Mar 12th, 2025
Immigrant Learning Center (The ILC)
Job Description
The Immigrant Learning Center
Chief Advancement Officer
Malden, MA
The Immigrant Learning Center (The ILC) was founded in 1992 by Diane Portnoy. Her vision to open a free school where adult immigrants can learn English stemmed from her own immigrant experience as the daughter of Polish Holocaust survivors, and later, her role as a public-school teacher, where she saw students struggle to learn the language. Under her leadership, The ILC grew from three classrooms serving 60 students a year to a nationally recognized education center that now serves hundreds of students at a time.
The Immigrant Learning Center is a not-for-profit organization that gives immigrant and refugee adults a voice. It offers programs designed to help immigrants and refugees become economically self-sufficient and socially and civically engaged. Classes are offered free of charge, year-round to students who range from those with little or no formal education to those with advanced degrees in their native languages. Today, The ILC has a waitlist of nearly 2,000 people hoping to enroll in classes and public education programming.
Philanthropy at The ILC funds the core programs and services of the organization, and growing private philanthropy is a critical part of The ILC’s ability to reduce its waitlist and ensure that immigrants and refugees are able to access educational services.
The ILC raises approximately $3M annually from government and foundation funding, corporate sponsors, individuals, and two signature events. The organization benefits from the generosity of a core group of loyal donors and is seeking to nurture its base while expanding to new audiences. The annual fund program is strong and there is significant potential for increased major gifts, as well as establishing a mid-level giving society and other programming to engage donors.
The Chief Advancement Officer (CAO) will lead and elevate The ILC’s overall fundraising efforts, growing the program especially among individual, corporate, and foundation donors. This position is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to build a robust, diversified revenue stream, and it has a leading role in The ILC’s transition to a greater focus on private philanthropic support. In addition to providing overall vision and strategy for the fundraising program, the CAO will personally build and manage a portfolio of individual Major Gift Donors ($10,000+).
The CAO will also work closely with the Executive Director, senior leadership, and members of the Board to identify, cultivate, and solicit donors; introduce prospects to the organization; and build an organizational culture that recognizes the value of philanthropy. This position manages a two-person development team and serves as a supervisor and mentor for this staff.
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For more information about The Immigrant Learning Center, please visit https://www.ilctr.org/