Assistant Director, Annual Giving

Rice University; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Rice University is seeking an Assistant Director of Annual Giving to support the Owl Club fundraising program. This on-campus role focuses on cultivating donor relationships, designing annual giving strategies, and closing gifts of $500 or more.

The candidate will help create electronic, social media, and print messaging for annual appeals. Responsibilities include managing a donor portfolio, conducting one-on-one solicitations, and ensuring donor benefits are fulfilled.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 1+ year of related fundraising experience.

Responsibilities

• Manages a defined portfolio of Owl Club donors with renewal, upgrade, and retention within assigned giving tiers, emphasizing leadership gifts of $500 or more.
• Cultivates relationships and solicits annual gifts through one-on-one visits, calls, and proposals.
• Educates prospects and donors on the Owl Club Annual Fund and benefit structure.
• Ensures donors receive benefits earned through their giving level, including tickets, parking, and hospitality access.
• Makes outbound calls to Rice fans, staff, students, and community members.
• Tracks and analyzes results of development activities to determine outreach effectiveness.
• Maintains accurate donor records and activity notes in the CRM system.
• Supports Owl Club donor events including game-day hospitality and stewardship functions.

Skills

Professional writing

Oral communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Job Description

Position Summary

Reporting to the Associate Athletic Director of Revenue Generation,the Assistant Director of Annual Giving will assist in carrying outdesignated duties and responsibilities for the Rice Athletics OwlClub annual giving program. This individual will be involved withthe planning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of allOwl Club fundraising efforts in support of Rice’s 350student-athletes. Primary responsibilities involve buildingrelationships through one-on-one discussions with assignedprospects and donors, developing and executing annual givingstrategies, designing proposals, and closing Owl Club gifts with anemphasis on gifts of $500 or more. The assistant director will helpdevelop and design electronic, social media, and print messagingfor Owl Club solicitations as part of the overall annual appealstrategy and collaborate with the athletics development team ondeveloping fundraising strategies.

Workplace Requirements

On campus position: This position is exclusively on-site,necessitating all duties to be performed in-person. Per Rice policy 440 , workarrangements may be subject to change

• Must be available to work nights, weekends, and holidays as eventschedule requires

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• One or more (1+) year of related experience

Skills

• Must be able to correspond professionally both in writing andorally
• Good organizational and time management skills

Essential Functions

• Manages a defined portfolio of Owl Club donors withresponsibility for renewal, upgrade, and retention within assignedgiving tiers, emphasizing leadership gifts of $500 or more
• Cultivates relationships and solicits annual gifts throughone-on-one visits, calls, and proposals with a focus on closingleadership-level commitments
• Educates prospects and donors on the Owl Club Annual Fund andbenefit structure
• Ensures donors receive benefits earned through their givinglevel, including tickets, parking, and hospitality access
• Makes outbound phone calls to Rice fans, staff, students, andother community members
• Prioritizes solicitation based on data analysis, preparesbackground information, and engages volunteers to advancesolicitation priorities
• Tracks and analyzes results of development activities todetermine outreach effectiveness
• Meets individual goals for donor touchpoints and fundraisingresults as established by management
• Monitors, analyzes, and reports on overall fundraising resultsto internal and external constituencies as needed
• Maintains accurate donor records and activity notes in the CRMsystem
• Supports and staffs Owl Club donor events including game-dayhospitality and stewardship functions
• Performs all other duties as assigned

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