Campaign Director (FT), St. Paul's Catholic Community, Cambridge, MA

Over the decades, St. Paul’s Catholic Community in Harvard Square has earned international recognition for the profound beauty of its liturgical and musical traditions – and for ministries that touch lives throughout Harvard University and far beyond. The individual parts of our St. Paul’s community form a unity of spirit. St. Paul’s Parish, St. Paul’s Choir School and the Harvard Catholic Center mutually enhance and support each other’s missions and together make up a unique center of Catholic faith, life, and culture.

St. Paul’s Catholic Community has the opportunity not only to educate people who are going to change the world but also to help form their souls. We know they are the leaders of tomorrow, and we want to ensure they have a solid spiritual compass to guide and support them in all they do. Our time is now to elevate our global impact into all of society and culture to enrich countless hearts with the light of Jesus Christ.

Overview of Advancement Responsibilities
The Campaign Director will be a strong advocate for the mission and teachings of the Catholic Church. The role of Campaign Director is multi-faceted and requires working collaboratively with leadership in all the individual components of the St. Paul Parish community. This includes the Pastor, the Head of School, the Music Director, the Director of Advancement of the Harvard Catholic Center, the Director of the Harvard Catholic Forum and the Campaign Cabinet. The Campaign Director is a member of the leadership team with primary responsibility for implementing a strategic fundraising plan focused on individual giving, and foundations in support of the Open Wide The Doors Campaign (www.OpenWideTheDoors.org) with a $34 million dollar goal. The Campaign Director will assume responsibility for all elements of the Campaign creating opportunities for increased visibility and engagement for advancement of giving in all facets of the St. Paul’s community.

Campaign Director Fundraising Activities
Campaign Management

• Serves as the primary strategist and driver for the Campaign for St. Paul’s Catholic Community.
• Executes, manages, and reports progress on all Campaign functions.
• Develops and manages Campaign prospect lists, including research and tracking.
• Assists with recruiting, training, and managing Campaign volunteers.
• Schedules and supports Campaign and donor meetings.
• Plans, implements, and completes cultivation and recognition events.

Campaign Strategy and Planning

• Directs the strategy and applies the plan of the Campaign.
• Conducts prospect identification and research to gather information about people (both new prospects and current donors).
• Maintains an updated list of naming opportunities.

Donor Cultivation, Meeting, and Solicitation Work

• Develops and executes cultivation and solicitation plans for a portfolio of approximately 75 to 100 donors with a focus on gifts of six and seven-figures.
• Builds relationships with prospects and designs strategy to incorporate key stakeholders such as the Pastor and members St. Paul’s Catholic Community leadership team.
• Meets with prospects and donors both virtually and in person who are at all cultivation and stewardship stages.
• Prepares briefings and other materials needed for major donor meetings.
• Follows up from major donor meetings to ensure actions are recorded and implemented in a timely fashion.

Campaign Cabinet Work

• Schedules Campaign Cabinet meetings and makes sure all agendas and other materials are available in advance of discussions.
• Attends each Campaign meeting, keeps accurate notes from meetings, coordinates meeting follow-up and provides notes for the Pastor and Campaign leadership.

Gift Acknowledgment and Tracking

• Oversees advancement staff to make sure that every gift and pledge is managed seamlessly including prompt donor gift agreements and gift acknowledgements.
• Responsible to ensure each gift is credited appropriately in the Raiser’s Edge database, noting any on-going pledge payments, reminders and recognition activities.

Communications and Public Relations Activities
Communications

• Works with the internal team to put into place a communication plan for donors and a public relations/communications plan for the general public.
• Leads the Campaign Cabinet to keep the Campaign visible and to maintain its momentum.

Public Relations

• Prepares monthly and quarterly reports for the Pastor and the Finance Committee of fundraising activities.
• Prepares regular reports for the Campaign Cabinet.
• Coordinates with the other development staff to make sure that all contact with donors and the public is coordinated so as not to conflict with other fundraising and volunteer efforts.

Knowledge, Skills & Technical Ability:
The Campaign Director is a proven leader, dynamic self-starter and meticulous multi- tasker capable of organizing and managing the key functions of the Campaign. S/he will be a mid-to-senior level development director or manager with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and minimum of three (3) years of experience and demonstrated success in meeting fundraising targets and securing gifts at the six and seven-figure level. With the success of the Open Wide The Doors campaign there is potential for this position to remain and to grow at St. Paul’s Catholic Community.

Campaign experience is strongly preferred. The ideal candidate for this position will possess the following qualities and attributes:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Willingness to travel in order to qualify, cultivate and solicit Campaign prospects.
• Excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to set goals strategically and oversee execution.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with various internal and external constituents.
• High level of discretion and ethical approach to fundraising
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office, digital communication tools, and databases is required, proficiency in Raiser’s Edge fundraising software is preferred.
• Proficiency with prospect research and wealth screening tools
• Experience developing compelling presentations.
• Flexibility with work duties assigned and openness to changing organizational priorities.

Submit a cover letter and resume to Doug Zack, Director of Advancement, Harvard Catholic Center, [email protected] or mail, 29 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-6031