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Austin Preparatory School, located in Reading, Massachusetts, is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Director of Annual Giving. Founded in 1961, Austin Prep is an independent co-ed Catholic school in the Augustinian heritage.  Austin Prep enrolls approximately 800 students in grades 6-12 and employs 75 faculty.  

The Director of Annual Giving reports to the Director of Development and is responsible for the strategic design and implementation of Austin Prep’s comprehensive annual giving program, the Austin Prep Fund. The Director leads programs, events, initiatives, and communications aimed at increasing current-use giving and participation while supporting the School’s greater development and campaign goals. The Director develops and implements strategies to maximize philanthropic support of the Austin Prep Fund, including growing unrestricted Annual Fund giving to the $1M level in the next 3-5 years. The Director creates a detailed plan for the Austin Prep Fund that includes approach (direct mail, email, online giving, social media, etc.), segmentation strategy, communications schedule, brief for appeal materials, roles for volunteers, and a detailed plan to educate constituents on the impact of annual giving. The Director oversees all annual giving programs including annual Day of Giving, faculty/staff campaigns, parent class agent program, senior gift, annual fund volunteers, among other activities.  

Qualifications:  We are looking for someone with 5-7 years of successful direct fundraising experience, event planning, or account management, preferably in an academic setting. The candidate must be an independent and strategic thinker capable of understanding the full scope of an annual fund campaign while seeing individual tasks through to completion.  The candidate must be able to multi-task and manage deadlines effectively while working with a high level of integrity and work ethic. The candidate must also work creatively to match donor interests with the school’s priorities and build meaningful relationships with individuals for purposes of cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of gifts to the school. 

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND SEARCH PROCESS 

Our Commitment to Mission 

The mission of Austin Prep is to “inspire hearts to unite, minds to inquire, and hands, to serve” which we exemplify through the Augustinian charisms of veritas, unitas, and caritas.  Austin Prep a Roman Catholic Augustinian secondary school committed to Catholic social teaching which is based on and inseparable from our understanding of human life and human dignity.  Every human being is created in the image and likeness of God and is therefore invaluable and worthy of dignity and respect as a member of the human family.  

Austin Prep encourages applications from candidates who appreciate, understand, and respect the mission of Austin Prep and the School’s Catholic identity.  We seek applicants who can help enrich the School’s Roman Catholic Augustinian mission and can help advance our commitment to what Pope Francis calls “integral human development.”   

 Interested candidates should submit the following electronic documents as a single PDF to development.opportunities@austinprep.org 

 1. In their cover letter, in addition to indicating why they are particularly interested in and qualified for this position, all candidates should describe how they can help support our Catholic faith and our Augustinian heritage. 

2.Resume 

3. Three professional references including e-mail, phone number, and a description of the professional relationship (references will not be contacted without the applicant’s permission).