Assistant Director of Philanthropy & Engagement
for section headings.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate like EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions (the Yes/No questions at end). Also remove cookie/navigation/legal etc.
We need to include only sections with real content.
Potential sections:
- About the role (maybe from Position Purpose paragraph). Could be "About the role" heading.
- Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions)
- Requirements (Essential Job Requirements Education & Experience) maybe also Core Competencies? Could be Qualifications.
- Qualifications (maybe Core Competencies). But we need to decide.
We have Core Competencies list (several bullet-like sentences). Could be placed under "Qualifications" or "Skills". The instruction: Use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can map:
- About the role: Position Purpose paragraph.
- Responsibilities: Essential Job Functions.
- Requirements: Education & Experience (Essential Job Requirements).
- Qualifications: Core Competencies? Or maybe Skills: Core Competencies.
But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps combine Core Competencies into Skills section.
Let's extract content.
First, introductory paragraphs about Aurora University: That's generic mission statement; could be considered About the role? Actually About the role should describe the role, not the university mission. But we can include some of that as About the role? The instruction: "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we can include About the role heading with a paragraph summarizing the role (Position Purpose). The introductory university mission could be considered boilerplate? It's not about the role but about the university; maybe we can keep it as part of About the role? It's substantive about the institution, but not about the role. However we need to preserve ALL substantive information; we cannot discard the university mission description unless it's considered boilerplate. It's not cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. It's descriptive of the university. Might be considered relevant to the role context. But the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We could include an About the role section that includes both the university mission and the position purpose. That would be substantive.
But we also have a separate "Position Purpose" paragraph. We could combine.
Let's extract the Position Purpose paragraph:
"Position Purpose Aurora University seeks a collaborative, entrepreneurial, and results-oriented Assistant Director of Philanthropy and Engagement to expand philanthropic support for the University’s mission and priorities. A strategic relationship-builder, the director will manage a dynamic portfolio of alumni, parents, friends, and other University constituents, identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding meaningful philanthropic partnerships with a focus on securing major gifts of $25,000 and above. The ideal candidate thrives in a goal-oriented, highly collaborative environment and is energized by the opportunity to advance student success, academic programs, and other University priorities while helping shape the future of a student-centered, Hispanic-Serving Institution with deep regional roots and growing relevance. Reporting to the Assistant Vice President, the Assistant Director of Philanthropy and Engagement will work closely with colleagues across Advancement and the broader University community to strengthen donor engagement and grow philanthropic investments."
We'll put that under About the role.
Now Responsibilities: Essential Job Functions list:
- Manage a dynamic portfolio of donors and prospects with a primary focus on identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gifts of $25,000 and up.
- Build and advance meaningful donor relationships through proactive outreach, personal visits, and consistent and strategic engagements that advance relationships and support fundraising goals.
- Develop cultivation and solicitation strategies for each prospect, including the creation of briefing materials, proposals, and customized engagement plans.
- Collaborate with Advancement colleagues, academic leaders, and campus partners to align donor interests with university priorities and ensure effective stewardship.
- Meet or exceed established annual fundraising goals and performance metrics, including donor visits and meaningful contacts, solicitations, and philanthropic commitments.
- Maintain accurate and timely records of donor interactions, strategies, and proposals in the Advancement CRM system.
- Represent the university at donor events and campus activities.
- Occasional evening and weekend commitments, along with travel approximately 30% of the time, are required to cultivate key relationships and represent the university at signature events.
Note the last bullet includes schedule info; we might separate schedule.
But we can keep it in Responsibilities and also have Schedule section referencing that.
Now Requirements: Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Minimum of at least two years of demonstrated successful fundraising experience with individual donors, preferably in an academic environment, or closely aligned professional experience.
- Must understand and articulate the mission of Aurora University and the case for its support.
- Proven track record for successful personal solicitations or in sales is desired.
- Understanding of planned giving is desired.
- Experience with Raiser’s Edge or other CRM preferred.
Now Qualifications/Skills: Core Competencies list:
- Represents Aurora University in the most positive manner with prospective, former and current students, clients, and the community we serve.
- Interacts effectively with a diverse group of faculty, staff, and students, learns and uses operating practices of the department and Aurora University.
- Upholds the Mission Statement: Aurora University is an inclusive community dedicated to the transformative power of learning. As a teaching-centered institution, we encourage undergraduate and graduate students to discover what it takes to build meaningful and examined lives. Our singular goal is to empower our students to achieve lasting personal and professional success.
- Handles all information with tact and discretion and recognizes the confidential nature of university business.
- Supports learning through performance of essential job functions and performing other duties and functions as necessary or as assigned, including voluntary participation in university committees, activities and events.
