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Chief Advancement Officer at Northside Achievement Zone

Ballinger | Leafblad is proud to present the following information on behalf of our client, The Northside Achievement Zone, in its

search for a Chief Advancement Officer.

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Leading a revolutionary culture shift focused on

ending multigenerational poverty in North

Minneapolis.

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Northside Achievement Zone

The Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) began in 2003 as the PEACE Foundation, which used grassroots organizing to reduce violence in North Minneapolis. By 2008, organiz-ers and residents drew on the inspirational results of the Harlem Children’s Zone and they pulled together to explore solutions to issues that continued to plague the neigh-borhood. Today, NAZ leads a collaboration among 40+ partners, which includes schools and nonprofit organizations that work together on a single goal to end multigenerational poverty through education.

The Northside Achievement Zone is a bold and innovative effort to close the educational achievement gap in North Minneapolis.

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW






NAZ uses a data-driven, evidence-based, achievement-focused model in which both children and their families move through a “cradle-to-ca-reer” ecosystem that provides comprehensive support to families and their children.

The Northside Achievement Zone operates as one integrated program across multiple partners, with NAZ families at the center. Together these partners provide families with an unbroken ecosystem of best-practice supports from prenatal development through college and career. Each of these supports builds toward measurable academic out-comes for children.

As the Northside Achievement Zone learns which measures effectively address the com-plex issues related to urban poverty, it develops best practices and strategies. These take the form of blueprints, called NAZ Results Plans. These evidence-based peer-re-viewed plans receive ongoing scrutiny for continuous improvement. Importantly, Results Plans are designed to be replicated by communities throughout the country - thereby multiplying NAZ’s positive effect exponentially.

In 2012, the Northside Achievement Zone was awarded a $28 million, five-year Prom-ise Neighborhood Implementation grant by the United States Department of Education. This seed money supported NAZ as it successfully scaled its pilot program and vastly increased family enrollment.

The results speak for themselves. The Northside Achievement Zone’s game-changing approach works. The youngest scholars (students) are ready for kindergarten at un-precedented rates. In anchor schools where NAZ strategies and out-of-school support are integrated, NAZ scholars perform substantially better than non-NAZ scholars. The organization’s two-generation approach shows that families are stabilizing their housing, employment, and health. These documented successes are driving a culture change on the Northside and assisting the community in ways that until now were unimagined.

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW






Prepare children to graduate from high school, ready for college. Move enrolled families through a cradle-to-career ecosystem to support them pre-natal through college to career. End multigenerational poverty in North Minneapolis.

MISSION

SHARED VALUES

1. NAZ Children Will Succeed

2. Families are Leaders

3. High Expectations with High Supports

4. Driven by Data

5. Relationships are the “Work”

6. Collaboration Creates Prosperity

7. Diversity and Cultural Responsiveness

8. Starting Early and Staying Long-Term

These values are the foundation of NAZ’s work with families across the collaborative:




The Chief Advancement Officer, along with the President and CEO, Chief Operating Officer and Board of Directors develops the organizational strategy and operational di-rection and manages all external relations functions of NAZ. This position is responsible for preparation, planning and implementation of comprehensive resource development, communications and marketing strategies to retain and significantly expand philanthrop-ic support and broad community, state, and national visibility for NAZ. The position is responsible for all components of the resource development program, including annual, campaign, and program/directed support achieved through corpo-rate and foundation grants, government contracts, individual giving, special events, endowments, planned giving and information management. Development responsibili-ties include generating resources for NAZ implemented programs, as well as programs implemented by collaborative partners. Additionally, the position will partner to influence collaborative development goals that support shared outcomes for a defined Northside agenda. The position is also responsible for all components of the communications and marketing programs. Its highest priority is resource development.

OVERVIEW OF POSITION

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Chief Advancement Officer

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES• In partnership with the NAZ board and staff, the Chief Advancement Officer instills

a culture of philanthropy throughout the organization.

• Develop and implement an ambitious and achievable resource development plan, both annual and long range, encompassing individuals, corporations, foundations, organizations, and government institutions.

• Initiate and lead work with NAZ organizational partners to secure resources and meet shared fundraising goals.

• Lead the Marketing and Communications team to ensure collaboration in messag-ing and branding to all current and prospective donors and to ensure the highest degree of public awareness for NAZ.






• Develop and maintain policies and procedures to ensure ethical and sound prac-tices for resource development and all external relations functions.

• Cultivate, maintain and steward relationships with current and potential donors to deepen their relationships with NAZ.

• Oversee all aspects of the grant research, application reporting processes to insure successful adherence to all grant requirements.

• Develop and implement fundraising special events, including special events for campaigns, highlighting achievements and strengthening the relationship of NAZ to current and potential donors.

• Oversee development of resources critical to the NAZ mission in addition to financial resources, including volunteer recruitment and management and in-kind professional services and materials.

• Participate in the budgeting process to determine annual and capital develop-ment goals, then achieve and surpass these goals in all areas.

• Oversee the full utilization of the NAZ donor management system ensuring that all relevant information is appropriately tracked and reported, including donor and prospect records, prospect research, appointment schedules, and develop-ment progress reports.

• Oversee the implementation of any donor communication, management, stew-ardship, and reporting systems that are necessary during campaigns.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for hiring, promotion, professional development and performance man-agement of Resource Development staff and Marketing and Communications staff: Associate Director of Annual Fund, Associate Director of Institutional Resource, NAZ Investment Campaign Associate, Donor Relations Specialist, Fundraising Research and Data Specialist, Corporate and Foundation Funding Manager, Marketing & Communi-cations Director, Lead Communications Strategist, Communications Coordinator.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES






DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform at the highest level. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Essential Qualifications• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.• Minimum seven (7) years of successful hands-on experience in individual

giving, corporate and foundation grants, government funding and information management. Special consideration for those with experience in social service activities.

