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Associate Director of Development – Leadership Giving

Cambridge, MA, us💼 Full-time💰 $100,000–$100,000🗓 2026-08-13 → 2026-09-26

Core

Raising flexible support and leadership gifts ($10k-$25k annually or $100k-$250k multiyear) for the Harvard Graduate School of Education to prepare education leaders and improve student opportunity.

Role type

Associate Director of Development (Leadership Giving)

Builds

Flexible support and leadership gifts for HGSE priorities

Domain

Higher Education / Philanthropy

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> client delivery (fundraising solicitations and donor engagement)

Required skills

Individual donor fundraising, volunteer management, direct solicitation, prospect strategy development, donor cultivation, event planning, written and oral communication, database management, travel

Preferred skills

Higher education and philanthropy knowledge, entrepreneurial approach, strategic thinking, relationship building, public speaking, results orientation

Technologies

Databases, Windows

Responsibilities

Develop and execute strategies for increasing leadership giving; Identify and qualify potential donors; Conduct one-on-one visits to secure commitments; Travel with Dean and faculty for fundraising; Plan and execute donor events; Write donor correspondence and proposals; Collaborate with colleagues across the University to engage alumni; Manage pipeline in AA&D database; Achieve annual visit and funding metrics.

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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