Chief Advancement Officer

Location: Atherton

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Chief Advancement Officer ORGANIZATION:
Menlo College

LOCATION:

Atherton, CA

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President of the College MENLO COLLEGE'S MISSION At Menlo College, we ignite potential and educate students to make meaningful contributions in the innovation economy. Our students thrive in an environment that values: small class sizes, experiential learning, engaged and student-centered faculty, holistic advising, exceptional student success resources, robust athletics programs and student leadership activities, and opportunities to engage in the Silicon Valley environment.

Our graduates are able to learn throughout their lives and to think analytically, creatively, and responsibly in order to drive positive change in organizations and communities. Our faculty members mentor students by identifying potential, cultivating students' individual talents, and helping them build a roadmap to support their success. We support our faculty in producing research that informs teaching, theory development, and professional practice.

MENLO COLLEGE'S VALUES Value diverse ideas and celebrate our differences Treat all people with fairness and equity Develop the full potential in each person Support a range of teaching and learning styles Continually improve the educational process Consider one's responsibilities to others Act with integrity ABOUT MENLO COLLEGE Menlo College is doing transformative work with an incredibly diverse population of students, about one-third of whom are the first in their families to attend college.

One hundred years old in 2027, this small gem of a private college − with less than 900 students − is changing lives and providing a stream of inspiring, diverse and capable graduates to Silicon Valley companies and organizations. The private school offers four-year undergraduate degrees in business and psychology, and three graduate programs that leverage key areas of excellence within the College.

Menlo College faculty members teach and mentor from their perspectives as scholars, entrepreneurs, managers, and community leaders. Menlo College attracts students from all over the world -- young adults who are committed to learning, playing intercollegiate sports, starting and leading organizations, and volunteering in the community. The campus is located in Atherton, California, 30 miles south of San Francisco in Silicon Valley, one of the world's most entrepreneurial and innovative locations.

Silicon Valley is renowned as an innovation incubator with many opportunities for experience-based learning. Menlo College is consistently included in lists of America's best colleges, including citations by the Princeton Review. Affordable Colleges Online .org (AC Online) has brought additional recognition to the quality of the Menlo College experience when the organization named Menlo as one of the 4-year colleges in California with the best lifetime return on investment (ROI).

The diversity of Menlo students is reflected as a Hispanic-Serving Institution as well as having one-quarter of the students attending from other countries. Menlo is also one of the safest campuses anywhere;  ranks Menlo first in California, and fourth in the nation as the "safest college campus in America." For more about Menlo College, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY Menlo College seeks its next Chief Advancement Officer (CAO) to lead the College's $100 million comprehensive campaign in anticipation of the College's centennial in 2027.

Currently in the silent phase, over $60 million has been raised. The Chief Advancement Officer oversees alumni relations and development with a team of 6 FTEs. Working closely with the Board of Trustees, President and other College leaders, the CAO will build and deepen relationships with trustees, faculty, staff, current students, alumni, parents, foundations, corporations and others to realize the College's mission and vision.

The next CAO will be an entrepreneurial leader who will transform advancement efforts by implementing best practices, spearheading efforts to expand resources for the College and unlocking doors to new possibilities. This is a hybrid position with the…