Associate Director of Development, Major Gifts
Core
Serve as the Associate Director of Development, Major Gifts for the School of Computing, identifying and cultivating new donor prospects with a capacity of $100,000+ to support operations and grow the endowment.
Role type
Senior IC major gifts development professional
Builds
Pledged and planned monetary gifts for scholarships, programs, and department priorities
Domain
Higher Education / Computer Science
Required skills
full-cycle donor strategy, major gifts fundraising, relationship building, proposal preparation, strategic planning, project management, CRM proficiency (VIP/Salesforce), travel management
Preferred skills
planned giving experience, fundraising in technical fields, graduate degree, CFRE certification, large-scale academic research university experience
Technologies
VIP, Salesforce
Responsibilities
Build and carry an active portfolio of 70-90 well-qualified prospective and active donors; solicit gifts to support operations and grow the endowment; participate in goal setting, proposal preparation, and stewardship; maintain understanding of Computer Science priorities and collaborate with leadership; utilize fundraising databases and prospecting tools.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC