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Position Title: Chief Advancement Officer
Type: Salary Full-Time Position
Location: PAST Foundation | Columbus, Ohio
Position Description:
A dynamic development professional responsible for accelerating the advancement program in alignment with the recently adopted strategic framework. Working alongside the CEO and President/COO, this person must bring a creative and entrepreneurial approach to design and activate strategies that will help to achieve the organization’s annual contributed income goal of $1M.
Essential Duties:
Positioning and Outreach: Acquiring new partners and funder prospects by expanding the reach of PAST communications and initiating new relationships
Strategic Fundraising: Plan and execute campaigns, events, and donor relations to achieve required fundraising targets within defined timeframes
Development Analysis: Analyze donor trends, segment donors for targeted outreach, and support efforts to expand the donor pipeline in collaboration with development and finance teams
Compelling Storytelling: Excellent interpersonal communication skills that convey our mission and programming with enthusiasm - drawing connections and long-term relationships
Planning: Develop a budget and business plan for program implementation over time, growing the capacity of the department as necessitated by organizational goals.
Major Gift Program: Develop and manage a portfolio of major donors, cultivating five- and six-figure gifts through systematic relationship-building
Grant Strategy: Identify and pursue foundation, corporate, and government funding opportunities aligned with our educational innovation focus
Annual Fund: Activate strategies to grow participation in the annual fund, including recruitment of recurring donors
Pace, Monitor, and Assess Performance: Set qualitative and quantitative goals over a time horizon
Database Management: Accurately manage and maintain the DonorPerfect database, including data entry, updating records, generating reports, gift acknowledgements, and ensuring data integrity
Relationship Management and Stewardship: Ensure that the organization maintains positive engagement with key stakeholders and drives donor loyalty
About PAST Foundation
For 25 years, PAST Foundation's mission has been linking learning to life for student and adult learners. Housed in our one-of-a-kind PAST Education R&D Innovation Lab in Columbus, OH, PAST brings students together with industry for human-centered learning, producing innovative problem solvers while addressing national workforce needs.