Alumni Development Coordinator

York Technical College; South Carolina; On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

York Technical College is seeking an Alumni Development Coordinator to lead programs that engage alumni and community partners, drive annual giving, and coordinate events and communications in support of the Foundation and College Advancement goals.

The role partners with faculty, staff, and external donors to cultivate relationships, research funding prospects, and plan stewardship activities, awards, and affinity programs to strengthen York Tech's impact across York, Lancaster, and Chester

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 1+ year of experience in alumni relations and/or fundraising.
• Experience with proposal development and grant writing.
• 2+ years of professional experience in higher education.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, and execute programs to engage alumni and community prospects to create an ongoing base of annual giving resources.
• Coordinate career development and life-long learning programs for alumni and organize volunteers for special events.
• Develop and write proposals to public and private foundations and research funding sources.
• Plan and lead special events and affinity partnerships to support the College and Foundation goals.

Skills

Alumni relations

Fundraising

Grant writing

Event planning

Non-profit development

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

York Technical College, a member of the South Carolina Technical and Comprehensive Education System, is a public, two-year institution of higher education that offers a variety of associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates. Through maximizing student success, the College seeks to contribute to the economic growth and development of York, Lancaster, and Chester counties and of the State.

The Alumni Development Coordinator performs the following functions:

• Philanthropic Support — Plan, develop, and execute programs to engage, cultivate, and solicit alumni and community prospects to create an ongoing base of annual giving resources. Establish annual fund objectives, timelines, and multi-year goals. Effectively plan and coordinate annual fund campaigns and special events to engage alumni, college faculty, staff, students, and the community. Develop and maintain a portfolio of up to $5,000 donor prospects through the identification, engagement, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship process. Develop and execute Phonathon Program strategies; responsible for the recruiting, organizing, training, directing, and retaining of volunteers and student callers, to include training of effective annual fundraising methods. Work collaboratively with other College Advancement team members to support department initiatives and help attain and maximize Foundation and College goals.
• Alumni Engagement and Development Programs — Forms strong working relationships with internal and external constituents, college faculty and staff, and corporate partners who have high rates of employment for York Tech alumni. Coordinates career development and life-long learning programs for alumni. Responsible for recruiting and organizing alumni volunteers to create and maintain pathways for alumni participation that leads to alumni giving. Performs solicitation and discovery research on prospective and assigned alumni constituents. Develop and implement a comprehensive alumni and stewardship program through personal visits, events, appeals, correspondence, newsletters, and impact and stewardship reports. Monitor donor acquisition, recognition, engagement, and retention. Effectively plan and coordinate special events for special programs and projects as needed. Identify outstanding alumni worthy of college-wide and community recognition through the creation of an alumni awards program and development of standardized award nomination and review processes.
• Development and Alumni Communications — Responsible for aligning printed materials, website, and social and digital media with the York Tech Foundation and College Advancement plans for alumni, donor, and community relations. Work collaboratively with the Strategic Communications and Marketing Department to develop creative marketing and communication plans for alumni, development, and Foundation projects and events. Create reports, presentations, and other communications for leadership. Monitor industry trends and make recommendations for changes and enhancements. Develop and write proposals to public and private corporations and foundations through researching and compiling institutional information for projects requiring funding. Identify potential funding sources to align with existing and future College programs. Assist faculty and staff with the evaluation and development of proposal concepts. Monitor tracking reports of submitted proposals and donor activity.
• Special Events and Affinity partnerships — Plan and lead special events and fundraisers to support the mission of the College and the Foundation. Coordinate timelines, sponsorship levels, secure financial support, and assist in the development of marketing and solicitation materials. Coordinate events and programs to engage alumni, students, and community members to develop affinity building programs for the student ambassador, pre-alumni, and philanthropy clubs. Create benefits for alumni programs by identifying, developing, and securing affinity program partnerships.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• At least one year of experience with alumni/client relations, fundraising, special events planning, grant writing, non-profit development and/or advancement services

• Experience with proposal development and grant writing
• At least two years of professional experience in higher education

Applicants indicating degree(s) on the application may be required to provide unofficial copies of transcripts in the application process and official transcript upon hire.