The Taft School is excited to welcome Kyle Storms to the team as Director of Annual Giving. Kyle brings more than 15 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising with a passion for education. Most recently, he has been leading the reunion giving component of the Annual Fund at the Loomis Chaffee School as the Associate Director of the Annual Fund of Reunion Giving.
As the Associate Director of the Annual Fund of Reunion Giving, Kyle created and implemented a participation-focused campaign, Rally for Reunion, a time-bound, focused effort to boost support from reunion alumni. He also standardized and documented an overall reunion giving strategy utilizing historical data and recognizing current giving trends among the school’s alumni.
Reporting to the Senior Director of Advancement, Kyle will be responsible for the design, strategy, and implementation of The Taft School annual fund program. He will join a highly collaborative team, working with key staff, campus-wide partners, and volunteers to implement a strategic annual fund program to maximize Taft community philanthropy. Kyle will supervise the Assistant Director of the Annual Fund, the Leadership Annual Gift Officer, the Annual Giving Coordinator, and will have the ability to hire one additional member of the team. He will have the opportunity to assess and set forth a plan of action for a group of 500+ Class Agents and will also work with a robust and exceptional Parents Committee. Kyle is eager to join the Taft School team and contribute his expertise to the team.
About Taft School
Founded in 1890, The Taft School (“Taft”) is a coeducational boarding school for students in grades nine through postgraduate. Living where they learn, academically talented students from all over the world are guided by an extraordinary faculty on a 226-acre campus in Western Connecticut. Taft’s beautiful campus features facilities that rival those of many small colleges, including a library with 55,000 print volumes; a 45,000 square foot science and mathematics building; two theaters; two ice hockey rinks; and an 18-hole golf course.
While the world and the school have changed dramatically since Taft’s founding, the school’s fundamental values endure: work hard, without regard for public acclaim; develop all your talents: academic, artistic, and athletic; and most importantly, give of yourself to others. The school’s culture is inseparable from both its mission and motto: non ut sibi ministretur sed ut ministret—not to be served, but to serve. The Taft community is fundamentally shaped by this dedication to helping young people become lifelong learners, thoughtful world citizens, and caring people.
For more information about Taft School, please visit https://www.taftschool.org/
