Director of Development, Major Gifts & Philanthropy

University of California; Berkeley (CA); Sur place; USD 116 000 - 154 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The University of California, Berkeley's College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS) seeks a Director of Development to lead fundraising for computing and data science initiatives. Reporting to the Assistant Dean, you will manage a major gifts portfolio and partner with campus leadership to meet CDSS priorities.

You will identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors, write proposals, and drive philanthropic campaigns, with a focus on equity and belonging.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of fundraising, donor relations, and public relations concepts, principles, procedures, and techniques.
• Advanced working knowledge of higher education, particularly STEM areas.
• Advanced knowledge of applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, etc.
• Advanced written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, including political acumen, to establish and maintain good working relationships throughout the organization and with outside constituencies—ability to make persuasive and compelling presentations of goals and objectives for a location to secure gifts.
• Advanced organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills, including skill in creative and effective decision-making and problem identification/avoidance/resolution, and strong project management skills.
• Very strong skills in maintaining confidentiality.
• Skills to meet or exceed fundraising goals and objectives.
• Advanced working knowledge of the campus, its vision, mission, goals, objectives, achievements, and infrastructure.

Responsabilités

• Manages a portfolio of 75-100 individual major gift or corporate/foundation relations prospects, the majority with the capacity to give $100,000 or more.
• Makes at least 8-10 significant prospect/donor visits per month.
• Identifies and qualifies 20-60 major gift prospects per year.
• Cultivates, solicits, and stewards current use and endowment gifts directly; works independently with CDSS Dean, assistant deans, and faculty leadership.
• Writes proposals for solicitation of individual, corporate, and/or foundation prospects.
• Looks for opportunities to work with major gift prospects that will enhance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging efforts.
• Ensures that predetermined fundraising goals are met and implements program activities to achieve these goals.
• Conducts 15-24 solicitations and raises $1-5 million annually once a mature portfolio is established.
• Plans, organizes, and directs fundraising campaigns which include multiple components.
• May serve as a fundraising representative for Centers or Institutes within CDSS.
• Analyzes needs and assists in strategic plans for fundraising and other advancement programs.
• Builds major gift prospect pipeline through discovery and cultivation; may recruit and train key volunteers.

Connaissances

Fundraising knowledge

Higher education knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Confidentiality

Goal achievement

UC Berkeley knowledge

Formation

Bachelor's degree in a related area

Description du poste

The University of California, Berkeley's College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS) seeks a Director of Development to lead fundraising for computing and data science initiatives. Reporting to the Assistant Dean, you will manage a major gifts portfolio and partner with campus leadership to meet CDSS priorities.

You will identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors, write proposals, and drive philanthropic campaigns, with a focus on equity and belonging.