Director of Development

Responsibilities

• Develops & implements comprehensive cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for approximately 100 prospects.
• Works both independently & with colleagues & volunteers to implement strategies.
• Qualifies identified prospects through individual visits, advises Data Team of potential new prospects and assumes specific responsibility for prospect activity.
• Devises personalized involvement/engagement strategies for all prospects using a 'top-down' approach to ensure that highest rated prospects receive the most attention.
• PARTNERS WITH DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO DEVISE AN OVERALL STRATEGY FOR CULTIVATING, SOLICITING AND STEWARDSHIP OF POTENTIAL MAJOR AND PLANNED GIFT DONORS.
• SCHEDULES APPOINTMENTS AND OVERSEES THE PREPARATION OF NECESSARY MATERIALS, INCLUDING FUNDING PROPOSALS, BRIEFINGS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND VP OF UA, AND STEWARDSHIP REPORTS FOR ALL ASSIGNED PROSPECTS.
• IDENTIFIES PROSPECTS TO PARTICIPATE IN SPECIFIC EVENTS, COMMITTEES, OR OTHER PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE THE CULTIVATION PROCESS.
• ENSURES STEWARDSHIP IS PROVIDED TO DONORS ON EXISTING ENDOWMENT AND CURRENT-USE FUNDS TO DEMONSTRATE IMPACT OF GIFTS TO UWG IN COORDINATION WITH SPECIAL EVENTS AND STEWARDSHIP COLLEAGUES.
• ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT DIVISION, AND AS PART OF THE BROADLY ACADEMIC COMMUNITY.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required.
• 3-5 years experience in fundraising/development, recruitment, marketing, sales or related field.
• Preferred: Masters Degree.
• 4+ years experience as a major giving officer of a higher education institution or a non-profit organization, which includes major giving, planned giving and comprehensive fundraising campaigns.

Salary

Salary is commensurate with experience.