Development Director, Alumni & Engagement

Stanford University; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford Live on the Stanford University campus is seeking a development professional to advance fundraising efforts with a hybrid schedule that includes on-campus days and occasional evenings or weekends. The role emphasizes strategy, stewardship, and engagement across campaigns to support the university.

The successful candidate will analyze fundraising data, build relationships with alumni and donors, craft appeals across channels, and coordinate with university colleagues to sustain annual

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and three years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.
• Ability to work efficiently, juggle tasks simultaneously, meet deadlines, and achieve goals.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to interact with a wide range of people.
• Outstanding communication skills and exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to effectively communicate with both internal and external constituents.
• Demonstrate a commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace culture where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered.

Responsibilities

• Based on fundraising analysis, develop strategies for development activities, solicitation assignments, and progress. Monitor, analyze, and report on overall results to internal and external constituencies.
• Steward and manage established relationships to maximize engagement, renew annual giving, and present new opportunities; cultivate and solicit gifts to the university.
• Stay informed on current university initiatives and activities.
• Implement and manage programs to involve targeted populations in fundraising and volunteer activities.
• Design, craft, and manage language for the annual appeals, and ensure the project is completed.
• Design and manage appeals (e.g., direct mail, email, video, phone, and other channels) to target key populations to maximize fundraising potential.
• Work with a portfolio of assigned prospects to cultivate, solicit, and steward their support.
• Establish ongoing relationships with individual alumni through personal visits, phone calls, and meaningful contacts.
• Prioritize prospects, prepare background information, make volunteer assignments as appropriate, and follow up with volunteers to ensure completion of assigned solicitations.
• Work closely with other colleagues in development to align program goals with the overall giving goals of the university’s development organization.
• Execute the Bing Fling event, our annual Bing member recognition event, including contracting outside vendors.

Skills

Fundraising analysis

Donor relations

Stewardship

Event coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Stanford Live on the Stanford University campus is seeking a development professional to advance fundraising efforts with a hybrid schedule that includes on-campus days and occasional evenings or weekends. The role emphasizes strategy, stewardship, and engagement across campaigns to support the university.

The successful candidate will analyze fundraising data, build relationships with alumni and donors, craft appeals across channels, and coordinate with university colleagues to sustain annual