Director, Advancement - Major Gifts
Core
Manage a portfolio of ~75 major gift prospects to secure philanthropic support of $250K–$5M+ for the USC Viterbi School of Engineering through fundraising, donor relations, and stewardship.
Role type
Senior Director, Major Gifts Fundraising
Builds
Endowed chairs, professorships, graduate fellowships, capital projects, and program support for the Viterbi School of Engineering
Domain
Higher Education / Non-profit Fundraising
Required skills
Major gift fundraising, donor cultivation and solicitation, fundraising proposal development, stakeholder partnership, prospect management, volunteer engagement, financial forecasting
Preferred skills
Complex research university fundraising experience, relationship building with faculty and trustees, advanced digital prospect management tools
Technologies
Microsoft Office, digital prospect management tools
Responsibilities
Develop and implement strategies to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift prospects; Partner with school leadership and faculty to secure philanthropic commitments; Prepare and staff university leaders for donor meetings; Manage prospect activity, travel, and cultivation strategies; Maintain accurate prospect records and forecasts; Achieve established fundraising revenue and pipeline goals
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight