Director of Development
Association of Fundraising Professionals, Richardson, Texas, United States, 75080
Overview
A successful candidate for this role will be excited to join the collaborative, open-minded and trust-filled environment that supports the development and alumni relations efforts of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The successful candidate should possess a passion for public education and an interest in the natural sciences and mathematics. In addition, they should possess a high level of respect for all people and a customer service mentality that emphasizes the importance of relationships. The Director of Development and Alumni Relations will be intellectually curious and committed to continuously improving their leadership, skills, and knowledge. Reporting to the Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations, this position is the primary development officer for the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the Dean, Associate Deans, faculty and staff, and other development and alumni relations staff to perform the primary tasks required to support the activities of major gift and principal gift solicitations, including planned gifts as appropriate, and a secondary role supporting alumni relations activities. Directs the operations of a department. Responsible for budgets, personnel, strategic directions and outcomes. Responsibilities
Advise individuals, foundations, and corporations with the capacity and interest to make a major philanthropic commitment in support of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward a pool of individual prospects and document all prospect activity in the University’s alumni and donor management database. In addition, the successful candidate should build and manage a portfolio of potential or qualified major gift prospects. Travel as needed throughout North Texas and other regions where large concentrations of potential donors are located. Collaborate with other staff in the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, including alumni relations, annual giving, communications and marketing, corporate and foundation relations, donor relations, gift planning and research to develop effective approaches to major gift cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. The Director of Development and Alumni Relations will work directly with the Senior Director, Dean, Associate Deans, Department Heads, and individual faculty and staff as needed to identify and execute a development and alumni relationship strategy focused on raising major gifts of $25,000 or more to support UTD’s mission to deliver an extremely high-quality public education.
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A successful candidate for this role will be excited to join the collaborative, open-minded and trust-filled environment that supports the development and alumni relations efforts of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The successful candidate should possess a passion for public education and an interest in the natural sciences and mathematics. In addition, they should possess a high level of respect for all people and a customer service mentality that emphasizes the importance of relationships. The Director of Development and Alumni Relations will be intellectually curious and committed to continuously improving their leadership, skills, and knowledge. Reporting to the Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations, this position is the primary development officer for the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the Dean, Associate Deans, faculty and staff, and other development and alumni relations staff to perform the primary tasks required to support the activities of major gift and principal gift solicitations, including planned gifts as appropriate, and a secondary role supporting alumni relations activities. Directs the operations of a department. Responsible for budgets, personnel, strategic directions and outcomes. Responsibilities
Advise individuals, foundations, and corporations with the capacity and interest to make a major philanthropic commitment in support of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward a pool of individual prospects and document all prospect activity in the University’s alumni and donor management database. In addition, the successful candidate should build and manage a portfolio of potential or qualified major gift prospects. Travel as needed throughout North Texas and other regions where large concentrations of potential donors are located. Collaborate with other staff in the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, including alumni relations, annual giving, communications and marketing, corporate and foundation relations, donor relations, gift planning and research to develop effective approaches to major gift cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. The Director of Development and Alumni Relations will work directly with the Senior Director, Dean, Associate Deans, Department Heads, and individual faculty and staff as needed to identify and execute a development and alumni relationship strategy focused on raising major gifts of $25,000 or more to support UTD’s mission to deliver an extremely high-quality public education.
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