Executive Director of Annual Giving

Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MIT Alumni Association seeks an Executive Director of Annual Giving to lead a data-driven, multi-channel annual giving program. You will secure leadership-level support from alumni, students, parents, and friends, and steward a broad donor base to advance MIT's priorities.

Reporting to the CEO of the MIT Alumni Association, this role sits on the senior management team and bridges foundational participation with major gift pipelines.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership in advancement and donor stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Architect and execute a high-impact, data-driven annual giving program.
• Secure foundational and leadership-level support from alumni, students, parents, and friends.

Job description

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL GIVING, Alumni Association CEO, reporting to the CEO of the MIT Alumni Association and serving as a critical member of the senior management team, the Executive Director of Annual Giving is a visionary advancement leader responsible for architecting and executing a high-impact, data-driven annual giving program. This leader is charged with securing foundational and leadership-level support from alumni, students, parents, and friends of the Institute. By driving an innovative, multi-channel strategy, they will cultivate, solicit, and steward more than 30,000 annual donors and 250,000 prospects. Serving as the primary bridge between foundational participation and major gift pipelines, the Executive Director works in seamless partnership with Resource Development (RD), School and Institution leadership, and the Annual Giving Board to build a sustainable culture of philanthropy that ensures campaign readiness and supports MIT's broader institutional priorities.

The full job description is available here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9cwvamqin9ridwm78gdn4/Executive-Director-of-Annual-Giving-MIT-Alumni-Association.pdf?rlkey=mthwctblhmvnpsfk2ozj9z17j&st=zha06tjx&dl=0