Director of Development

The Director of Development will drive an ambitious development strategy and major giving outcomes in their assigned region, managing a portfolio of approximately 350 high net-worth individuals and soliciting gifts of $100,000 and above.

Requirements

• Manage a portfolio of approximately 350+ high net-worth individuals, building deep philanthropic relationships and soliciting gifts of $100,000 and above.
• Develop and implement strategies for cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gift prospects, successfully moving them through the qualification and cultivation processes to solicitation.
• Conduct a minimum of 18-20 face-to-face meetings per month.
• Prepare proposals for gift solicitations based on annual goals.
• Partner with College leadership, development colleagues, faculty, trustees, and other volunteers to identify opportunities for prospect engagement within the college.
• Prepare written briefings and solicitation strategies for senior leadership and faculty visits with prospective donors, as well as follow-up documentation and correspondence.
• Collaborate with Advancement colleagues to engage and expand the pool of volunteers and prospective donors and in coordinating solicitation strategies and campaign activities to increase Alumni participation in annual giving.
• Solicit and drive alumni participation in annual giving.
• Attend advancement events, including student orientation, commencement, reunion and regional/local cultivation events.