Assistant Director, School of Law Annual Giving

Position Title & Department:

Assistant Director, School of Law Annual Giving; University Advancement Posting #

5209

Department Description:

As part of the University Advancement division, the Office of Annual Giving coordinates the direct marketing, telefunding, student philanthropy, crowdfunding, electronic, and digital fundraising efforts for the university. The department also manages the President’s Club, USD’s leadership giving society. The annual giving team also provides support for annual giving efforts for academic units and Torero athletics.

University Description:

The University of San Diego, an engaged and contemporary Catholic institution, was founded by the Diocese of San Diego and the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1949. Governed by an independent board of trustees since 1972, USD remains committed to a liberal arts education grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition and the pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty. Inspired by this centuries old tradition of Catholic higher education, the University welcomes people of all faith traditions and any, or no, religious background. The future success of USD relies on the contributions of those who seek to foster the development of engaged global citizens and an earnest confrontation of humanity’s urgent challenges.

Detailed Description:

The assistant director is a key member of central Annual Giving and School of Law (SOL) development teams, with principle responsibility for the Law Annual Fund and other SOL annual giving responsibilities. Reporting to the director of Annual Giving, the assistant director is responsible for developing the SOL annual giving program as well as oversight of the Maudsley Fellows Society and ongoing stewardship of SOL donors. The assistant director will focus on engaging, cultivating, and stewarding donors through direct mail, email, telephone outreach, social media, web content, and occasional face-to-face meetings. The assistant director will participate in overall strategic planning as well as program management and implementation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Comprehensive Annual Giving Campaign:

• Plan, implement, and manage all SOL annual giving programs including but not limited to direct mail, phone-a-thon, e-solicitations, days of giving, and Graduating Class Gift.
• Provide guidance and direction to the Telefunding manager specific to the management and execution of the SOL telephone solicitation program.
• Coordinate with the AD and ADOD on the publication of the SOL’s Annual Donor Impact Report including donor listings, annual giving information, and annual Big Give and Torero Tuesday results, with recommendations for feature stories and student highlights.
• Manage the tracking and stewardship of annual gifts and pledge payments including endowment funds, graduation awards, and other law school fundraising projects.
• Oversee the accuracy and integrity of the law school’s alumni and donor database records, including the thorough documentation of communication with law school alumni and donors.
• Work with the AD and donor relations team to identify class agents/captains for annual reunion giving campaigns, Law Firm Challenge, and the Big Give.
• Oversee the Graduating Class Gift campaign, working with a volunteer group of 3L students and encouraging peer-to-peer fundraising.
• Create and maintain monthly Anniversary Letter solicitation project.
• Serve as leader/captain for the law school during the annual Employee Giving Campaign.
• Responsible for gift processing including checks, credit cards, and gifts of securities; work in conjunction with Annual Giving office manager to complete gift processing forms on a timely basis.
• Generate acknowledgement letters in a timely fashion and in accordance with the SOL’s annual giving donor stewardship plan.
• Accurately report annual gifts received to AD and ADOD on a monthly basis.
• Plan and execute monthly first-time donor and annual loyal donor stewardship projects.

Leadership Annual Gifts:

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