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1404 East 9th Street
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 696-6525
(800) 869-6525
Contact Information
1404 East 9th Street
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 696-6525
(800) 869-6525
Full Time
Beaumont School
Cleveland Heights, OH
Director of Advancement
Beaumont School | Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Beaumont School seeks an accomplished, relationship-driven Director of Advancement to lead the School’s comprehensive Advancement program, with a primary focus on major gifts, campaign leadership, and transformational philanthropy.
Reporting to the President, the Director of Advancement will serve as Beaumont’s senior fundraising professional and principal development officer. This individual must be mission-driven and inspired by the Ursuline tradition of educating young women for life, leadership, and service.
The Director will be an active, visible fundraiser—not simply a manager of fundraising activity. A significant portion of the role will involve building relationships with high-capacity donors, developing individualized cultivation and solicitation strategies, securing major and principal gifts, and building a sustainable pipeline of future philanthropic leadership.
The successful candidate will personally cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of the School’s most significant donors and prospects while providing strategic leadership for a comprehensive Advancement program encompassing major gifts, campaigns, planned giving, annual giving, alumnae engagement, foundation and corporate relations, grants, and events.
The Director will partner closely with the President, Board of Directors, Advancement Committee, and volunteer leaders to advance Beaumont’s strategic priorities and strengthen the culture of philanthropy throughout the School community.
Beaumont is entering an important new chapter in its 176-year history. With its largest campaign well underway and significant opportunities to invest in the student experience, the School is building a stronger culture of major and transformational philanthropy.
The Director of Advancement will play a central role in this work by:
Personally leading cultivation and solicitation strategies for Beaumont’s highest-priority donors and prospects.
Securing significant gifts in support of the comprehensive Heart of Beaumont 175 campaign.
Building and strengthening Beaumont’s major-gift pipeline for the future.
Partnering with the President on the School’s most important donor relationships and solicitations.
Engaging trustees and volunteers as ambassadors, connectors, and fundraising partners.
Leading and developing a professional Advancement team.
Strengthening the systems, strategies, and culture necessary for sustained philanthropic growth.
Personally manage a portfolio of approximately 30–50 qualified major-gift prospects and donors.
Develop and execute individualized strategies for donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
Conduct regular face-to-face donor visits and meaningful engagement with prospects and donors.
Identify new prospects and develop strategies to move donors from annual giving and event participation into major-gift relationships.
Maintain a disciplined moves-management process and accurate documentation of donor activity.
Partner with the President and volunteer leaders on the School’s most significant solicitations.
Establish a clear major-gift pipeline, including visit, solicitation, and revenue goals.
Provide professional leadership for Beaumont’s comprehensive and capital fundraising initiatives.
Develop campaign prospect strategies, solicitation plans, and timelines.
Identify and prioritize campaign leadership prospects.
Prepare the President, trustees, and volunteers for major-donor meetings and solicitations.
Coordinate campaign activity across the Advancement team.
Ensure campaign fundraising is integrated with the School’s broader donor-development strategy.
Serve as a trusted thought partner to the President on major donors, fundraising strategy, and philanthropic opportunities.
Meet regularly with the President to review the major-gift portfolio, donor strategies, upcoming solicitations, and campaign priorities.
Provide trustees and Advancement Committee members with clear opportunities and tools for meaningful fundraising engagement.
Coach and prepare Board members and volunteers for donor cultivation and solicitation.
Help build a culture in which fundraising is understood as an institutional responsibility and an expression of Beaumont’s mission.
Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing Advancement team.
Establish clear goals, priorities, accountability, and performance expectations.
Oversee annual giving, alumnae relations, planned giving, grants, foundation relations, events, and donor stewardship.
Ensure these programs support, rather than compete with, the School’s major-gift strategy.
Develop systems and processes that create a strong pipeline from annual giving and community engagement into major philanthropy.
Manage the Advancement budget and resources effectively.
Develop meaningful, personal stewardship strategies for major and transformational donors.
Ensure donors understand the impact of their philanthropy.
Build long-term relationships that lead to increased giving, legacy commitments, and continued engagement.
Partner with School leaders and students to create meaningful donor experiences.
During the first several years, success will be measured not simply by overall Advancement revenue, but also by the strength and sustainability of Beaumont’s philanthropic pipeline.
Key indicators of success include:
Increased number and value of major gifts.
Successful six- and seven-figure solicitations.
A growing pipeline of qualified major-gift prospects.
Increased donor upgrades and retention.
Strong campaign performance.
Growth in planned and legacy giving.
Increased engagement of trustees and volunteers in fundraising.
Development of a high-performing Advancement team.
Stronger relationships with Beaumont’s most committed philanthropic partners.
A culture in which major philanthropy is central to the School’s future.
Bachelor’s degree required.
Minimum of seven years of successful fundraising experience.
Proven ability to manage a team and collaborate across departments.
Experience working collaboratively with leadership and Board members.
Demonstrated ability to personally secure significant philanthropic gifts.
The ideal candidate is an experienced development professional who is personally energized by major-gift fundraising and possesses:
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
The ability to build relationships with individuals of affluence and influence that develop into meaningful philanthropic support.
Confidence and sound judgment when working with high-capacity donors.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage diverse, changing assignments.
Leadership, accountability, communication, and follow-through.
The ability to lead and develop an Advancement team without allowing management responsibilities to displace personal fundraising.
An understanding of general accounting and finance principles and practices, which is helpful.
An understanding of the Catholic faith and respect for the Ursuline tradition.
The successful candidate will:
Be inspired by Beaumont’s mission and the Ursuline tradition of educating young women.
Have a demonstrated track record of personally securing significant philanthropic gifts.
Enjoy spending time with donors and learning what inspires their generosity.
Be comfortable asking for transformational gifts.
Know how to translate institutional priorities into compelling philanthropic opportunities.
Be a collaborative leader who can motivate and develop a team while remaining actively engaged in fundraising.
The physical demands described below are representative of those required to perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.
The position requires the ability to:
Listen, speak, and physically direct as needed.
Sit, stand, stoop, lift, bend, walk, push, and pull.
Use hands to handle objects and reach with hands and arms.
Travel by car to meetings and other activities.
Perform close, distance, and color vision tasks, including reading and computer work, with depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Periodically lift and carry moderately heavy materials weighing up to approximately 25 pounds.
Physical demands exceed those typically associated with sedentary work.
Primarily a general office environment, with work conducted in a climate-controlled setting.
Extended periods of computer use.
Frequent in-person meetings with individuals and groups, as well as telephone and virtual meetings.
Travel to meetings with alumnae and other constituents.
Occasional work outside standard working days or hours.
Occasional stressful conditions and variations in noise levels during school announcements or school functions.
Beaumont School is a smoke-free and weapons-free property.
Salary commensurate with experience.
Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
403(b) retirement plan.
Tuition remission for eligible employees.
Beaumont School is a Catholic, all-girls school rooted in the Ursuline tradition. Its mission centers on educating young women for life, leadership, and service.
The Director of Advancement will help strengthen the School’s philanthropic community and secure the resources needed to support its students, programs, and long-term strategic priorities.
Beaumont School is an equal opportunity employer. The School recruits, hires, and trains individuals in accordance with applicable law and without regard to protected status.
Apply online through the Beaumont School Employment Page.
Applicants should submit the following materials in PDF format:
Letter of interest.
Resume.
References.
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