We could put these under Skills.
Now Benefits: list after pay range mention:
- Benefit-eligible positions offer excellent benefits including health, dental, life, vision, long term disability, a 403(b) retirement plan through TIAA, and tuition remission.
- Aurora University offers competitive, flexible benefits to eligible employees.
- Health Insurance Choice of HMO or PPO offered through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois.
- Dental and Vision Insurance Choice of two dental plans and vision insurance offered through Blue Cross Blue Shield.
- Life Insurance and AD&D 1.5 times annual salary, dependent on age. Additional life insurance also may be purchased for self, spouse, and children.
- Long Term Disability 60% of salary, taxable and nontaxable options.
- TIAA Retirement Account The University offers a 403b retirement plan, administered by TIAA. Matching contributions offered first day of employment to eligible employees, at the discretion of the University and Board of Directors.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) FSAs are available for medical costs and dependent care costs.
- Paid Time Off Vacation, personal, and sick leave are provided to eligible employees.
- Holidays The university observes nine major holidays where the university is closed.
- Tuition Assistance Tuition assistance for AU undergraduate courses is available to eligible employees and eligible family members beginning the term following one (1) year of regular, full-time employment. Tuition assistance for graduate programs paid at 60% for employee following Senior Leadership approval.
- Tuition Exchange Consortiums AU is a member of the Tuition Exchange (TE) and the Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange Program (CIC-TEP) enabling full-time employees and eligible family members to be eligible for tuition assistance at more than 600 universities nationwide. Eligibility for the CIC-TEP and TE programs is one (1) year of regular, full-time employment as of 8/31.
- To see more benefits details and breakdowns please see our benefits guide
We need to preserve all substantive information; we can include as a list.
Now Schedule: we have "Occasional evening and weekend commitments, along with travel approximately 30% of the time, are required to cultivate key relationships and represent the university at signature events." Also maybe mention travel 30% of time.
We'll put that under Schedule.
Now Pay: The posting mentions pay range but no actual numbers. It says "The pay range referenced in the job posting is the budgeted amount the university reasonably expects to pay for this position. The final pay rate will not be below the lowest pay rate listed herein." No numbers given, so we should not create Pay section because no specific content. So omit.
Now we need to remove boilerplate: EEO statement, the Yes/No questions at end, maybe also the "Do you have a bachelor’s degree..." etc. Also remove the "Aurora University is an Equal Opportunity Employer." line.
Also remove duplicated lines: there may be duplicate sentences like "Aurora University offers competitive, flexible benefits to eligible employees." appears twice? Actually appears once in benefits list and earlier maybe. We'll keep only one.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Structure:
About the role
... (combined university mission and position purpose? We'll include the Position Purpose paragraph plus maybe the introductory mission? Let's decide to include the Position Purpose paragraph only; but we also have the introductory mission paragraphs about AU. Those are substantive about the university; maybe we can include them as part of About the role as context. To avoid too thin, we could include them as a separate paragraph before the Position Purpose. Let's include both: first paragraph describing AU's mission, then second paragraph Position Purpose. That's fine.
Thus:
Aurora University (AU) is committed to the transformative power of learning by creating a student-centered environment and an equity of experience and opportunity, to ensure that students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel welcome and included. Our culture of collaboration, generosity, and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty, and staff. AU is grounded in the transformative opportunity it provides to a diverse student body. As a private university with a public mission and a commitment to making a difference in peoples’ lives, AU has a long history of resilience and of providing access to an education that values innovation, focuses on continuous improvement, and has a positive impact on the communities we serve. We are proud of our service to and economic impact on the state of Illinois, where over 80% of our students stay to live and work, where 90% of our students come from, and where we foster strong community partnerships to develop the workforce in areas such as nursing, education, business, technology, and social work. We are looking for passionate and purposeful individuals who represent the full diversity of Aurora and who demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ability, identity, and ethnic backgrounds present in our community. When you join the team at AU, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity-focused community that approaches higher
for prose. We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate like EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions (the Yes/No questions at end). Also remove cookie/navigation/legal etc. We need to include only sections with real content. Potential sections: - About the role (maybe from Position Purpose paragraph). Could be "About the role" heading. - Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions) - Requirements (Essential Job Requirements Education & Experience) maybe also Core Competencies? Could be Qualifications. - Qualifications (maybe Core Competencies). But we need to decide. We have Core Competencies list (several bullet-like sentences). Could be placed under "Qualifications" or "Skills". The instruction: Use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can map: - About the role: Position Purpose paragraph. - Responsibilities: Essential Job Functions. - Requirements: Education & Experience (Essential Job Requirements). - Qualifications: Core Competencies? Or maybe Skills: Core Competencies. But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps combine Core Competencies into Skills section. Let's extract content. First, introductory paragraphs about Aurora University: That's generic mission statement; could be considered About the role? Actually About the role should describe the role, not the university mission. But we can include some of that as About the role? The instruction: "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we can include About the role heading with a paragraph summarizing the role (Position Purpose). The introductory university mission could be considered boilerplate? It's not about the role but about the university; maybe we can keep it as part of About the role? It's substantive about the institution, but not about the role. However we need to preserve ALL substantive information; we cannot discard the university mission description unless it's considered boilerplate. It's not cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. It's descriptive of the university. Might be considered relevant to the role context. But the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We could include an About the role section that includes both the university mission and the position purpose. That would be substantive.
