Director of Major Gifts

We are looking for a nonprofit fundraiser and leader who exhibits intelligence and character and is hungry to grow and is driven to have a positive impact on young people in the York community. You must enjoy building donor relationships, spending time with people, and forging strategic partnerships so that children can thrive as they grow into adulthood.  You are committed to your Christian faith and see it as a call to love, serve, and work for the thriving of your community. Your experience in fundraising and nonprofit leadership will allow you to enter into a small high-performing and deeply committed fundraising team to collaborate and provide leadership. Our organization’s top leaders understand fundraising and are committed to supportive and results-focused leadership. Your job has been streamlined allowing you to focus on donor relationships as well as team culture and goals.  You have worked with the PA Education tax credit programs EITC and OSTC, major gift fundraising, and have the capacity to work with planned giving tools.

Position Outline:

Salary range $70-80K 

Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Vacation, and Holidays

On-site - 5 days per week with some flexibility

Who We Are 

We believe that every student should have access to an excellent Christ-centered education no matter what their family’s income or background. Partnering with generous donors and hard-working parents we have built a model that has been delivering results for k-12 students for over 26 years empowering them to thrive spiritually, economically, and in their community.   

In 1998, two women with no formal background in education were moved by their faith in Christ to start a school where every student could receive an excellent education, regardless of their family’s income. Today, Logos Academy, an independent school accredited by the Middle States Association, serves over 200 students in grades K-12. Two-thirds of these students live at or near the federal poverty line. Without the aid of government funding, generous donors give scholarships to make it possible for students who normally would not be able to afford tuition at Logos Academy to attend at just a fraction of the price. Everybody pays something to attend.

The results speak for themselves. Students from across the economic and cultural spectrum succeed at Logos Academy and go on to a meaningful future professionally, academically, and spiritually.

Your Work

Cultivate Major Donor Relationships 

• Manage a fundraising portfolio of major gift donors (individuals, churches, businesses, foundations, PA Education tax credit contributors through EITC and OSTC programs) with the goal to grow their commitment to the organization through increased giving, multi-year pledges, and legacy and planned gifts. 
• Self-managing toward key performance indicators that relate to meaningful engagement of donors and productive habit formation for fundraisers.  
• Work cooperatively with the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Head of School and other team members as applicable to ensure quality donor engagement that increases commitment to the organization.  

Fundraising Team Leadership  

• Serve as fundraising team lead producing and implementing the annual fundraising plan (with chief revenue officer), contributing to budgeting projections, and providing leadership to a cooperative fundraising team.  
• Establish and maintain a positive, high-performing team culture where trust is high, relationships are valued, and honesty and accountability thrive alongside support and a desire for growth. 
• Track fundraising team performance goals and professional development goals with the aim of healthy professional habit formation. 
• Collaborate with various executives including the CEO and Head of School to manage several major donor relationships.
• Maintain a community presence and fundraising network, representing Logos Academy to the community. 
• Ensure that the organization is staying up to date with best practices in the fundraising sector. 
• Continue to develop and shape the planned giving and endowment tools that donors may consider and actively incorporate these in donor conversations. 
• Manage third-party grant writers and submit final grant proposals and applications on behalf of Logos Academy.
• Support and champion database use practices, giving policies, and other systems that provide donors with an excellent and ethical giving experience and encourage all development team members to do the same. 

Revenue Team Collaboration

• Work cooperatively with admissions and social enterprise team members to synergize and collaboratively achieve organizations revenue goals. 
• Participation in all scheduled staff and faculty meetings and gatherings (staff morning prayer, Days Apart, HOS meetings, etc.)
• Work collaboratively across departments to maintain unity and promote high performing teams.