Advancement Officer
Advancement Officer
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Job Description
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
- Bachelors degree from an accredited institution required.
Experience and Training
- A minimum of three years successful sales business development or fundraising experience with a demonstrable record of progressive achievement.
- Basic knowledge of Raisers Edge or other CRM software.
Knowledge Skills Ability
- Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to think and plan strategically.
- Possess a high degree of emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills.
- Enthusiasm for the mission of High Point University.
- Enthusiasm for sales/business development/fundraising.
- High energy drive integrity sincerity.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Embraces and articulates the mission and culture of High Point University and possesses a strong working knowledge of its programs and departments.
- Embraces the job of fundraising for High Point University.
- Meets and exceeds annual fundraising goals established by the office senior leadership in conjunction with and collaboration with the Advancement Officer.
- Proactively identify potential leadership gift benefactors (including donors to annual giving clubs as well donors capable of making gifts in excess of $50000 among alumni parents staff faculty friends and other sources. Meet with solicit and close gifts from these donor prospects in order to meet annually established fundraising totals.
- Collaborates with senior leadership to plan strategy for toplevel donors and develop proposals which align with the Universitys top priorities and fit benefactor interests.
- Manages prospect portfolio of current and potential major gift benefactors in a disciplined organized manner consulting with the Vice President for Development Director of Major Gifts and other team members regarding strategy development and action plan for solicitation closure and stewardship.
- Participates as a member of the Universitys overall Institutional Advancement organization in the of a comprehensive Institutional Advancement program.
- Must be able to perform tasks on own initiative.
- Ability and willingness to travel extensively and work weekends.
- Completes call reports on all prospect and donor interactions.
- Other duties as assigned by the Director of Major Gifts.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For more information about this position please contact Kate Berry Assistant VicePresident for Major Gifts at or Gale Varner Administrative Assistant at or Eric Gabriel Advancement Officer at .
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