But we also have a separate "Position Purpose" paragraph. We could combine.
Let's extract the Position Purpose paragraph:
"Position Purpose Aurora University seeks a collaborative, entrepreneurial, and results-oriented Assistant Director of Philanthropy and Engagement to expand philanthropic support for the University’s mission and priorities. A strategic relationship-builder, the director will manage a dynamic portfolio of alumni, parents, friends, and other University constituents, identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding meaningful philanthropic partnerships with a focus on securing major gifts of $25,000 and above. The ideal candidate thrives in a goal-oriented, highly collaborative environment and is energized by the opportunity to advance student success, academic programs, and other University priorities while helping shape the future of a student-centered, Hispanic-Serving Institution with deep regional roots and growing relevance. Reporting to the Assistant Vice President, the Assistant Director of Philanthropy and Engagement will work closely with colleagues across Advancement and the broader University community to strengthen donor engagement and grow philanthropic investments."
We'll put that under About the role.
Now Responsibilities: Essential Job Functions list:
- Manage a dynamic portfolio of donors and prospects with a primary focus on identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gifts of $25,000 and up.
- Build and advance meaningful donor relationships through proactive outreach, personal visits, and consistent and strategic engagements that advance relationships and support fundraising goals.
- Develop cultivation and solicitation strategies for each prospect, including the creation of briefing materials, proposals, and customized engagement plans.
- Collaborate with Advancement colleagues, academic leaders, and campus partners to align donor interests with university priorities and ensure effective stewardship.
- Meet or exceed established annual fundraising goals and performance metrics, including donor visits and meaningful contacts, solicitations, and philanthropic commitments.
- Maintain accurate and timely records of donor interactions, strategies, and proposals in the Advancement CRM system.
- Represent the university at donor events and campus activities.
- Occasional evening and weekend commitments, along with travel approximately 30% of the time, are required to cultivate key relationships and represent the university at signature events.
Note the last bullet includes schedule info; we might separate schedule.
But we can keep it in Responsibilities and also have Schedule section referencing that.
Now Requirements: Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Minimum of at least two years of demonstrated successful fundraising experience with individual donors, preferably in an academic environment, or closely aligned professional experience.
- Must understand and articulate the mission of Aurora University and the case for its support.
- Proven track record for successful personal solicitations or in sales is desired.
- Understanding of planned giving is desired.
- Experience with Raiser’s Edge or other CRM preferred.
Now Qualifications/Skills: Core Competencies list:
- Represents Aurora University in the most positive manner with prospective, former and current students, clients, and the community we serve.
- Interacts effectively with a diverse group of faculty, staff, and students, learns and uses operating practices of the department and Aurora University.
- Upholds the Mission Statement: Aurora University is an inclusive community dedicated to the transformative power of learning. As a teaching-centered institution, we encourage undergraduate and graduate students to discover what it takes to build meaningful and examined lives. Our singular goal is to empower our students to achieve lasting personal and professional success.
- Handles all information with tact and discretion and recognizes the confidential nature of university business.
- Supports learning through performance of essential job functions and performing other duties and functions as necessary or as assigned, including voluntary participation in university committees, activities and events.
We could put these under Skills.
Now Benefits: list after pay range mention:
- Benefit-eligible positions offer excellent benefits including health, dental, life, vision, long term disability, a 403(b) retirement plan through TIAA, and tuition remission.
- Aurora University offers competitive, flexible benefits to eligible employees.
- Health Insurance Choice of HMO or PPO offered through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois.
- Dental and Vision Insurance Choice of two dental plans and vision insurance offered through Blue Cross Blue Shield.
- Life Insurance and AD&D 1.5 times annual salary, dependent on age. Additional life insurance also may be purchased for self, spouse, and children.
- Long Term Disability 60% of salary, taxable and nontaxable options.
