Director of Development 2
Core
Director of Development supporting fundraising goals for WSU Carson College of Business by cultivating donors and raising money.
Role type
Senior fundraising director (major gifts)
Builds
Major gift solicitations and planned gift advancements for a college of business
Domain
Higher education fundraising
Required skills
face-to-face gift solicitation, donor discovery, major gift development, planned gift identification, donor relationship stewardship, proposal writing, event planning, project management
Preferred skills
closing gifts of $50,000+, planning and executing fundraising projects, presenting fundraising priorities, alumni/donor database management
Technologies
alumni/donor database and prospect research applications
Responsibilities
Conduct outreach to promote college activities and research, manage a portfolio of 150+ prospective donors, open and plan 10-15 major gift solicitations annually, document and close 5-15 major gifts/pledges annually, achieve an annual fundraising goal of $250,000+, travel extensively in Washington State and the Pacific Northwest
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC