Assistant Director, Regional Giving & Alumni Engagement

FORDHAM University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Fordham University is seeking an Assistant Director of Individual Giving and Regional Advancement to grow the university’s giving program across multiple schools and units. The role focuses on cultivating gifts in the $5,000+ range, retaining existing donors, and expanding participation among President’s Club and Doty Society donors.

Travel and evening/weekend work are required as part of building relationships within a designated geographic region.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated successful track record in solicitation efforts with the ability to balance meeting ambitious goals with a person-centered approach.
• Strong interpersonal skills; confident and comfortable engaging and building mutual trust with and soliciting diverse constituencies.
• Highly organized with magis mindset; able to manage multiple tasks under deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills; commitment to inclusive excellence and effective collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Builds and maintains a personal portfolio of approximately 150 annual giving alumni, parent, and friend prospects.
• Devises engagement strategies for each prospect and solicits annual gifts or multi-year commitments at the $5,000+ level.
• Conducts outreach and discovery, qualifying unmanaged prospects in the region and coordinating introductions for major gift cultivation.
• Performs data work to track, segment, and surface high-potential prospects within the database for regional outreach.
• Leads outreach, travel scheduling, and tracking to ensure efficient regional itineraries.
• Identifies and recruits volunteers for President’s Club, Doty Society, and reunions.
• Prepares materials for prospect solicitation and translates institutional needs into compelling narratives.

Skills

Fundraising & solicitation

Donor cultivation

Relationship building

Prospect strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CRM Advance

Fundraising Performance Management

Google Workspace

MS Office

Data management

Job description

Fordham University is seeking an Assistant Director of Individual Giving and Regional Advancement to grow the university’s giving program across multiple schools and units. The role focuses on cultivating gifts in the $5,000+ range, retaining existing donors, and expanding participation among President’s Club and Doty Society donors.

Travel and evening/weekend work are required as part of building relationships within a designated geographic region.