Associate Director For Advancement

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Associate Director For Advancement

Duties: Reports to the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Advancement. Supports the mission of the School of Educational Studies and their programs by coordinating with dean, department chairs, senior administrators, faculty and volunteers to understand the programs and priorities within the School of Educational Studies, and to foster broad, coordinated involvement and cooperation in fundraising and alumni programming to actively identify potential donors, cultivate and nurture positive external relationships, and solicit major gifts of $25K+ to support private funding initiatives. Will be primarily charged with identifying, cultivating, soliciting, negotiating, and stewarding major gifts starting at $25K. Focused on gifts from individuals; however, the position also may require interaction with corporation and foundation entities. Manage a portfolio of 100-125 major gift prospects capable of making gifts of $50K+. Make at least 100 personal, face-to-face visits each year with those prospects in their portfolio. Identify major gift prospects. Develop and implement a solicitation strategy for each assigned major gift prospect. In addition, conduct 60 qualification contacts each year. Solicit a minimum of 12-20 major gifts each year. Prepare written proposals, informational materials, endowment agreements, gift illustrations and other materials needed to secure major gifts. Participate cooperatively in the University’s prospect management and tracking system. Proactively reach out to alumni and other potential donors to qualify leads through cold calls and emails making a minimum of 60 new contacts each year. Identify engagement opportunities for these new relationships. Advise the Dean on the establishment of policies, procedures and standards for development, alumni relations and advancement services within the School of Educational Studies. Work with the Asst. Vice Chancellor for Advancement to develop gift strategies to engage cold relationships and move them through the donor commitment continuum to a gift conversation. Coordinate the participation of administrators, academic leaders, volunteers and advancement staff in major gift fundraising activities. In consultation with the Asst. Vice Chancellor for Advancement and the Dean of the Educational Studies School, establish personal goals, objectives and strategies for major gift fundraising. Participate in assessing progress toward goals. Work cooperatively with staff in UW Bothell Advancement, Principal Giving, Regional Giving, Planned Giving and Corporate and Foundation Relations in preparing solicitation strategies for assigned prospects in portfolio. Responsibilities require considerable professional independence, personal initiative, and the ability to effectively and quickly respond to a variety of situations involving University constituencies. Support the Dean of the School of Educational Studies and its volunteer advisory boards in their fundraising efforts on behalf of the Educational Studies School. Seek appropriate training opportunities, including particularly training necessary for proficiency in the use of gift planning techniques. Provide major gift fundraising training opportunities for academic leaders and volunteers. Submit regular reports to the Asst. Vice Chancellor for Advancement and the Dean of the School of Educational Studies. Other duties assigned by the Asst. Vice Chancellor for Advancement in support of the School of Educational Studies.

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