Director of Development
About
Richmond Waldorf School was founded in 1996 with a passion for providing children a holistic education that aligns with their natural human development through hands-on, nature-rich, and play-based experiences. We are dedicated to providing a learning environment that cultivates creative thinking, genuine inquiry, and a love of learning. RWS has grown from a single Kindergarten classroom to a campus that serves 200 students from Pre-K through 8th grade. Our specialty program includes Movement Arts, French, Mandarin, Biking, Handwork, Music and Strings, Woodwork, Visual Arts, and Latin. Richmond Waldorf School is fully accredited by SAIS, a member of WECAN, and is a Candidate School of AWSNA.
Essential Job Duties
- Fundraising
- Strategically plans and executes a Fundraising plan for the fiscal year alongside the Development Committee.
- Create and distribute both mailed and emailed fundraising campaign outreach.
- Gather and track progress towards fundraising goals.
- Advertise fundraising progress to the school community – including goals and progress towards those goals.
- Send thank you notes to donors.
- Prepare and share tax deduction receipts with all donors.
- Follow up on pledges not received throughout the spring.
- In the near future, work closely with the Executive Director on a capital campaign.
- Grants
- Maintain reporting requirements for all awarded grants.
- Apply for grants that support the school’s long-range plans.
- Communication
- Coordinates and executes on community wide communications strategy for the fiscal year.
- Creates content for all social media accounts for the school, posting periodically, as it pertains to fundraising and other development associated content.
- Alum Relations
- Build upon current alum relationship efforts.
- Coordinate new efforts in consultation with the High School Transition Coordinator and the Executive Director.
- School Events
- Co-coordinates with the Development Committee and Parents Association the project management of school events to be sure communication and expectations are clear, and the needs of our community are met throughout these gatherings.
- Acts as a liaison along with the Development Committee for the Parents Association, guiding in event planning, volunteerism and alignment of PA happenings with the larger community calendar.
- General
- Submit internal and external reports in a timely manner.
- Partner with outside contractors and organizations for website development and other content creation.
- Maintains positive relationships with parents and responds to all parent concerns.
- Maintains positive, professional relationships with colleagues and responds to all collegial concerns.
- Engages in on-going professional and personal growth.
- Fulfills other duties, as assigned, relative to the job responsibilities.
- Bachelor’s degree within relevant fields including business administration, communications, non-profit studies, education, social sciences, or a related field.
- 3 years experience working in a development management or coordinator position.
- Fundraising experience in a school setting.
- Compensation and Benefits
- This is a 40 hour per week position. The salary rate for this regular, full-time, exempt position is $53,000 to $65,000 per year, depending on exact experience and qualifications.
- This is a 12-month school year position beginning on or around July 1, 2026.
- RWS offers the following benefits to full-time staff:
- Health, Dental and Vision insurance
- Retirement plan with employer contribution
- Life insurance
- Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
- 80 hours Paid Time Off (PTO) per fiscal year (July 1 to June 30)
- Paid Holidays & School Breaks (~30 days; subject to finalized school schedule each year)
- 90% Tuition remission for dependent child/ren enrolled at RWS
- Free Aftercare for dependent children during scheduled work hours (children must also be enrolled in a school program.)
- To Apply
- Interested applicants should complete the application and submit their resume and cover letter on our site.
- Priority consideration will be given to candidates that apply by June 30, 2026; the position will remain open until filled.
Qualifications
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.