• Demonstrated experience interacting with, or managing, external relations functions (marketing, public relations, media relations).

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.• Excellent organizational and managerial skills, including goal setting and ad-

herence to external guidelines and deadlines.• Ability to excel in a results-oriented environment, meeting and exceeding

agreed-upon goals and deadlines.

• Knowledge of professional writing; grammar, syntax, structure, and punctuation.

• Ability to build relationships with members of foundations, corporations, funders, and individual donors.

• Ability to work with high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office software includ-ing Word, Excel, Access and Outlook.

• Commitment to the expectation that children growing up in North Minneapolis can succeed in academics and college.

• Knowledge of marketing strategies and techniques.• Able to manage a team – provide coaching, mentoring and personal and pro-

fessional development of staff.• Knowledge of best practices in fundraising, both campaign and annual.• Knowledge of communication strategies, including public and media relations.

Other Characteristics, Skills, and Abilities






The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Work is normally performed in an office work environment but may occasionally include lifting and bending.

• Regular operation of normal office machines (computer, copier, and fax) is required.

• There are occasional evenings and weekends required.• Limited travel may be required.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION For additional information and to apply for the position please contact:

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Marcia Ballinger, PhD Co-Founder/Principal

651-341-4840 [email protected]

Lars Leafblad, MBACo-Founder/Principal

[email protected]

Northside Achievement Zone is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

CIVIC SEARCH REIMAGINED




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North Minneapolis

Incorporated as a city in 1867, Minneapolis is named for the Dakota word “Minne” (mean-ing “of the waters”) and the Greek word “polis” (meaning “city”); fitting for a town that contains 22 lakes. Today, Minneapolis and its twin city, St. Paul, have over 3 million resi-dents. Together they make up the 14th largest metropolitan area in the country. The city of Minneapolis officially consists of 11 distinct communities determined by the City Council. Each of these is further defined by the many neighborhoods that reflect the character of the area.

North Minneapolis encompasses two of the 11 communities - Near North and Camden. Together they encompass 15 of the most culturally diverse neighborhoods the city has to offer.

The arts are an important part of the cultural expression in North Minneapolis. With over 10 art spaces or public galleries, the district celebrates the arts each July with a three-day arts crawl known as FLOW. This self-guided tour takes visitors through studios, galleries and theaters along the West Broadway corridor that forms the backbone of the area. North Minneapolis also has more than 15 public parks, with picnic areas, baseball fields, foot paths, wading pools and playgrounds. On Fridays during the summer, residents can enjoy the West Broadway Farmers Market, which brings healthy food to the neighbor-hood while promoting economic development and providing a lively gathering space for everyone in the area.

Vibrant NeighborhoodsWhen people live in close proximity and develop social ties they form a community and a neighborhood is born. Neighborhoods naturally take on the culture of the people within their borders. The citizens of North Minneapolis represent a wide spectrum of culturally diverse people that have come together to form some of the most unique communities in the city.

• Cleveland Neighborhood - Considered by locals to be a small neighborhood with a big heart, the Cleveland neighborhood is a mostly residential area. It is centrally located with easy ac-cess to shopping, recreational areas and employment centers.

• Folwell Neighborhood - As a predominantly residential neighborhood, Folwell includes over 2,000 households with a total population over 6,000. With its 27 acres, Folwell Park is one of




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the largest parks in the metro area offering nearby residents a full set of outdoor amenities.• Harrison Neighborhood - Once known as Finn Town for the predominance of Finnish immi-

grants, Harrison has evolved into a multi-racial area that includes one of Prince’s boyhood homes.

• Hawthorne Neighborhood - The Hawthorne neighborhood is also the home of Farview Park (Minneapolis’ oldest park), the Nellie Stone Johnson School, and the Orvin Olson Park near the Mississippi River.

• Heritage Park - Originally known as the Sumner-Glenwood neighborhood, this small en-clave encompasses just 15 city blocks. The area has seen significant revitalization in recent years through the assistance of Hope grants and other public funding.

• Jordan - Named after Charles Morison Jordan, one of the city’s historical figures in pub-lic education, this neighborhood centers on the junior high school, which bears the same name. Residents have reclaimed this neighborhood adding a community garden and work-ing together to keep Jordan park a beautiful natural amenity.

• Lind-Bohanon Neighborhood - This neighborhood is one of the north side’s greenest neigh-borhoods, centered on two naturalized landscapes - Bohanon park and the North Missis-sippi Regional Park.

• McKinley - Named for the former President of the United States, this neighborhood sits along the west bank of the Mississippi River. This mainly residential neighborhood includes Perkins Hill Park, a well-kept green space for residents to enjoy.

• Old Highland - Designated as a “Best Old House Neighborhood” by the popular This Old House magazine, this beautiful part of town includes some of the most vibrant revitalization projects in the city.

• Shingle Creek - Named for the meandering creek that flows through this neighborhood, this area is filled with historic landmarks and a rich urban history.

• Upper Willard Homewood - An area for community artists, this neighborhood includes Homewood Studios, founded on the belief that artists in residence contribute to the vibran-cy of the community.

• Victory Neighborhood - This neighborhood is named for the beautiful parkway that winds through the area - Victory Memorial Drive.

• Webber Camden - One of the largest neighborhoods in the district, this area includes both industrial zones and a mix of middle-class and working class homes.

• West Broadway - this thriving neighborhood boast the largest city park in Minneapolis, The-odore Wirth Park. As an important area of commerce for the north side, this neighborhood includes a unique food culture, a thriving arts community and the retail center of the district.

• Willard Hay - A mainly residential area, this is one of the city’s first planned developments and it includes two elementary schools along with a children’s community garden.




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