Associate Director For Advancement

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Associate Director For Advancement
Duties: Provide strategic leadership to the dean, faculty and administrators in designing and implementing strategies, advancement programs and efforts needed to sustain major gift and alumni support. Coordinate the participation of administrators, academic leaders, volunteers, and development staff in the School of Law’s fundraising activities. Develop and implement strategies in working with and cultivating advancement opportunities with diverse communities and individuals that have not otherwise been approached. Provide strategic leadership for campaigns and drive the plan for ensuring these goals are met.
Manage a portfolio of major gift prospects capable of giving $25K+, with an emphasis on Top 25 prospects who will be solicited within 12-18 months. Develop and implement cultivation/solicitation strategies for each assigned major gift prospect. Develop and implement a solicitation strategy for each assigned major gift prospect which will include 250 contacts annually (120 of these contacts will be in person). Participate cooperatively in the University’s prospect management and tracking system. Manage the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewarding of major gift prospects and alumni for the School of Law. Prepare, review and edit written proposals, information materials, endowment agreements, gift illustrations and other materials needed to secure gifts. In consultation with the Assistant Dean for Advancement, establish personal goals, objectives, and strategies for the School of Law. Actively participate in collaboration with School of Law faculty, staff and students in carrying out school-wide cultivation, stewardship and/or alumni events; with particular focus on special events and initiatives that foster giving relationships with major gift donors and prospects. Participate in the development of (i) policies and procedures relating to the development program, (ii) marketing materials for the major gift effort, and (iii) major gift cultivation and stewardship activities and events. In consultation with the Assistant Dean for Advancement create an annual personalized work plan for accomplishing specific priority goals and objectives in coordination with overall unit Advancement goals as outlines in annual plans. Provide regular reports noting progress and challenges. Serve as a liaison to and work cooperatively with staff in Central Advancement in preparing cultivation and solicitation strategies for assigned prospects, particularly working in conjunction with Principal Giving, Regional Advancement, Corporate & Foundation Relations and Planned Giving Officers on prospect assignment, tracking, cultivation, and solicitation.

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