Associate Director, Major Gifts & Strategic Initiatives

Marquette University; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Marquette University seeks an Associate Director of Development, Strategic Initiatives to advance the university's highest-priority fundraising initiatives and manage relationships with major gift donors and prospects. The role collaborates with development leadership, academic and non-academic partners, and volunteers to execute fundraising strategies, including the Lovell Scholars program.

TheAssociate Director manages a portfolio of approximately 40 major gift prospects and donors and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 3+ years in fundraising in higher education.
• Experience managing a personal donor portfolio and securing gifts at $125k+.
• Strong written and oral communication abilities.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Actively manage a portfolio of prospects for moving through the major gift pipeline, including travel.
• Create and execute fundraising plans using qualification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of major gift prospects.
• Identify and qualify prospective donors whose interests and capacity align with university priorities and develop donor strategies, proposals, briefing materials, and solicitation plans.
• Secure gifts in collaboration with university leaders and campus partners.
• Maintain accurate portfolio activity, strategies, and relationship documentation in the advancement database.
• Partner with Leadership Council recruitment, engagement, and solicitation.

Skills

Fundraising strategy

Portfolio management

Donor cultivation

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Advancement database

Job description

Marquette University seeks an Associate Director of Development, Strategic Initiatives to advance the university's highest-priority fundraising initiatives and manage relationships with major gift donors and prospects. The role collaborates with development leadership, academic and non-academic partners, and volunteers to execute fundraising strategies, including the Lovell Scholars program.

TheAssociate Director manages a portfolio of approximately 40 major gift prospects and donors and