Chief Advancement Officer

Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with Culver Academies in the search for a Chief Advancement Officer. Reporting to the Head of Schools, the Chief Advancement Officer will provide innovative vision and strategic leadership to further the advancement program of Culver Academies. The Chief Advancement Officer will establish priorities, objectives, and best practices for a comprehensive program that amplifies and elevates Culver's culture of philanthropy. The Chief Advancement Officer will lead and manage all fundraising and advancement programs including advancement data infrastructure operations, marketing and communications, major and planned giving, annual fund, alumni and parent engagement, and donor stewardship. Culver Academies is a values-based, mission-driven, vision-inspired institution that offers a co-educational, residential experience beyond that of the typical boarding school for more than 800 students in grades nine through 12. Located on the north shore of Lake Maxinkuckee, Culver Academies encompasses 1,800 acres of green hills and pristine woodlands. The Collegiate Gothic architecture that defines the campus includes world-class educational and athletic facilities that evoke an Ivy League university rather than a high school. Comprised of three entities-Culver Military Academy, Culver Girls Academy, and Culver Summer Schools and Camps-Culver Academies educates its students for leadership and responsible citizenship in society by developing and nurturing the whole individual, mind, spirit, and body, through integrated programs that emphasize the cultivation of character. Culver Academies provides the best whole-person education in the world. Whether in the classroom, on the athletic field, or in residential life, Culver students are preparing to become contributing leaders of society. Culver Academies' commitment to fostering belonging and community is reflected in its students, faculty, and staff. Culver's core values are forged in bronze in the middle of campus: Duty, Honor, Truth, and Service . These values, along with the Cardinal Virtues of Wisdom, Courage, Moderation , and Justice , are quite literally the foundation of Culver and are intentionally lived and taught via the student life structure, in the classroom, and o