Foundation Director, Private Philanthropy & Partnerships

Truckee Meadows Community College; Kansas; On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance options

Retirement match in TIAA

Life insurance and disability

Job summary

Truckee Meadows Community College’s Office of Foundation and Sponsored Programs seeks a Foundation Director to lead private philanthropy, expand donor relationships, and advance fundraising campaigns across student success and workforce priorities.

The role oversees annual giving, major gifts, donor stewardship, and scholarship programs; you will supervise Foundation staff and partner with campus leadership on campaigns and plans to ensure measurable results.

Qualifications

• 1. Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• 2. Five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in fundraising, development, philanthropy, nonprofit management, or a closely related field.
• 3. Demonstrated experience cultivating donor relationships, developing fundraising strategies, and securing philanthropic support.
• 4. Demonstrated ability to develop compelling written fundraising materials, including donor proposals, solicitation letters, or other philanthropic communications.
• 5. Experience providing leadership, supervision, or coordination of staff, teams, or fundraising initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a portfolio of individual prospects and donors, including leadership and major-gift opportunities as assigned, in coordination with the Associate Vice President.
• Partner with the Associate Vice President in planning and implementing capital and special fundraising campaigns, including prospect development, donor cultivation and solicitation, preparation of cases for support and proposals, campaign communications, and stewardship strategies.
• Lead strategies for the broad middle of the donor base, with attention to renewed giving, increased commitments, and identifying donors ready for major gift conversations.
• Lead broad-based fundraising and donor engagement strategies, including faculty and staff giving, Giving Tuesday, annual appeals, donor acquisition and retention, and other participation-based efforts.
• Maintain a strong personal presence with donors and campus partners; prepare proposals, donor reports and ask for gifts in support of college priorities.
• Develop compelling, donor-focused fundraising materials, including cases for support, major gift proposals, corporate funding proposals, sponsorship packages, campaign communications, donor impact reports, and other philanthropic communications that effectively communicate TMCC's institutional priorities and the impact of donor investments.
• Coordinate donor assignments and transitions with the Associate Vice President so promising relationships receive the right level of attention.

Skills

Fundraising experience

Donor relationship cultivation

Written fundraising materials

Staff leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Raiser's Edge

Job description

Truckee Meadows Community College’s Office of Foundation and Sponsored Programs seeks a Foundation Director to lead private philanthropy, expand donor relationships, and advance fundraising campaigns across student success and workforce priorities.

The role oversees annual giving, major gifts, donor stewardship, and scholarship programs; you will supervise Foundation staff and partner with campus leadership on campaigns and plans to ensure measurable results.