Director Of Development For The College Of Law

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Director of Development for the College of Law
Duties: Serves as the primary liaison between the Office of Development and the leadership of the College of Law. With senior Institutional Advancement staff, analyzes and evaluates current and past donor trends for college constituencies, and targets segments of donors and prospects for personalized attention. Assists in the design of a fundraising agenda that will support and advance the academic agendas of the College of Law, including full responsibility for the college’s extensive annual strategic planning in cooperation with the Development Office of the university. Collaborates with the Dean of the College of Law and the Office of Development in the setting of specific dollar and donor goals for the college and meeting these fundraising goals annually, as agreed upon with the Senior Vice President of Planning and Outreach. Monitors and reports on progress toward goal amount and number of donors in the College of Law. Along with the Assistant Director for Law Alumni Relations, coordinates the development activities of volunteer advisory boards for the College of Law. This includes assisting with expanding board membership, advancing board agendas, reporting to the board, and working with individual board members as fundraising volunteers.. Assists Annual Giving staff in identifying major annual fund prospects for the college of Law, increasing the number of new annual donors, reinstating lapsed annual donors, and upgrading current contributors to the colleges’ annual funds. Works closely with the Annual Giving staff to monitor overlap between lists of President’s Council and major gifts prospects to ensure that contact strategies are developed in a coordinated fashion. When appropriate, develops formal proposals to donor prospects for support. Works with designated special event professionals and Marketing and Communications staff to design cultivation and stewardship activities and printed materials that support the fundraising goals of the College of Law. Works with the Development staff on special funding, including special college projects; responsibilities include conferring with program heads or department chairs on project description and needs, identifying potential corporate and individual prospects, and coordinating the cultivation/solicitation of donors for these initiatives. Staffs dean and key faculty on individual, corporate and foundation donor calls; assists in prospecting efforts to identify potential new donors and candidates for upgrading gifts. Coordinates all travel to key cities by the Dean, Vice President, or President to see major prospects, including setting appointments, arranging events, and follow-up, and may accompany the Dean or President as needed. Meets weekly with the leadership of the College of Law and attends weekly meetings of the major gifts team in the Advancement Office. Coordinates annual calendar with the Advancement staff. Performs other duties as needed/assigned.

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