Associate Director of Development
Philadelphia Education Fund
Philadelphia, PA

For 25 years, as a champion of quality public education, the Philadelphia Education Fund (the Ed Fund) has collaborated with school districts, schools, universities, businesses, non-profit organizations, community stakeholders, and other partners to improve the quality of public education for underserved youth throughout the Philadelphia region. In recent years, the Ed Fund has incubated several new programs and initiatives and seeks to grow its staff to meet its new fundraising goals.

The Ed Fund seeks a full-time development professional to fill the position of Associate Director of Development who will take a leadership role in identifying, cultivating, and soliciting donors and funders for the Ed Fund.  
This is an exciting opportunity for a development professional to work within a team environment to impact all fundraising efforts while playing a primary role in the fundraising strategy for ArtsRising. ArtsRising is new initiative that the Ed Fund leads in partnership with the Fleisher Art Memorial and Public Citizens for Children and Youth.  The Associate Director will coordinate fundraising activities closely with these two organizations, the Director of ArtsRising, and the ArtsRising Steering Committee.

ArtsRising was developed through a yearlong citywide planning process that was convened by the William Penn Foundation and included over 100 civic leaders, funders, arts groups and educators, including senior officials of the School District of Philadelphia. This is an effort to integrate the arts into more Philadelphia children’s education, first in Philadelphia and later across the region.

Reporting to the Ed Fund’s Director of Development and Marketing, the Associate Director will be responsible for initiating, analyzing, and monitoring advancement plans. The Associate Director will oversee a diverse portfolio of funders, identify prospective donors, be a strong communicator able to craft compelling asks, and will be skilled at keeping solicitors on track and informed. He/she will spend a significant portion of time raising funds for ArtsRising and will provide critical support to the development operation through a demonstrated track record as a team player and high-level organizational skills to manage complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement fundraising campaigns.
• Manage and move nimbly among multiple fundraising campaigns.
• Use the Raiser’s Edge to manage and track prospects and solicitors.  
• Conduct prospect research.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with major individual, corporate, and foundation funders and prospects as well as government agencies.
• Communicate persuasively through written grant proposals, donor letters, reports, and other development vehicles and communications the important case for giving.
• Have experience and/or interest in developing new and innovative approaches to raising funds.
• Participate in planning and staffing fundraising events.
• Additional development-related tasks as deemed necessary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Five+ years of successful fundraising experience in major gifts and grants.
• Excellent communications skills, both oral and written. Must be able to represent the Ed Fund and its programs and initiatives independently to potential funders and to diverse audiences.
• Proven organizational skills including the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously and produce high quality results quickly and on time.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team and with great energy and persistence.
• Critical thinking, problem solving, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in The Raiser’s Edge or other comparable fundraising software.

Reporting

The Associate Director of Development reports to the Director of Development and Marketing at the Philadelphia Education Fund.

Application

Please email application letter, resume and contact information for three professional references to:  jtrachtman@philaedfund.org.

The Philadelphia Education Fund is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of public education for underserved youth throughout the Philadelphia region. www.philaedfund.org

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Community Program Director-Philadelphia
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Philadelphia, PA

Review the position description online at:
http://www.knightfoundation.org/about_knight/employment.dot

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