Assistant Director, Annual Giving & Donor Relations

Penn State University; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 54,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition discount 75%

Benefits package

Job summary

Penn State University in State College, PA, seeks an Assistant Director of Development, Annual Giving to advance annual gifts and donor engagement across the university and athletics programs. The role focuses on cultivating donors, managing prospects, and coordinating solicitation strategies with campus partners.

The position requires building relationships with alumni, volunteers, and leadership, plus overseeing materials and events to promote Penn State's philanthropic priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 1+ years relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted.
• Experience in fundraising and donor relations preferred.
• Ability to travel to meet donors and represent the university.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute plans for evaluation, cultivation, and solicitation of annual gifts; travel to visit donors.
• Establish, implement, and evaluate plans to solicit philanthropic support.
• Assess, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of higher gifts prospects.
• Promote understanding of philanthropic priorities to academic leadership, volunteers, alumni, and employees.
• Prepare proposal, solicitation, and cultivation materials; build donor relationships.
• Collate and interpret data to develop relationships with potential donors.
• Build and maintain relationships with volunteers, donors, committees, alumni, and boards.
• Partner with campus units to provide events and advisory meetings; manage fundraising activities as assigned.

Skills

Donor cultivation

Event planning

Prospect research

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Penn State University in State College, PA, seeks an Assistant Director of Development, Annual Giving to advance annual gifts and donor engagement across the university and athletics programs. The role focuses on cultivating donors, managing prospects, and coordinating solicitation strategies with campus partners.

The position requires building relationships with alumni, volunteers, and leadership, plus overseeing materials and events to promote Penn State's philanthropic priorities.