SUMMARY Founded in 1981 as the first Mandarin immersion school in the United States, the Chinese American International School (CAIS) educates 500 students from two-years-old through grade eight. Over the last four decades, CAIS has been recognized globally as a leader in bilingual education and an innovator for its commitment to immersive, cultural education through the study of language. CAIS currently operates three separate, divisional campuses in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco. A recent, once-in-a-lifetime, major property acquisition has set the stage for CAIS to unify its students and teachers onto a single, five-acre campus in 2024. Having already secured long-term financing to pay for the purchase of this new campus, the school recently began a development campaign to raise funds for the renovation and redesign work. The quiet solicitation phase for major gifts is well underway and on-track, thanks in large part to a dedicated, mission-aligned...

SUMMARY In the heart of San Diego lies Francis Parker School, a dynamic and innovative educational institution with an abundance of ambition, energy, and vision. Each day, over 1,300 students from JK through grade 12, along with hundreds of faculty and staff, arrive at Parker’s two large campuses. Over the last two-plus decades, the school has undertaken a nearly $125M capital campaign to transform the Linda Vista Campus, which houses the middle and upper school students. Soon, a similar campaign will begin for the historic Mission Hills Campus. Parker is committed to providing an innovative program to its diverse student body, and with these exciting projects underway, the need to take a long-term approach to financial strategy and treasury management has never been more important. Parker is eager to welcome a collaborative and strategic assistant head of school for finance, who will serve as the school’s de facto chief financial officer. The assistant head of school...