Senior Gift Planning Strategist

The College of New Jersey; Ewing Township (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Pension plan

Tuition waiver

Job summary

The College of New Jersey invites applications for the Associate Director of Gift Planning. Based in Green Hall - Devel.

& Alumni Engagement, this frontline fundraiser cultivates, solicits, and steward complex planned and blended gifts from alumni, parents, faculty and friends of the College. Reporting to the Senior Director of Gift Planning, the role manages a portfolio of about 100 prospects, conducts ~100 donor visits annually, and targets roughly $1.5M in solicitations and $500k in planned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 4-7 years in higher education advancement or nonprofit fundraising.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of ~100 planned giving prospects and donors, execute cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.
• Conduct ~100 donor visits annually to advance prospects through the pipeline.
• Achieve annual goals by managing ~$1.5M in solicitations and $500k in commitments (gifts $25,000+).
• Collaborate with donors’ advisors and keep current knowledge of gift planning strategies, tax considerations, and best practices.
• Maintain donor recognition and support stewardship in partnership with leadership.

Skills

Donor engagement

Relationship building

Strategic thinking

Project management

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT

PGCalc

Job description

The College of New Jersey invites applications for the Associate Director of Gift Planning. Based in Green Hall - Devel.

& Alumni Engagement, this frontline fundraiser cultivates, solicits, and steward complex planned and blended gifts from alumni, parents, faculty and friends of the College. Reporting to the Senior Director of Gift Planning, the role manages a portfolio of about 100 prospects, conducts ~100 donor visits annually, and targets roughly $1.5M in solicitations and $500k in planned