Annual Giving Program Director

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Recommends and meets annual goals.
• Generates regular reports on each area of annual giving, including campaigns, funds/designations, appeals, and strategies to achieve success.
• Creates, implements, and evaluates a comprehensive multi-year annual fund plan to meet the goals and priorities of Lincoln University.
• Creates and administers programs and activities to engage alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends using all communication platforms.
• Develops annual communications plan to maximize engagement and participation rates from alumni, faculty, staff, friends and students.
• Works in close collaboration with director of alumni relations to manage and implement the homecoming and class reunion efforts including the strategic plan of action for identifying, recruiting, training and soliciting alumni volunteers and class members.
• Oversees faculty/staff program, including development of a volunteer structure within the university to promote increased participation.
• Captures and oversees student program, including development of affinity structure for class years, athletic participation, program and degree support.
• Recruits, trains and supervises phonathon student callers, student thank-a-thons, and implements the Senior Class Gift Program.
• Captures and oversees annual giving stewardship within Institutional Advancement unit.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of mail, electronic and social media solicitation strategy and implementation.
• Ability to work with and manage volunteers.
• Ability to work in an environment including diverse groups of faculty, staff, alumni, donors, and students.
• Ability to work independently and as an active and effective team member.
• The ability to travel and work evening and weekend hours.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Raisers Edge and related database to maximize annual fundraising success.