Director of Advancement

Friends Community School seeks a Director of Advancement to begin on July 1, 2025. The school has retained Big Back Pack to execute a national search for this key position. For more information, contact Paul Baly at paul@bigbackpack.org. Please do not email the school directly regarding this position. 
 
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The Position
The Director of Advancement is an integral part of the senior administrative team and is responsible for managing the fundraising of the school. This role reports directly to the Head of School and works closely with the senior administrative team and the Board of Trustees. The Director of Advancement supervises a small staff and leads the development program as it builds a strong culture of philanthropy throughout the school and community. 

To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit electronically in one email, and as a single pdf document, the following materials:

  • A cover letter expressing their interest in this particular position
  • A current résumé
  • An annotated list of five professional references with name, phone number, and email address (references will be contacted only with prior candidate approval). 

All materials should be sent via email to:
 
Paul Baly
Senior Search Associate
Big Back Pack, LLC
724-219-5237
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Located in College Park, MD, Friends Community School is a progressive Quaker K-8 day school, founded on the belief that every child is a valued member of our community. We offer a challenging curriculum imbued with strong values of equality, integrity, community, environmental stewardship, simplicity and peaceful conflict resolution, rooted in our Quaker heritage.
Friends Community School
5901 Westchester Park Drive
College Park, Maryland 20740
301-441-2100