboration with the Athletic Director and
Major Gift Officer.
Meetings & Cross-Functional Collaboration
· Attend weekly status meetings with the assigned Senior Family Giving Officer.
· Participate in monthly meetings with the Regional Family Giving/Annual Campaign Manager.
· Engage in quarterly Regional and America network-wide…