Regional Major Gifts Director

Capital University; Columbus (OH); Presencial; USD 75.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Capital University is seeking a Major Gifts Officer to identify, cultivate, and solicit gifts from individuals in support of the university's priorities. You will be part of the prospect management team, plan campaigns, and develop compelling cases for donor engagement.

The role requires building a portfolio of prospects, traveling approximately 50% to engage donors regionally and in-state, and collaborating with deans, faculty, and volunteers to advance fundraising priorities.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university; or three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Motor vehicle license required.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to present information to groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to perform arithmetic operations and interpret data in charts and graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Must work well with others as part of a team.
• Flexible, detail-oriented, self-motivated, and capable of managing multiple priorities.

Responsabilidades

• Identifies, cultivates, and solicits major gifts primarily from individuals.
• Expands major gift prospect lists through personal visits.
• Reviews research materials.
• Collaborates with other major gift officers and development staff.
• Manages a portfolio of assigned prospects, develops and executes cultivation and solicitation strategies.
• Brings gifts to closure and ensures appropriate stewardship.
• Utilizes the reporting and prospect management systems to monitor activity and progress.
• Participates in fund-raising campaigns, prospect strategy and evaluation sessions.
• Guides and supports volunteers engaged in major gift activity and recruits new volunteers as necessary.
• Identifies university priorities and develops compelling cases for donor support.
• Maintains a portfolio with ~50% travel to engage donors; works with deans, faculty, and campus partners.
• Demonstrates entrepreneurship and relationship-driven approach to opportunity creation.
• Attends and participates in university-related events.

Conocimientos

Major gift fundraising

Donor cultivation

Portfolio management

Campaign planning

Proposal development

Communication

Travel readiness

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

CRM software

Research tools

Descripción del empleo

Capital University is seeking a Major Gifts Officer to identify, cultivate, and solicit gifts from individuals in support of the university's priorities. You will be part of the prospect management team, plan campaigns, and develop compelling cases for donor engagement.

The role requires building a portfolio of prospects, traveling approximately 50% to engage donors regionally and in-state, and collaborating with deans, faculty, and volunteers to advance fundraising priorities.