About this opportunity
Association of Fundraising Professionals, Golden Gate Chapter (AFP Golden Gate) lists this Director of Major Gifts and Campaigns, Lycée Français de San Francisco (San Francisco) opportunity in san francisco, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Title:
Director of Major Gifts and Campaign
Job Type:
Full-Time
Location:
San Francisco
Compensation:
$150,000 to $200,000
Full Job Description
Lycée Français de San Francisco is seeking a Director of Major Gifts and Campaigns to lead the most ambitious philanthropic effort in the School’s history: a $10 million capital and endowment campaign. This newly created role will provide campaign leadership while building a sustainable major gifts program that strengthens the Lycée’s philanthropic future.
Reporting to the Head of School and serving on the senior leadership team, the Director will manage a portfolio of high-capacity prospects, secure six- and seven-figure gifts, and partner with School leadership, trustees, and volunteers to advance campaign priorities. The Director will join a multilingual, multicultural community serving approximately 900 students representing more than 50 nationalities.
Founded in 1967, Lycée Français de San Francisco is an independent, international school offering multilingual and multicultural education from preschool through Grade 12. Across three Bay Area campuses, approximately 900 students representing more than 50 nationalities and 35 languages learn within a community committed to intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, integrity, and meaningful participation in an interconnected world.
Key Responsibilities
Lead strategy, coordination, and execution for the Lycée’s $10 million capital and endowment campaign.
Manage a portfolio of leading prospects and personally cultivate, solicit, and close six-and seven-figure gifts.
Design and build a sustainable major gifts program with clear goals, metrics, and moves management practices.
Partner with the Head of School, Director of Advancement, trustees, and campaign volunteers on donor strategy and solicitations.
Strengthen the prospect pipeline, fundraising systems, donor stewardship, and reporting needed to support long-term philanthropic growth.
Qualifications
Minimum of seven years of progressively responsible fundraising experience.
Demonstrated success personally securing five-, six-, and seven-figure major gifts.
Direct experience with capital or comprehensive campaigns, including donor strategy, solicitation, and campaign management.
Expertise in moves management and major gifts practice, from pipeline development through stewardship.
Exceptional interpersonal, writing, and presentation skills, with a collaborative and self-directed leadership style.
Bilingual fluency in two or more languages preferred.
Compensation
The anticipated salary range is $150,000 to $200,000, commensurate with experience, complemented by a comprehensive benefits package.
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Worksite address
san francisco, CA, 94199, US
Who can apply
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