Assistant Director of Development
College of Education at Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2 days ago
On-siteOTHRFull-time
Responsibilities
- Solicit, cultivate, and discover new major gift prospects.
- Manage a portfolio of approximately 75–100 prospects, developing individualized strategies for cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
- Achieve annual fundraising goals through a robust schedule of discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship visits.
- Identify and qualify new major gift prospects through discovery visits and strategic engagement.
- Build authentic, long-term relationships through in-person visits, virtual meetings, phone calls, written correspondence, and event participation.
- Learn donors' interests, passions, and philanthropic goals and connect them with meaningful college priorities.
- Develop solicitation strategies in partnership with the Dean, Senior Director, faculty, academic leaders, volunteers, and University Advancement colleagues.
- Prepare written proposals, stewardship plans, contact reports, and donor strategies.
- Cook up donor activity with Regional Gift Officers and development colleagues across campus.
- Represent the college at donor, alumni, and university events throughout Michigan and nationally.
Annual Giving & Pipeline Development
- Partner with Annual Giving and Communications colleagues to support annual giving initiatives and donor engagement strategies.
- Aid in developing communications and stewardship that strengthen donor relationships and encourage continued philanthropic support.
- Help identify annual donors with leadership and major gift potential.
- Participate in Give Green Day, Greenline, annual appeals, and other donor engagement efforts.
- Collaborate with Advancement colleagues to ensure consistent messaging that reflects college priorities.
Strategy & Collaboration
- Build collaborative relationships with faculty, academic leadership, alumni relations, communications, and University Advancement colleagues.
- Participate in strategic planning for donor engagement and campaign initiatives.
- Maintain accurate prospect records, strategies, and activity reports using university systems.
- Prepare annual fundraising plans and monitor progress toward performance goals.
- Contribute positively to a collaborative and team-oriented advancement culture.