- TIAA Retirement Account The University offers a 403b retirement plan, administered by TIAA. Matching contributions offered first day of employment to eligible employees, at the discretion of the University and Board of Directors.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) FSAs are available for medical costs and dependent care costs.
- Paid Time Off Vacation, personal, and sick leave are provided to eligible employees.
- Holidays The university observes nine major holidays where the university is closed.
- Tuition Assistance Tuition assistance for AU undergraduate courses is available to eligible employees and eligible family members beginning the term following one (1) year of regular, full-time employment. Tuition assistance for graduate programs paid at 60% for employee following Senior Leadership approval.
- Tuition Exchange Consortiums AU is a member of the Tuition Exchange (TE) and the Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange Program (CIC-TEP) enabling full-time employees and eligible family members to be eligible for tuition assistance at more than 600 universities nationwide. Eligibility for the CIC-TEP and TE programs is one (1) year of regular, full-time employment as of 8/31.
- To see more benefits details and breakdowns please see our benefits guide
We need to preserve all substantive information; we can include as a list.
Now Schedule: we have "Occasional evening and weekend commitments, along with travel approximately 30% of the time, are required to cultivate key relationships and represent the university at signature events." Also maybe mention travel 30% of time.
We'll put that under Schedule.
Now Pay: The posting mentions pay range but no actual numbers. It says "The pay range referenced in the job posting is the budgeted amount the university reasonably expects to pay for this position. The final pay rate will not be below the lowest pay rate listed herein." No numbers given, so we should not create Pay section because no specific content. So omit.
Now we need to remove boilerplate: EEO statement, the Yes/No questions at end, maybe also the "Do you have a bachelor’s degree..." etc. Also remove the "Aurora University is an Equal Opportunity Employer." line.
Also remove duplicated lines: there may be duplicate sentences like "Aurora University offers competitive, flexible benefits to eligible employees." appears twice? Actually appears once in benefits list and earlier maybe. We'll keep only one.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Structure:
About the role
... (combined university mission and position purpose? We'll include the Position Purpose paragraph plus maybe the introductory mission? Let's decide to include the Position Purpose paragraph only; but we also have the introductory mission paragraphs about AU. Those are substantive about the university; maybe we can include them as part of About the role as context. To avoid too thin, we could include them as a separate paragraph before the Position Purpose. Let's include both: first paragraph describing AU's mission, then second paragraph Position Purpose. That's fine.
Thus:
Aurora University (AU) is committed to the transformative power of learning by creating a student-centered environment and an equity of experience and opportunity, to ensure that students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel welcome and included. Our culture of collaboration, generosity, and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty, and staff. AU is grounded in the transformative opportunity it provides to a diverse student body. As a private university with a public mission and a commitment to making a difference in peoples’ lives, AU has a long history of resilience and of providing access to an education that values innovation, focuses on continuous improvement, and has a positive impact on the communities we serve. We are proud of our service to and economic impact on the state of Illinois, where over 80% of our students stay to live and work, where 90% of our students come from, and where we foster strong community partnerships to develop the workforce in areas such as nursing, education, business, technology, and social work. We are looking for passionate and purposeful individuals who represent the full diversity of Aurora and who demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ability, identity, and ethnic backgrounds present in our community. When you join the team at AU, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity-focused community that approaches higher
About the role
... (combined university mission and position purpose? We'll include the Position Purpose paragraph plus maybe the introductory mission? Let's decide to include the Position Purpose paragraph only; but we also have the introductory mission paragraphs about AU. Those are substantive about the university; maybe we can include them as part of About the role as context. To avoid too thin, we could include them as a separate paragraph before the Position Purpose. Let's include both: first paragraph describing AU's mission, then second paragraph Position Purpose. That's fine. Thus:
Aurora University (AU) is committed to the transformative power of learning by creating a student-centered environment and an equity of experience and opportunity, to ensure that students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel welcome and included. Our culture of collaboration, generosity, and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty, and staff. AU is grounded in the transformative opportunity it provides to a diverse student body. As a private university with a public mission and a commitment to making a difference in peoples’ lives, AU has a long history of resilience and of providing access to an education that values innovation, focuses on continuous improvement, and has a positive impact on the communities we serve. We are proud of our service to and economic impact on the state of Illinois, where over 80% of our students stay to live and work, where 90% of our students come from, and where we foster strong community partnerships to develop the workforce in areas such as nursing, education, business, technology, and social work. We are looking for passionate and purposeful individuals who represent the full diversity of Aurora and who demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ability, identity, and ethnic backgrounds present in our community. When you join the team at AU, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity-focused community that approaches higher