Director, Collegiate Fundraising (Le Moyne College)

LEGENDS

Founded in 2008, Legends’ operating divisions worldwide include – Global Partnerships, Global Sales, Hospitality, Global Partnerships, Global Merchandise, Legends IQ, Attractions, Growth Enterprises – offering clients and partners a 360-degree data and analytics fueled service solution platform to elevate their brand and execute their vision. Currently, Legends works with marquee clients across business verticals including professional sports; collegiate; attractions; entertainment; and conventions and leisure. We are the industry leaders in designing, planning, and realizing exceptional experiences in sports and entertainment. For more information, visit www.Legends.net and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @TheLegendsWay.

LEGENDS COLLEGE

Legends College provides a holistic service solution unrivaled in the industry. Whether it’s advising on a new stadium or renovation project, developing & executing the ultimate menu for the game, or designing & selling the t-shirt that fans wear when they fill stadiums, we touch most of the ways fans and consumers engage with colleges and universities. Legends College is focused on creating the ultimate fan experience and helping our partners drive transformational revenue during this ever-changing time in collegiate athletics. Legends College provides the premium experience company’s 360-degree service solution across research, project development, premium ticket sales, sponsorships, food & beverage, merchandise, membership clubs, business intelligence, marketing, and philanthropic fundraising & engagement to support leading universities, collegiate organizations, and events.

LEMOYNE / LEGENDS

Legends’ focus will be to enhance the athletics fundraising efforts for Le Moyne College. The planned renovations to the Niland complex will add to and upgrade fields, fitness and wellness facilities used by students, faculty and staff, as well as those living in the neighborhoods surrounding campus.  The partnership will allow for Le Moyne to accelerate its fundraising efforts across the entirety of the College. Legends will develop a sustainable fundraising approach to provide for annual gifts going forward, building a culture of athletic philanthropy that will develop a pipeline for major gifts in the future.  

THE ROLE   

The Director of Collegiate Fundraising at Le Moyne is principally responsible for the day-to-day management of the partnership between Legends and Le Moyne College. This role is principally responsible for developing and implementing strategies to achieve and exceed the stated goals of the partnership as it relates to major gift cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and engagement. This critical role will be focused on achieving the success of the Athletic Facilities campaign for Le Moyne. This role will be vital to developing the relationship between Legends and Le Moyne and ensuring that the culture remains innovative. To accomplish this, the Director will help shape our vision and execution for identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship, and how we are moving constituents along the engagement continuum.

 ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Hire, train and manage Legends staff
• Model projections, monitor metrics and communicate results
• Develop and carry a portfolio of major gift prospects
• Solicit and close major gifts
• Optimize strategies and adapt to maximize success metrics
• Manage day-to-day technology strategy and build-out
• Attend meetings with Le Moyne on weekly, biweekly, quarterly & annual basis
• Collaborate & strategize with Le Moyne staff
• Understand Le Moyne fundraising strategies and execute major gift strategies in alignment with Le Moyne fundraising strategy
• Establish and execute staff culture and professional development plan
• Execute industry 1:1 communication best practices & tactics

 QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, the candidate must be able to perform each essential duty above at the highest levels. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of relevant experience
• 2-3 years of fundraising/engagement management experience
• Demonstrated communication, collaboration, and team skills 
• Proven ability to balance complex and often competing priorities 
• Ability to t