Director for Development

Director For Development

Reporting to the Associate Vice President for External Relations, the Director for Development is responsible for developing and implementing initiatives to identify, cultivate and solicit prospects to ensure a strong base of ongoing financial support from major donors, and stewardship of major donors to maintain and build their relationships with the University.

The Director of Development will also oversee Advancement Operations, and will coordinate select Advancement events including the annual Scholarship Benefit and the All Ways Forward speaker series.

Responsibilities:

• Work in collaboration with the Associate Vice President and Senior Vice President to develop and implement cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies necessary to move assigned major gift prospects through the gift cycle, as well as to identify new prospects. Maintain stewardship activities with donors to ensure ongoing engagement and support.
• In collaboration with the Senior Director for Alumni Relations and Giving, identify high-level annual donors with the potential and capacity to enhance their support towards major gift initiatives. Define and implement individual strategies to cultivate and solicit major gifts from those donors, and ensure stewardship activities as appropriate to maintain their engagement.
• Work with the Senior Vice President, the Associate Vice President for External Relations as well as administration, faculty, and staff as needed to translate University priorities into development opportunities for donors and donor prospects.
• Coordinate the annual fundraising gala and All Ways Forward speaker series by managing and overseeing all logistical details of the events, and serving as the primary contact between the University and all appropriate event vendors. In tandem with the Senior Vice President and Associate Vice President for External Relations, support and assist gala honorees and Trustees with outreach and solicitation efforts.
• Coordinate stewardship events and activities for donors at defined giving levels including endowed scholarship donors, Centennial Society members, and higher-level annual donors.
• Oversee Advancement Operations to ensure accuracy and timeliness of gift processing and acknowledgements, and reports for Advancement and Finance.