After 14 years as Head of School, one truth remains: the only thing increasing more rapidly than the demands of fundraising on me as Head of School is the reliance I have on my Advancement leader (CAO) and their team. And while the CAO’s gift of strategic and tactical planning on behalf of the Head is key to their Head's success as a fundraiser, the demands on the CAO to understand, filter, interpret, and translate on behalf of and along side of the Head of School are equally, if not more, critical to the success of the School.