Class Giving Director, The Penn Fund

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Posted Job Title

Class Giving Director, The Penn Fund

Job Profile Title

Annual Giving Officer B

Job Description Summary

This role is responsible for the solicitation of top Penn Fund prospects in at least one milestone reunion class as well as partnership with additional classes to support the growth of dollars and donors. In addition, the individual in this role creates and manages highly motivated gift committees to solicit classmates at the leadership level and to inspire loyal giving. Collaboration with fellow prospect managers to solicit assigned undergraduate alumni for unrestricted and scholarship gifts also is critical to the role’s success in addition to the act of working with volunteers to inspire a culture of philanthropy. The role will also require management of complex and confidential data followed by analysis to identify top prospects and volunteers utilizing a keen attention to detail. The individual in this role will take on additional responsibilities dependent on the needs of the Class Giving and Reunion Programs Team as they pertain to overall Penn Fund Strategy, as well.

Job Description

Organizational Mission and Values:

Established in 1927, The Penn Fund supports the University’s mission through upholding the core values set forth by Development and Alumni Relations and raising both dollars and donors to enhance undergraduate life and learning for all students. We are proud to serve as one of the primary annual giving vehicles within our generous Quaker community. Gifts that count toward The Penn Fund benefit the University’s highest priorities across the academic, extracurricular, and residential experience.

Future members of our team will hold the utmost integrity and accountability for their work; lead with collegiality to form bonds with colleagues united in common purpose; actively seek out collaboration with the best intention to work together; recognize and embrace diversity in background and of thought to create an inclusive environment