Associate Director of the Dana Fund
Dana Hall School

Dana Hall’s campus is just a five-minute walk to the center of Wellesley, a college town offering great bookstores, cafes, pizza shops, shopping and ice cream, as well as libraries, pharmacies, and the post office. 

Wellesley is home to exceptional colleges that enrich the town's culture: Wellesley College and Babson College are right in Wellesley, and Olin College of Engineering is just over the town line in Needham.

• Plan, design and execute a strategic direct mail program to ensure all of Dana Hall’s constituencies are solicited for an annual gift. This includes conceiving and creating messages and design with the Director of Development, determining audiences and working with the Database Manager to pull lists, coordinating with mail houses, and all related steps.
   
• Plan, design and execute a strategic e-solicitation (OLX) program to ensure all of Dana Hall’s constituencies are followed up by email for their annual gift. This includes conceiving and creating messages and design with the Director of Development, determining audiences and working with the Database Manager to pull lists, scheduling and sending the emails and all related steps.
   
• Recruit parent volunteers for the Dana Fund and Senior Parent Legacy Fund Committees, draft agendas for committee meetings and provide administrative support to parent volunteers as needed.
   
• Design and implement strategic, creative and targeted appeals to alumnae in Reunion classes.  Build online giving page with pages for each reunion class. Manage targeted and segmented production of appeals.  Support alumnae in their efforts to follow up with classmates.
   
• Manage the Matching Gift Program by contacting donors who work for matching gift companies to ensure they submit paperwork to receive matching gifts.
   
• Design and implement the Faculty/Staff giving campaign, including tracking participation, managing all department recognition, conducting needed follow up and all related steps.
   
• Manage the annual Teacher Appreciation Campaign over the course of one week, drafting and coordinating the distribution of emails through OLX, recording totals, distributing results and all related steps.
   
• Manage the annual Dana Donor Day as a stewardship campaign for current donors.
   
• Directly solicit past donors who have not yet made a Dana Fund gift at the end of the calendar and fiscal years.
   
• Draft monthly articles for Parents’ Association and Alumnae newsletters.
   
• Create annual endowment fund stewardship letters.
   
• Attend and participate as assigned in Reunion, Family Weekend and other Advancement events.
   
• Work closely, in a professional manner, with all volunteers.
   
• Manage and order the Dana Fund stationery and other supplies for the Dana Fund.
   
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
   
• Excellent customer service skills.
   
• Strong team orientation and success in collaboration.
   
• Superior time-management skills with an ability to manage many tasks and projects simultaneously, while adhering to deadlines and maintaining quality work.
   
• Excellent organizational skills with a strong attention to detail and an ability to create effective action plans to meet goals.
   
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written.
   
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with utmost discretion.
   
• Experience with annual giving programs is highly preferred. 
   
• Experience with private schools, parent and volunteer support is highly preferred.
   
• Raiser's Edge proficiency is preferred. 
   
• Strong written and oral communication skills.