Assistant Director Leadership Gifts - WMed

Association of Fundraising Professionals; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Association of Fundraising Professionals in Kalamazoo, MI, seeks a development professional to identify and promote relationships with leadership gift donors, focusing on emerging gifts and major prospects.

The role develops strategies, coordinates donor visits, and assists in proposal writing, collaborating with teams to advance higher education initiatives. Requires a bachelor’s degree and at least one year of related experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field from an accredited institution.
• One year's relevant experience.
• Ability to motivate volunteers and donors.
• Embraces the concept and attitude of teamwork in a complex organization.
• Demonstrated written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to articulate the importance of higher education, and understand and articulate the critical role and priorities of the University and the development program.
• Strong self-motivation.
• Proven ability to work well as a contributing team member within a complex organization requiring collaboration, teamwork and communication.
• Demonstrated experience using relational databases. Experience with office software applications.
• Ability to work irregular shifts and extended hours, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Develops and promotes relationship strategies for leadership and major gift prospects in assigned portfolio.
• Assists in identifying potential leadership and major gift prospects, including determining the interest and affiliation with the University.
• Builds relationships with donors and assists in coordinating strategies and personal visits for the involvement of institutional partners.
• Assists in writing leadership and major gift proposals and agreements.

Skills

Relationship building

Volunteer motivation

Communication

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Higher education advocacy

Proposal writing

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Relational databases

Office software

Job description

General Summary:

Identifies and promotes relationships with leadership gift donors with an emphasis on emerging gifts.

Major Duties:

• Develops and promotes relationship strategies for leadership and major gift prospects in assigned portfolio.
• Assists in identifying potential leadership and major gift prospects, including determining the interest and affiliation with the University.
• Builds relationships with donors and assists in coordinating strategies and personal visits for the involvement of institutional partners.
• Assists in writing leadership and major gift proposals and agreements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field from an accredited institution.
• One year's relevant experience.
• Ability to motivate volunteers and donors.
• Embraces the concept and attitude of teamwork in a complex organization.
• Demonstrated written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to articulate the importance of higher education, and understand and articulate the critical role and priorities of the University and the development program.
• Strong self-motivation.
• Proven ability to work well as a contributing team member within a complex organization requiring collaboration, teamwork and communication.
• Demonstrated experience using relational databases. Experience with office software applications.
• Ability to work irregular shifts and extended hours, including evenings and weekends.

Desired Qualifications:

• Basic understanding of the concepts and principles of fundraising.
• Successful track record in gift fundraising, equivalent sales experience or experience in cold-calling.