Assistant Director Annual Giving Ops & Networks

Lafayette College; College Hill (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Lafayette College is seeking an Assistant Director of Annual & Leadership Giving (Campaign Operations & High-Value Networks) to build strategic frameworks, volunteer toolkits, and messaging for scalable annual giving.

You will partner with the Executive Director to support Trustee giving, Alumni Association Board, Affinity Groups, and Regional Councils, sourcing real-time impact data and creating advanced stewardship materials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; degree in Communications, Marketing, PR, or Event Management preferred.
• 1–3 years in higher education advancement, alumni relations, or annual giving.

Responsibilities

• Board Prep & Material Design: Author and prepare briefing materials, volunteer toolkits, decks, and solicitation materials for volunteer leaders and the Executive Director.
• On-the-Job Volunteer Mastery: Participate in strategic planning sessions and board meetings to develop peer-to-peer volunteer fundraising skills.
• Board & Council Alignment: Coordinate with Regional Council and Affinity Group leads to align alumni engagement with fundraising pipelines.
• Impact Gathering, Case-Making, & Stewardship Messaging: Build campus impact partnerships, translate stories into case-making content, and embed metrics into stewardship channels.
• Volunteer Enablement & Toolkits: Design and distribute solicitor toolkits, templates, and campaign updates for volunteers.
• Administrative Partner Workflow: Collaborate with division Administrative Assistants to pull data, code gifts, and update CRM.
• Solicitation Coordination: Manage prospect pools to prevent multi-channel overlaps and support volunteers.
• Discovery Portfolio: Manage a focused portfolio of prospects using high-value connections to solicit leadership gifts ($2,500+).
• The Dual Ask: Apply the dual-ask approach under the Executive Director’s guidance.
• Metrics Accountability: Meet annual targets for qualification conversations and solicitations.
• Other Duties as Assigned (5%)

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Team orientation

Tech proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advancement/Alumni relations experience

Tools

CRM platforms

Google Suite

ThankView

Hustle

Job description

Lafayette College is seeking an Assistant Director of Annual & Leadership Giving (Campaign Operations & High-Value Networks) to build strategic frameworks, volunteer toolkits, and messaging for scalable annual giving.

You will partner with the Executive Director to support Trustee giving, Alumni Association Board, Affinity Groups, and Regional Councils, sourcing real-time impact data and creating advanced stewardship materials.