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Position at IDEA Public Schools

About IDEA Public Schools

At IDEA Public Schools, we believe in college for ALL and we are committed to ensuring that all of our students graduate from college. IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States sending 100% of our students to college. 50% of our students graduate from college in 6 years - that's 8 times the national rate for students in our communities!

IDEA was founded in 2000 as a single school with 150 students in the Rio Grande Valley. When interest exceeded building capacity, to meet the demands, IDEA's co-founders committed to serving more students in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and beyond. We now serve nearly 53,000 students across Texas and Louisiana. By 2022, IDEA will serve 100,000 students. Be on the lookout for IDEA schools opening near you-with continued growth in our current regions and new launches in Houston (2020), Permian Basin (2020), and Tampa Bay (2021)!

When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.

To learn more about IDEA, check out this video .

Role Mission: The Regional Director of Development is charged with cultivating, navigating, and maintaining the external relationships for the fundraising needs to support college matriculation and regional programming .The Director of Development - San Antonio is responsible for meeting ambitious fundraising targets.These goals are met through: a) solicitationof major gifts from foundations, individuals and corporations in the San Antonio region; andb) targeted donor acquisitionand stewardshipthrough a diverseportfolio ofevents, meetings and school tours. In addition, the Regional Director of Development will also cultivate and sustain regional board relationships in partnership with San Antonio's Regional Superintendent .

This role will be supported by a development operations team charged with ensuring the appropriate infrastructure is in place to execute best-in-class fundraising operations across IDEA's regions. Through the development operations team, the Director of Development will have events, data analysis, communications, gift processing and grant reporting support. The Director of Development will report to the Vice President of Regional Development and sit on a team of fellow regional fundraisers who share best practices, collaborate and have fun together.

A masterful communicator, relationship builder and fundraiser, the Director of Development is passionate about educational equity in San Antonio, well-versed in making six and seven figure asks, and is a strategic planner and executer.

Accountabilities:

1. Raise $1. 3 M in funding to support the San Antonio region by June 30, 2020.

• Leadstewardship with IDEA's largest funders in the San Antonio region
• Develop funding path for renewals and prospects; and build relationships with local individuals, corporations and foundations to support IDEA with major gifts.
• With the support of IDEA's Development Events Manager, plan and execute the San Antonio Opportunity Lunch 2019 with an end goal of raising at minimum $100,000 net at the event.
• Plan and lead regional tours, working withthe development operations team and the regional schools'teams to prepare for funder and prospect visits.

2.Ensure 100% of board members give financially; and 100% of board members experience at least one programmatic touchpoint.

• Create individualized annual plans for each board member
• Manage all San Antonio regional board correspondence, meeting schedules, agendas and presentations, working with San Antonio Regional Superintendent to plan a minimum of 3 regional board meetings a year with 90%attendance
• Partner with Regional Superintendent to develop and execute recruitment strategy to recruit and onboard additional, qualified advisory board members

3 . Build a sustainable coalition of San Antonio donors with a strong belief in IDEA's mission and willingness advocate on behalf of IDEA.

• Champion board and community partnerships for the region and provide appropriate level of detail, preparation, and context for Regional Superintendent to support cultivation and continued engagement.
• Set strategic goals around the number of new, lapsed and upgraded donors needed in FY20 and beyond to create a healthy, sustainable donor base long-term
• Develop and execute long-term plan to get in front of 25% of long-range high net worth San Antonio leaders to begin building relationships for future asks

4. We look for Team and Family who embody the follo wingvaluesand characteristics:

• Believes and is committed to our missionand being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college
• Has demonstrated effectiveoutcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationshipsin order toachieve outcomes
• We believe in education asa professionand hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to synthesize multiple facts, data points, and stories into compelling narrative explaining IDEA's educational vision for the region to others.
• Superior writing ability and attention to detail.
• Comfort and confidence engaging with individuals from all backgrounds within the San Antonio community in order to explain the IDEA story and vision.
• Knowledge ofthe San Antonio philanthropic landscape includingvarious philanthropic organizations andbusiness development organizations.
• Communication- ability to explain IDEA's story, program, vision and accomplishments with a diverse group of constituents, prospects, and funders.

Qualifications: ​

• Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred
• 5years of experience in a development,advocacy,fundraising, grant writing,grant managementor similar role
• Proven track record of personally achieving success
• Belief in IDEA's mission and an understanding of what it takes to achieve the goal of college for all children

IDEA Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning the organization's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), may contact IDEA Human Resources at (956) 377-8000.