Executive Director of Development

The Executive Director of Development is responsible directly to the Campus Chancellor for developing, managing, and sustaining all campus development functions including fundraising, alumni and donor relations, stewardship, community and board relations, and donor relations system and financial systems.

The Executive Director of Development will be a member of the Chancellor’s cabinet with the purpose of providing leadership that aligns with the College’s core values and implements strategies in order to meet the needs of the campus and community. This position promotes diversity, integrity, community engagement, innovation, and excellence; is accountable to perform statewide responsibilities to maintain consistent statewide curricula, policies, and practices. This position will work closely with appropriate Systems Office leadership to establish strategies coordinated with statewide efforts in key areas of focus (recruitment, enrollment, completion, retention, and student success).

Major Responsibilities:

FUNDRAISING

• Develops, implements, and evaluates fundraising plans and strategies to increase philanthropic support of the Campus, Foundation and College.
• Solicits individuals, corporations, foundations and organizations for annual, major, and planned gifts towards annually determined goals to meet the strategic priorities of the Campus, Foundation, and College.
• Plans, coordinates, and executes the advancement of relationships with prospective donors through appropriate stages of the donor cycle (identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship).
• Establishes annual and campaign fundraising goals, budgets and implementation plans, based on the needs of the Campus, Foundation and the College.
• Collaborates with internal and external partners and the Grants Office to identify opportunities, and to develop and submit grant proposals in support of College initiatives.
• Identifies opportunities to involve campus staff in order to enhance fundraising efforts.
• Serves as liaison between the Campus and Systems Office Foundation staff for coordinated projects, reporting, guidelines, and development procedures.
• Coordinates contact and solicitation of service area and statewide donors with the appropriate staff from the Systems Office and other affected campuses and/or sites.

STEWARDSHIP AND ALUMNI AND DONOR RELATIONS

• Provides stewardship of gifts including the acknowledgement process, coordinating recognition events, dedications, naming opportunities, and endowment reports, in coordination with the Systems Office Foundation staff.
• Ensures all donors receive appropriate and timely follow-up after making a gift commitment.
• Assists in developing plans to appropriately record, manage and spend contributions in accordance with donor intent.
• Develops and implements communication strategies in conjunction with campus-level and Systems Office staff, to inform internal and external constituencies (including alumni) about the Campus, Foundation and College.
• Hosts and/or attends development-related receptions and events.
• Provides reports, data analysis and/or impact stories for donors, board/council meetings, campaign needs and campus leadership.

DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION

• Supervises the maintenance of database information on donors and prospects, fund balances and fundraising activities.
• Ensures effective records maintenance, including recording new proposals and tracking their status and recording action reports in a timely manner, using the Foundation’s prospect management system.
• Plans and implements a comprehensive calendar of development events, programs, communications, stewardship, and solicitations to correspond with campus goals and needs, and coordinate with overall statewide Foundation efforts and strategic plan.
• Reports regularly on the progress toward annual goals and action plans.
• Assists in the development of coordinated fundraising materials, campaigns, themes and projects with campus and Systems Office staff.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND BOARD/COUNCIL RELATIONS

• Builds partnerships with community groups, employers, customized training clients, foundations and individuals to further the mission of the College and to secure resources to support campus, Foundation, and College priorities.
• Engages Foundation Board of Directors, Campus Board of Trustees, and program advisory committees as active members in the development process and encourage their own philanthropic support.
• Represents the College and Foundation at community events and through community organizations in order to identify new avenues of philanthropic support.
• Continually improves professional competency thr