Vice President & Executive Director Hill-Murray Foundation

Vice President for Advancement & Executive Director of the Hill-Murray Foundation serves as the school's chief advancement officer and a member of the President's Leadership Team. This executive provides visionary leadership for all advancement and Foundation activities, including fundraising, alumni and constituent engagement, advancement operations, communications, donor stewardship, and Foundation governance. Working closely with the President, the Vice President develops and executes a comprehensive advancement strategy that inspires philanthropy, strengthens lifelong relationships with alumni and friends, and secures the financial resources necessary to advance Hill-Murray's long-term mission and strategic priorities.

Serving concurrently as Executive Director of the Hill-Murray Foundation, the Vice President partners closely with the Foundation Board of Governors to provide strategic advancement leadership, governance support, organizational management, and fundraising counsel. This individual ensures that the Foundation effectively advances the school's philanthropic priorities while fostering strong collaboration among the Foundation Board, Board of Trustees, President, and school leadership.

The Vice President leads and develops a high‑performing advancement team responsible for leadership giving, annual giving, advancement operations, donor stewardship, communications, alumni engagement, and fundraising events. Through collaborative leadership, strategic planning, and clear accountability, this individual builds a culture of philanthropy, innovation, service, and operational excellence while ensuring every donor and volunteer experiences Hill‑Murray with professionalism, gratitude, and care.

The successful candidate is a visionary leader, accomplished fundraiser, exceptional relationship builder, and trusted advisor with a demonstrated ability to cultivate transformational philanthropic partnerships, inspire generosity, develop high‑performing teams, and build an advancement program comparable to those of the nation's leading independent schools and small colleges. The candidate will be able to develop and execute a multi‑year advancement plan aligned with Hill-Murray's Strategic Plan.

Establish annual fundraising goals, measurable performance indicators, and accountability systems while establishing clear goals, performance expectations, and fostering a collaborative, mission‑driven culture.

All Hill-Murray employees are expected to support, model, and champion HM’s mission statement:
Hill-Murray empowers students to reach their fullest potential by inspiring them to utilize their God-given strengths to become leaders who will make a positive difference in the world.

• Comprehensive fundraising strategy
• Leadership, major, principal, and planned giving
• Annual Fund
• Capital and endowment campaigns
• Alumni and constituent engagement
• Donor stewardship
• Advancement communications, operations, and analytics

• Partnering with the Foundation Board Chair to establish strategic priorities and annual goals.
• Supporting board recruitment, orientation, education, and committee effectiveness.
• Preparing board agendas, reports, and fundraising updates.
• Managing Foundation operations, budgets, policies, and governance.
• Ensuring effective communication between the Foundation Board, President, and Board of Trustees.

• Identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding transformational gifts.
• Partnering with the President, Foundation Board members, and volunteer leaders on significant gift opportunities.
• Building relationships with alumni, parents, grandparents, foundations, corporations, and community leaders while creating meaningful opportunities for donors to invest in HM.

• Director of Leadership Giving
• Leadership Giving Officer
• Director of Alumni
• Annual Giving & Alumni Manager
• Database & Donor Relations Manager
• Communications & Marketing Manager
• Volunteers and Advancement Support Staff

• Provide strategic leadership for comprehensive fundraising campaigns supporting…