Assistant Director of Annual Giving

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Job Title:

Assistant Director of Annual Giving

Job Family:

Professionals

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Full time

Compensation Grade:

6S

Pay Type:

Salary

Department:

Annual Giving-1

Job Summary:

To assist the university in cultivating a culture of philanthropy among students, faculty, staff, and alumni through a variety of educational events and marketing campaigns; and by managing giving campaigns, including Dins Day, Senior Class Gift, student fundraisers, and the employee giving campaign. The Assistant Director will work with campus partners to identify affinity fundraising opportunities to increase alumni giving. In addition, this position will supervise one full-time staff member who both manages a portfolio of prospects and a team of student fundraisers. Candidate is expected to communicate and solicit gifts through various channels.

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities:

• 50%-- Student Programs, Giving, and Engagement. Work with senior class officers to develop and execute comprehensive 6 month fundraising plan to meet established goals for senior giving; Develop and execute a strategy to recruit, train, and cultivate relationships with a minimum of 25 active senior class representatives to engage in peer solicitations; Manage personalized annual brick orders; Provide strategic guidance for and supervise full-time staff member who manages both a donor portfolio and part-time student fundraisers (Student Donor Experience Officers); work with Director of Annual Giving to plan strategic phonathon outreach throughout the fiscal year; both the full-time staff member and part-time student fundraisers will use multiple fundraising channels to communicate with and solicit Furman University constituents. Work with full-time direct report and leadership giving officers to create and implement Young Benefactors stewardship and cultivation events annually, as determined by annual giving team.

• 25%-- Employee Giving, Campus Partners and Special Projects. Develop and execute a strategy to recruit, train, and cultivate relationships with faculty and staff volunteers who will assist with peer-to-peer fundraising from other employees and alumni, students, and friends of Furman. Work with campus partners and Alumni and Parent Engagement to identify affinity groups for the purpose of developing and implementing an established number of special projects throughout the fiscal year to increase alumni giving. Meet with campus partners to discuss potential special project opportunities and act as the lead liaison to the Office of Development; Lead and coordinate all aspects of employee communication, volunteer recruitment/training and event efforts with campus partners for university giving days including Giving Tuesday and Dins Day. Work with the Director of Annual Giving on Dins Day giving page strategy, task lists, and fund selections ahead of campaign launch.

• 15%-- Philanthropy Education. Develop, plan, and implement an established number of signature education events and campaigns to ensure faculty, staff, and students understand the importance and impact of giving to Furman; work with Development Systems to ensure participation in events are tracked and coded for reporting purposes; create annual impact report to share with senior leadership and boards and councils; work with appropriate members of development and universi