Sr. Director of Development

Duke School of Nursing

 

• School of Nursing Established in 1931, Duke University School of Nursing is among the top-ranked nursing schools. The school is proud of its overarching commitment to educating the next generation of nurse leaders and advancing the role of nurses and nursing in the transformation of health care and in the expansion of health equity. The School of Nursing has an inclusive and diverse community that supports the professional goals of its students, faculty, and staff as they pursue excellence. Comprised of 1,600 faculty, staff, instructors, and students, the Duke University School of Nursing, Duke University School of Medicine, and Duke University Health System are a part of Duke Health. The Duke University Health System is a world-class health care network. Founded in 1998 to provide efficient, responsive care, the health system offers a network of health services. It encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Primary Care, Duke Health Integrated Practices, Duke Home and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations
• Duke University Health System was awarded the American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy for being strong advocates of specialty nursing certification.
• Duke University Health System has 6000 + registered nurses
• Quality of Life: Living in the Triangle!
• Relocation Assistance!

 

 

OCCUPATIONAL SUMMARY

 

Develop and implement programs and strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward alumni, grateful patients, parents and friends of Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) for significant gifts, both outright and deferred, to fund School priorities. The position is part of the development and alumni affairs team for the School of Nursing and responsible for the success of individual and team fund raising targets.

 

SUPERVISOR

 

Reports to the Associate Dean, Development and Alumni Affairs, Duke University School of Nursing.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

 

• Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward major and planned gift prospects ($25K or more); recommend and implement deliberate cultivation and solicitation strategies for individual prospects, working with the Associate Dean of Development and Alumni Affairs, administrators, faculty and volunteers as appropriate.
• Manage, implement and evaluate aggressive plan to qualify prospects for the School of Nursing with appropriate qualification goals and tracking for all development team members
• In collaboration with the Associate Dean of Development and Alumni Affairs, build relationships and maintain communication with administrators, faculty and staff to increase and coordinate the level of their involvement to enhance gift support for the School of Nursing.
• Develop and maintain relationships with development colleagues across campus to partner on gift conversations with donors who have multiple interests and identification and qualification of new donors.
• Maintain active portfolio of 75+ individual donors and prospects; develop, track and meet personal performance metrics established by the Associate Dean.
• Manage a portfolio of targeted foundations and other institutional prospects as assigned in partnership with DHDAA colleagues, identifying new potential prospects.
• Maintain knowledge of current tax laws and planned giving opportunities to cultivate and solicit planned gift donors, working with gift planning colleagues in DHDAA and/or Alumni Engagement and Development (DAED) as appropriate.
• Assist in identifying and recruiting volunteers for the Nursing Alumni Council, the Board of Visitors, and other engagement opportunities for DUSON representation such as the Duke Alumni Association regional boards.
• Provide support for campaign planning activities as requested.
• Provide advice as a team member for alumni engagement and communications activities of the unit and assist as requested with strategic events.
• Draft proposals, stewardship letters and other communications as needed; provide input on stewardship of gifts.
• Develop contact reports and record act