Director of Development
Core
Secure major gifts of $25,000+ by cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding alumni, parents, friends, and community partners for the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
Role type
Senior individual contributor development director
Builds
Major gift revenue and donor relationships for CECS initiatives
Domain
Higher education advancement / nonprofit fundraising
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Major gift solicitation, donor portfolio management, fundraising strategy design, face-to-face donor engagement, CRM database management, donor acknowledgment and stewardship
Preferred skills
Experience closing major gifts ($25k+), frontline fundraising experience, higher education advancement background, donor relationship management, donor proposal development, proficiency with Blackbaud/Salesforce/Raiser's Edge
Technologies
Blackbaud, Salesforce, Raiser's Edge
Responsibilities
Manage a portfolio of major gift prospects/donors through discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship; Design and implement fundraising strategies; Conduct face-to-face visits to secure major gifts; Collaborate with Dean and leadership to expand the fundraising pipeline; Ensure effective use of prospect management tools and CRM; Acknowledge and recognize gifts meaningfully to donors
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC