Development at Hampton in its current form has been in place since the establishment of The Fitzwygram Foundation in 2016. Over this period, it has built up strong relationships within the School community and established excellent fundraising foundations.
The primary fundraising focus over recent years has been on raising funds for The Fitzwygram Foundation to provide additional free places at the School. In total, 106 Senior School pupils are currently attending Hampton on completely free places, of which 17 are funded by the Foundation.
Our ambition, in the first phase, is to be able to fund an additional 50 free places via The Fitzwygram Foundation, and this will be the focus of the development strategy and plan. This ambition is to be assessed and reviewed by the Development Director to determine realistic targets and associated expectations.
Fundraising for capital projects and academic endeavours may also be part of future fundraising plans. Secure foundations have been established:
• The free places campaign has successfully raised over £3.3m since 2018
• The Fitzwygram Foundation has an established board of Trustees and an excellent relationship with the Hampton School Trust
• A regular programme of communications and events for alumni (Old Hamptonians – OHs) is in place
• The alumni network of OHs has a warm and notably supportive relationship with the School
• Data is managed on Raiser’s Edge database, which currently holds over 25,000 constituent records (of which approximately 4,900 have active emails)
Fitzwygram Foundation
As a former grammar school, Hampton has no historic endowment fund on which to draw, and this has limited the number of pupils the School could support. There are many talented boys within the local community who are unable to benefit from a Hampton education due to lack of funding. In order to address this, The Fitzwygram Foundation was established in 2016 as a separate but linked charity for the sole purpose of increasing the number of free places offered at Hampton School for pupils in financial need. The Foundation draws upon the support of the School community, which includes alumni, current and former parents and staff. The Fitzwygram Foundation is currently funding 17 free places at Hampton School. The Fitzwygram Foundation Trustees meet regularly with the Development Director and consider all aspects of fundraising activity. Further details relating to the Governance and Objectives of The Fitzwygram Foundation can be found via the Charity Commission website here.
Role Overview
Hampton School is seeking to appoint an exceptional individual to support the Development Director in delivering the Hampton community's fundraising initiatives and campaigns; developing prospect pipelines and operations; and to deputise for the Director as required.
You would be joining a team focussed on creating and delivering future fundraising and alumni relations strategies. Both will align with the vision, goals and values of the School and The Fitzwygram Foundation and build upon the secure foundations already in place and by being part
You will join a dynamic, positive and enthusiastic team who act as ambassadors for developing relations with a broad network of friends, supporters and stakeholders to cultivate an active alumni programme and raise the income required to increase significantly the number of free places at Hampton funded by The Fitzwygram Foundation.
This important role will most likely be suited to an experienced development professional with a track record in major gifts fundraising and stakeholder relations gained inside or outside the education sector.
The Deputy Development Director will be integral to the success and provision of major gifts, regular giving and legacy programmes, refining the cases for support, as well as managing and expanding our network of potential supporters through a programme of communications and events.
This role will work be directly responsible for assisting with the:
• Leadership and management of fundraising and alumni relations activities in support of The Fitzwygram Foundation
• Assisting with creating and delivering a strategic fundraising plan
• Ensuring a close and highly effective relationship with The Fitzwygram Foundation
• Generating significant new philanthropic income for free places at Hampton
• Building a long-term culture of giving at Hampton
• The School is open to ideas and wishes to provide the right candidate with an opportunity to help build and deliver a longterm plan and deliver best practice.