Director, Annual Giving
Core
Strategic leadership for the university's early-stage donor development and annual giving efforts, building a pipeline of future major gift donors.
Role type
Director, Annual Giving (Senior Leadership)
Builds
Donor pipeline for leadership annual giving ($25k-$50k) and future major gifts
Domain
Higher Education Fundraising
Required skills
Donor pipeline strategy, team leadership, data-driven prospect qualification, donor segmentation, performance metrics management, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Master's degree, higher education fundraising experience, major gift principles, campaign planning, CRM proficiency, data analytics
Technologies
CRM systems, donor databases
Responsibilities
Develop multi-year donor pipeline strategy; supervise Associate and Assistant Directors; oversee leadership annual giving programs; monitor donor acquisition and retention metrics; partner with advancement teams to transition prospects to major gifts; prepare performance reports.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & team management