Fountain Valley School, a selective and diverse boarding school, educates 250 students in grades 9–12 on a beautiful 1,100-acre campus in Colorado Springs, CO. Founded in 1930, the School provides a rigorous, global curriculum in academics, arts, athletics and the outdoors.

The Opportunity:

Fountain Valley School of Colorado is seeking a creative, dedicated, and results-oriented Director of Annual Giving to join our team. Reporting to the Director of Advancement, the Director of Annual Giving is responsible for the leadership, management, and execution of the School’s $2 million plus annual giving program. The Director ensures that the School is achieving its goals for annual giving dollars raised, percentage of participation, consistency of giving, average gift size, and leadership giving for annual support. In addition, the Director manages Annual Fund stewardship, implementing annual gift acknowledgements and annual gift donor recognition communications and activities. This is a full time, 12-month exempt position with a full benefits package. 

Essential Job Duties:

• Plans and implements multi-channel fundraising strategy for annual fund: peer-to-peer solicitations, direct mail, social media, and other outreach; web/email/texting/phone
• Develops sophisticated segmentation approaches and employs creative and innovative appeals
• Secures annual gifts through personal solicitation of a portfolio of assigned prospects
• Collaborates with Major Gift Officers on solicitation strategies for dual ask prospects
• Travels to cultivate prospective Annual Fund donors and to staff regional receptions
• Develops and implements Employee Giving Campaign
• Creates portfolios and assigns Annual Fund prospects to appropriate staff and volunteer solicitors and provides regular reporting to facilitate their work
• Develops collateral materials for volunteers about the Annual Fund
• Provides direction and assistance to recruit, train, and support volunteers for the Annual Fund including, Class Agents, and Reunion Chairs in collaboration with the Director of Alumni Engagement
• Conceives and creates all marketing materials, appeal letters, online solicitations, collateral materials, volunteer manuals, pledge reminders, acknowledgement templates, text campaigns, etc. with support from the Communications department
• Updates and maintains giving information on FVS website and third-party donor sites 
• Writes for school publications to promote Annual Fund priorities
• Grows membership in FVS leadership giving society, the Casa Serena Society
• Manages Annual Fund pledge reminders and collection of pledges.  
• Working with the Development Operations Director, ensures gifts are entered correctly and reported directly.
• Personally acknowledges all gifts from assigned prospects.
• Responsible for the accurate content of donor lists and donor stories for the Report on Giving in collaboration with the Director of Development Operations
• Employs annual giving best practices in the areas of solicitation, gift processing, data management, donor relations, and stewardship 
• Monitors, evaluates, and reports on success of annual fund on an ongoing basis
• Manages the annual fund budget
• Supports activities, initiatives and events sponsored by the Development Office, including Alumni Engagement, as needed to help reach the office goals
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Disciplined, results-oriented, self-starter, demonstrating initiative and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Persuasive communicator in writing, in-person, and over the telephone
• Outstanding listener and analyst
• Strong presentator 
• Manager of highly confidential information.
• Exceptional organization and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Raiser’s Edge, or comparable database
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite
• Experience with giving platforms such as Give Campus

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3-5 years’ experience working in an independent school/higher education development office (preferred) with demonstrated success as a program manager and fundraiser.    
• Ability and flexibility to travel regularly, work weekends, early mornings, and evenings at various special events, on and off campus
• Valid Driver’s License

Working Conditions:

• Environment: office and indoor classroom working with some outdoor events
• Physical demands: able to sit and stand for at least 8 hours per day; must be able to lift 40 lb.
• Attendance at certain community events will be required.
• Working relationships: students, parents, outside vendors, and all other employees

Salary: $90,000 - $100,000, based on experience

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Short and Long Term Disability, Retirement with 8% match, Life Insurance, EAP, Gym, Pool and Trail access. 

Application Deadline: 2/14/2025

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ABOUT ST. ANNE’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

St. Anne’s is an independent PS-8 co-educational school enrolling approximately 430 students across the Denver metro area.  We provide an uplifting, nurturing environment where each child is fully supported academically, artistically and athletically.  We build character and integrity upon a spiritual, moral and ethical foundation and strive to foster the development of people who make significant and lasting contributions to society.  Grounded in the values and traditions of our founding Sisters and empowered by their sense of belonging, St. Anne’s graduates know themselves, care for others, and strive to serve and improve their communities.

MISSION

Grounded in our founding values, we cultivate a community of curious and compassionate learners who are inspired to serve and enrich our world.

VALUES

Community, Curiosity, Faith, Compassion, Humility

POSITION DESCRIPTION

St. Anne’s Episcopal School is pleased to announce an opening for a full-time Physical Education Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. 

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS

• Develop and teach a physical education curriculum for K-8th grade students

• Practice classroom management that centers the social-emotional needs of children and embodies a joyful classroom environment

• Incorporate a lens of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion across the curriculum in both planning and delivery

• Implement effective teaching strategies such as workshop model, conferring, specific feedback, differentiation, and incorporation of student choice and voice

• Engage actively with assessment practices to inform class-wide instruction and individual student growth in concert with learning specialists

• Communicate effectively with families about student progress through both informal touchpoints as well as formal opportunities (report cards and conferences)

• Utilize technology intentionally and demonstrate an interest in learning about new tools 

• Contribute to community-wide needs and other duties as assigned

IDEAL QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in education or related field required.  Master’s Degree preferred

• Minimum of three years experience teaching; experience teaching P.E. is preferred

• Excellent organization, presentation and communication skills

• Strong classroom management skills

• Commitment to collaboration and team teaching across disciplines

• Ability to build a strong rapport with students, families, school personnel and external support providers

• Willingness to develop one's own knowledge and skills through professional development

• Ability to work and communicate effectively and efficiently with and within a culturally diverse student body, staff, and community

• Demonstrated ability to be flexible, visible, resilient, collaborative, and approachable

• An enthusiastic and strong work ethic, a team player, and a self-starter

St. Anne’s Episcopal School is committed to creating a supportive learning environment where all individuals are valued for their unique contributions and are able to achieve their highest potential. We strongly believe that a diverse and inclusive environment is the best learning environment for our students and prepares them to live, work, and thrive in an increasingly global and multicultural community. We reject all prejudice, particularly those based on race, national and ethnic origin, religion, socioeconomic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and physical characteristics.

St. Anne’s believes that each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, gender or gender identity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, ancestry, disability genetic information, veteran status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws.  The school’s equal employment opportunity practices extend to recruitment, hiring, selection, compensation, benefits, transfer, promotional opportunities, training, discipline, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment.

SALARY RANGE & BENEFITS 

$52,000 - $80,000 Annually  (Commensurate with Experience)

St. Anne’s offers a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 403(b) retirement inclusion, long-term disability, life insurance, free lunch and tuition assistance.

Interested candidates can send their cover letter, resume, Philosophy of Education statement, and list of references to Rene Reynolds, Director of Human Resources, at [email protected].