Director, Major Gifts & Strategic Fundraising

University of Southern California; Los Angeles (CA); Híbrido; USD 133.000 - 149.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

USC Viterbi School of Engineering's Advancement team seeks a Director, Advancement - Major Gifts to manage ~75 prospects and secure gifts of $250K-$5M+ for the school's priorities. You will work with school leadership and university advancement colleagues to build relationships and secure philanthropic support.

In partnership with the Dean and faculty, you will develop tailored solicitation strategies, staff donor meetings, and staff engagement plans; travel and occasional evenings/weekends may

Formación

• Experience securing major gifts of $250K-$5M+.
• Experience with major gift fundraising and campaigns at a complex research university.
• Strong relationship-building with donors, faculty, administrators, board members, trustees, and university partners.
• Excellent written and verbal fundraising communications.
• Proficiency in Office and digital prospect tools.

Responsabilidades

• Manage a portfolio of ~75 major gift prospects, mainly $1M+.
• Identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward gifts $250K-$5M+.
• Develop and present fundraising proposals for chairs, fellowships, capital projects, and program support.
• Collaborate with the Dean and Advancement to create gift opportunities and secure commitments.
• Prepare leaders for donor meetings, solicitations, and follow-up.
• Engage volunteers for prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Implement donor stewardship plans and coordinate recognition with partners.
• Manage prospect activity, travel, and pipelines to maximize effectiveness.
• Maintain prospect records, contact reports, forecasts, and next steps.
• Achieve fundraising revenue, activity, pipeline, and proposal goals.

Conocimientos

Fundraising

Donor relations

Major gift strategy

Proposal development

Stakeholder management

Communication

Project management

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Donor management systems

Descripción del empleo

USC Viterbi School of Engineering's Advancement team seeks a Director, Advancement - Major Gifts to manage ~75 prospects and secure gifts of $250K-$5M+ for the school's priorities. You will work with school leadership and university advancement colleagues to build relationships and secure philanthropic support.

In partnership with the Dean and faculty, you will develop tailored solicitation strategies, staff donor meetings, and staff engagement plans; travel and occasional evenings/weekends may