Director of Development
Company: KIPP Texas
Location: Austin
Posted on: August 7, 2022
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Job Description:
Company DescriptionKIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 59
public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly
34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San
Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to
create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students
with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose
-college, career, and beyond-so they can lead fulfilling lives and
build a more just world.Founded in Houston in 1994, and operating
as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity,
inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in
the communities we serve is unwavering. We are looking to hire a
diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals
with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our
Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with
purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.KIPP Texas is part of
the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter
schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Nationwide, KIPP
students complete four-year college at a rate of 36 percent,
comparable to the national average for all students and
approximately three times higher than the average of students from
low-income communities.You can see all our job opportunities at
https://kipptexas.org/join-our-team/ .Job DescriptionThe
OpportunityThe Director of Development will work alongside the
Chief Development Officer to ensure that all fundraising objectives
are met. Responsibilities include successfully fundraising for the
capital campaign, general operating, and special events across
giving segments including individuals, foundations, corporations,
and individual donors. The Director of Development will build and
maintain relationships, internally and externally, to stay informed
of the needs of KIPP Texas - Austin as a whole and the individual
schools specifically. The Director of Development will work closely
with the Chief Development Officer to establish the strategies and
targets for the Austin region. This position furthers the mission
of KIPP Texas - Austin by delivering financial donations that
provide funding to offset the region's annual operating deficit and
position the organization for growth.Key ResponsibilitiesThe
Director of Development will:--- Work in partnership with the Chief
Development Officer to develop the strategic fundraising plan for
KIPP Texas - Austin and create a diversified funding base to
sustain KIPP Texas ongoing financial needs --- Manage a portfolio
of current donors & prospects and capture, document, and track all
actions and next steps in the donor database--- Identify,
cultivate, solicit, and steward new and lapsed Austin donors for
general operating, capital gifts, and the annual fundraising event
--- Promote KIPP Texas-Austin through in-person, phone, and email
conversations and seek out potential corporate, foundation, and
individual donors--- Work in partnership with the Chief Development
Officer to cultivate, solicit, and steward Austin Regional Board
Members and prospects--- Prepare materials for Austin Regional
Board Meetings, and meetings with major donors--- Develop and
execute strategies to nurture a perpetually growing list of
individual donors--- Serve as representative of KIPP Texas to
external Austin funding community--- Develop an understanding of
each KIPP Texas - Austin school's culture and personality to
connect donors' missions to specific school initiatives and school
programs--- Manage and coach the Development Manager in Austin ---
Connect the Development Team members with a variety of resources
that will help them with KIPP Texas - Austin fundraising ---
Participate as an active member of the Development Leadership Team
and lend your knowledge and skills to enhance the overall strategy
and effectiveness of KIPP Texas' fundraising efforts--- Build and
maintain internal relationships to develop knowledge of KIPP Austin
needs and priorities across functions--- Perform other duties as
assigned by the Chief Development Officer QualificationsEducation
and Knowledge:
Keywords: KIPP Texas, Austin , Director of Development, Executive , Austin, Texas
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