Associate Director, Alumni Giving & Engagement

Dartmouth College; Hanover (NH); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH seeks an Associate Director, Annual Giving Engagement. This on-site role with a hybrid option focuses on cultivating alumni and increasing annual giving participation, in partnership with Advancement leadership and Tuck.

You will design donor engagement strategies, manage volunteers, and collaborate across teams to build a pipeline of gifts and education about philanthropy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7+ years of related professional experience with at least 3 years in annual giving, alumni engagement, or related development work.
• Proven success in driving participation and building engagement.
• Strong communication, organizational, and volunteer management skills.
• Experience collaborating across teams and working with volunteers.
• Proficiency with donor databases, CRM systems, and digital fundraising tools.
• Able to anticipate, deliver on, and exceed the expectations of alumni, alumni class officers and volunteers, colleagues, and other constituents.
• Able to introduce and drive innovation in ways small and large.

Responsibilities

• Donor Engagement: design and execute strategies to grow alumni giving participation.
• Gift Solicitation: identify prospects, cultivate, solicit, and close annual fund gifts.
• Volunteer Management: recruit and manage annual giving volunteers and coach them.
• Student Engagement: partner with campus stakeholders to cultivate a culture of giving.
• Team Development: contribute ideas and share knowledge of fundraising trends.

Skills

Donor engagement

Strategic planning

Communication

Volunteer management

Cross-team collaboration

CRM systems

Digital fundraising tools

Alumni relations

Education outreach

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CRM systems

Donor databases

Fundraising tools

Job description

Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH seeks an Associate Director, Annual Giving Engagement. This on-site role with a hybrid option focuses on cultivating alumni and increasing annual giving participation, in partnership with Advancement leadership and Tuck.

You will design donor engagement strategies, manage volunteers, and collaborate across teams to build a pipeline of gifts and education about philanthropy.