Director of Advancement, Major Gifts
Newark Academy - Livingston, NJ
Newark Academy seeks a Director of Advancement, Major Gifts to identify, qualify, engage, cultivate, solicit, and steward major and principal donors. The Director will be charged with placing Newark Academy in a position to achieve the comprehensive fundraising goals of its 250th campaign and beyond. The Director will work closely with the Chief Advancement Officer to build an inspired planned giving program by securing planned and blended gifts. The Director will encourage high impact, fresh, and creative approaches that engage, cultivate, and steward Newark Academy's current donors as well as actively prospect and surface new donors, prioritizing major and planned giving opportunities.
For 250 years, for thousands of students, Newark Academy has served as a pathway to a brighter future. Newark Academy is distinguished by a long history of success and stands out for its enterprising spirit. While many institutions aspire to innovate; Newark Academy truly does so—with intentionality, energy, and clockwork regularity. An impressive list of adaptations and enhancements not only demonstrate its commitment to continual improvement, but also have allowed the school to be a perennial pathfinder for its peers—who often follow its lead. Newark Academy's approach to innovation aligns with its commitment to provide students with the skills they need to succeed, to promote long-lasting relationships, to inspire a passion for learning, and to continue to achieve a standard of excellence.
Newark Academy seeks and celebrates diversity in its faculty, staff, and student body. Newark Academy is a diverse school community where all members are welcomed, respected, valued, and celebrated. It is committed to its responsibility for fostering and maintaining a caring and inclusive community that thrives on intellectual, social, and emotional interactions across differences. Members of the Newark Academy community are encouraged to build trusting relationships with one another grounded in kindness and empathy. Through intentional, active, and ongoing engagement of multiple voices, Newark Academy strives to create an equitable environment where all members can have a sense of belonging to learn and grow as citizens of the world.
"If you are an experienced, donor-centric fundraising professional who enjoys facilitating major gifts and planned giving conversations and you want to work in a collaborative, cosmopolitan independent school community of passionate lifelong learners, my team members and I want to meet you. Let’s explore how you can help us fulfill our school mission to contribute to the world engaged individuals instilled with a passion for learning, a standard of excellence, and a generosity of spirit." – Dr. Rose McSween, Chief Advancement Officer
For more information, including core competencies and qualifications, please refer to the full prospectus.
For 250 years, for thousands of students, Newark Academy has served as a pathway to a brighter future. Newark Academy is distinguished by a long history of success and stands out for its enterprising spirit. While many institutions aspire to innovate; Newark Academy truly does so—with intentionality, energy, and clockwork regularity. An impressive list of adaptations and enhancements not only demonstrate its commitment to continual improvement, but also have allowed the school to be a perennial pathfinder for its peers—who often follow its lead. Newark Academy's approach to innovation aligns with its commitment to provide students with the skills they need to succeed, to promote long-lasting relationships, to inspire a passion for learning, and to continue to achieve a standard of excellence.
Newark Academy seeks and celebrates diversity in its faculty, staff, and student body. Newark Academy is a diverse school community where all members are welcomed, respected, valued, and celebrated. It is committed to its responsibility for fostering and maintaining a caring and inclusive community that thrives on intellectual, social, and emotional interactions across differences. Members of the Newark Academy community are encouraged to build trusting relationships with one another grounded in kindness and empathy. Through intentional, active, and ongoing engagement of multiple voices, Newark Academy strives to create an equitable environment where all members can have a sense of belonging to learn and grow as citizens of the world.
"If you are an experienced, donor-centric fundraising professional who enjoys facilitating major gifts and planned giving conversations and you want to work in a collaborative, cosmopolitan independent school community of passionate lifelong learners, my team members and I want to meet you. Let’s explore how you can help us fulfill our school mission to contribute to the world engaged individuals instilled with a passion for learning, a standard of excellence, and a generosity of spirit." – Dr. Rose McSween, Chief Advancement Officer
For more information, including core competencies and qualifications, please refer to the full prospectus.