Director of Major Gifts

At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential.  We believe that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential and it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve. Our non-profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and partners with parents who enable high-quality public schools to thrive in their community. We are a collective of parents, teachers, leaders, and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country. At Rocketship Public Schools, we are unleashing potential.

Position Description

As an organization in our 20th year, Rocketship Public Schools has a proven educational model, a compelling case for support, and a highly successful fundraising engine. Thanks to strong, established relationships with foundations and institutional partners, we currently raise roughly $10M annually. However, our biggest untapped opportunity is individual giving.

We are ready to unlock that potential. Joining a highly successful national development team, the Director of Major Gifts will report directly to the Vice President of Development while working closely with our Co-Founder & CEO, Regional Executive Directors, and network leaders to establish our major gifts program and scale it across our national network. Your primary focus will be finding, qualifying, and closing high-net-worth individuals across California and beyond who do not know us yet.

This is a role for a builder. While we have a tremendous foundation of institutional support, your mandate is individual growth. If your greatest fundraising successes have come from discovering new champions and forging new connections from the ground up—rather than managing established portfolios—this is the role for you.

This is a premier opportunity for an ambitious, data-informed, and values-driven frontline fundraiser to build a high-performing donor portfolio, leverage executive leadership effectively, and shape a culture of individual philanthropy across a nationally recognized charter network. You will design and execute sophisticated moves management strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward high-net-worth individuals and community partners capable of making investments of $25,000+.

 

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adults and children. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally climb ladders. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.
 
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