Moravian Academy, Director of Strategic Campaign Initiatives & Major Gifts
- Deerfield Associates Executive Search, Inc.
- Allentown, PA, USA
- 11/21/2025
Job Description
Moravian Academy is pleased to announce a search for a Director of Strategic Campaign Initiatives & Major Gifts. Moravian Academy is an independent, co-educational, college-preparatory day school ranging from Preschool through Grade 12 located in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, with campuses in Bethlehem and Allentown, Pennsylvania www.moravianacademy.org.
Founded in 1742, Moravian Academy is comprised of approximately 850 students and 200 faculty and staff on three distinct campuses across the Lehigh Valley. The Director of Strategic Campaign Initiatives and Major Gifts is responsible for leading, coordinating, and executing all aspects of the school’s comprehensive fundraising campaigns and other major strategic initiatives. The Director provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for campaign planning, implementation, and management, ensuring alignment with the school’s mission, strategic plan, and philanthropic priorities. In addition, the new hire will also serve as a front-line advancement professional in a major gifts role capacity cultivating and developing a portfolio of high-end prospects of both alumni and parents.
For a full search announcement of the opportunity including the duties, responsibilities and required academic credentials, work experiences and skill sets, please visit: Director of Strategic Campaign Initiatives & Major Gifts.
To explore on a confidential basis please contact Doug Cooney, Executive Search Consultant, DEERFIELD ASSOCIATES Executive Search, Inc. jobs@deerfieldassociates.com
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Doug Cooney founded DEERFIELD ASSOCIATES Executive Search, Inc. a national retained executive search firm dedicated to finding and placing senior level administrative talent in education. Established in 2001, and located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, the primary functional areas of the firm include college, university, and independent school searches for professionals at the Director level and above. www.deerfieldassociates.com
Doug and his firm, which includes experienced recruiters, have successfully conducted 600+ senior level searches in the education sector serving one-hundred and sixty-one (161) clients. 92% of our clients return to us for additional search work.
Typical searches conducted by DEERFIELD ASSOCIATES include Vice President of Advancement, Chief Advancement Officer, Director of Development, Director of Advancement, Director of Principal Gifts, Director of Planned Giving, Director of Major Gifts, Campaign Director, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Business Manager, Controller, Director of Marketing & Communications, and Director of Admission.
For 20 years prior to founding DEERFIELD ASSOCIATES, Doug served as Executive Recruiter and Vice President of Shawmut Bank, Connecticut National Bank and more recently as Director of Executive Search for FleetBoston Financial. Earlier in his career Doug served as an Admission Officer for Vassar College and as Director of Alumni Relations for the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Since 1982, he has been involved exclusively in the profession of recruitment, talent selection and executive search.