Associate Director of Annual Giving
Associate Director of Annual Giving
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Monthly Salary
$ 1000 - 24999
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
18-05-2025
Job Description
Primary Purpose
The Associate Director of Annual Giving is responsible for qualifying soliciting managing and stewarding leadership annual giving prospects to impact the fundraising goals of the University of the Pacific. The Associate Director will play a key role in growing leadership annual giving donor prospects creating and managing annual giving programs and societies and developing a strong and consistent donor pipeline to identify and grow the major gift prospects pool.
Essential Functions
Identifies qualifies cultivates solicits and stewards a portfolio of 200250 prospects including alumni parents and friends of the university capable of making annual gifts at the Leadership Annual Gift level ($1000$24999). Creates manages and executes the implementation of special annual giving programs/societies. Participates in discovery work to uncover new leadership annual donors ensure longterm engagement of existing leadership annual donors and qualify major gift donor prospects to expand pipeline development. Participates in daily highvolume touchpoints (email phone calls text social media) to grow acquisition and retention of leadership annual giving donors. Collaborates with universitywide annual giving teams to add new value and build upon the success of mail email text and digital solicitation campaigns. Coordinates with major gift officers to successfully handoff qualified prospects and donors above the Leadership Annual Giving level. Evaluates builds and assesses full Leadership Annual Giving program to maximize revenue potential. University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity equity and inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and employees. We prioritize policy and decisionmaking that demonstrates awareness of and responsiveness to the ways sociocultural forces related to race gender ability sexuality socioeconomic status etc. impede or propel students faculty and staff.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors Degree. Three (3) years of fundraising or relevant experience. Two (2) years experience working directly with data data analysis and/or database software to evaluate key performance indicators and assess outcomes. Two (2) years experience utilizing project management practices to oversee multiple projects and timelines.
Preferred Qualifications
Masters degree. Five (5) years fundraising experience in annual giving or donor relations. Direct experience managing a portfolio of prospects to either qualify solicit or steward. Meticulous attention to detail and outstanding organization and timemanagement skills. Experience in successfully soliciting gifts from $1000 $24999. Knowledge of fundraising principles and proven success in developing leadership annual giving strategies especially within an educational organization. Experience developing executing and managing leadership annual giving programs and societies. A commitment to higher education understanding of university academics and scholarship and ability to articulate a compelling case for annual discretionary support. Demonstrated interest in personal solicitation of leadership annual gifts. Experience writing donor correspondence solicitations and stewardship communications. Ability to develop and monitor budgets and schedules. Intermediate experience using computer software programs including MS Office Suite and CRM database programs. Positive attitude proven ability to work successfully with diverse populations and demonstrated commitment to promote and enhance diversity and inclusion. Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures. Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice equity and inclusion in a university setting. Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.
Work Schedule
Work is frequently performed in a standard office environment. Work performed during standard business hours. Must be prepared to work nonbusiness hours and weekends. Valid drivers license required. Incumbent must also be able to meet the Universitys fleet rules and be eligible to drive for University business. The University and its insurance carrier reserves the right to exclude applicants based on their driving record.
The Associate Director of Annual Giving is responsible for qualifying soliciting managing and stewarding leadership annual giving prospects to impact the fundraising goals of the University of the Pacific. The Associate Director will play a key role in growing leadership annual giving donor prospects creating and managing annual giving programs and societies and developing a strong and consistent donor pipeline to identify and grow the major gift prospects pool.
Essential Functions
Identifies qualifies cultivates solicits and stewards a portfolio of 200250 prospects including alumni parents and friends of the university capable of making annual gifts at the Leadership Annual Gift level ($1000$24999). Creates manages and executes the implementation of special annual giving programs/societies. Participates in discovery work to uncover new leadership annual donors ensure longterm engagement of existing leadership annual donors and qualify major gift donor prospects to expand pipeline development. Participates in daily highvolume touchpoints (email phone calls text social media) to grow acquisition and retention of leadership annual giving donors. Collaborates with universitywide annual giving teams to add new value and build upon the success of mail email text and digital solicitation campaigns. Coordinates with major gift officers to successfully handoff qualified prospects and donors above the Leadership Annual Giving level. Evaluates builds and assesses full Leadership Annual Giving program to maximize revenue potential. University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity equity and inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and employees. We prioritize policy and decisionmaking that demonstrates awareness of and responsiveness to the ways sociocultural forces related to race gender ability sexuality socioeconomic status etc. impede or propel students faculty and staff.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors Degree. Three (3) years of fundraising or relevant experience. Two (2) years experience working directly with data data analysis and/or database software to evaluate key performance indicators and assess outcomes. Two (2) years experience utilizing project management practices to oversee multiple projects and timelines.
Preferred Qualifications
Masters degree. Five (5) years fundraising experience in annual giving or donor relations. Direct experience managing a portfolio of prospects to either qualify solicit or steward. Meticulous attention to detail and outstanding organization and timemanagement skills. Experience in successfully soliciting gifts from $1000 $24999. Knowledge of fundraising principles and proven success in developing leadership annual giving strategies especially within an educational organization. Experience developing executing and managing leadership annual giving programs and societies. A commitment to higher education understanding of university academics and scholarship and ability to articulate a compelling case for annual discretionary support. Demonstrated interest in personal solicitation of leadership annual gifts. Experience writing donor correspondence solicitations and stewardship communications. Ability to develop and monitor budgets and schedules. Intermediate experience using computer software programs including MS Office Suite and CRM database programs. Positive attitude proven ability to work successfully with diverse populations and demonstrated commitment to promote and enhance diversity and inclusion. Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures. Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice equity and inclusion in a university setting. Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.
Work Schedule
Work is frequently performed in a standard office environment. Work performed during standard business hours. Must be prepared to work nonbusiness hours and weekends. Valid drivers license required. Incumbent must also be able to meet the Universitys fleet rules and be eligible to drive for University business. The University and its insurance carrier reserves the right to exclude applicants based on their driving record.
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