Executive Director for Leadership Principal Giving
Core
Executive Director leading the Leadership Principal Giving vertical, focusing on soliciting and closing seven- and eight-figure gifts ($5M+) from high-capacity prospects.
Role type
Senior fundraising executive (Director)
Builds
Major capital campaigns and transformational gift funding opportunities for the University of Texas at Austin
Domain
Higher education fundraising
Required skills
Full-cycle donor strategy, high-capacity prospect management, strategic proposal development, relationship building, project management, CRM utilization, travel management
Preferred skills
Closing $10M+ gifts, planned giving experience, graduate degree, CFRE certification, large-scale academic research university experience
Technologies
Raiser's Edge, fundraising databases
Responsibilities
Maintain an active portfolio of 40-60 prospective donors; Engage in qualification, strategy, development, relationship building, and closing of leadership gifts at $5M+; Produce $25M+ annually within three years; Collaborate with faculty and academic leaders to develop campus-wide transformational gift funding opportunities; Utilize a fundraising database and prospecting tools to maintain electronic documentation; Record timely reports, letters, proposals, or gift agreements following a donor contact.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC