Director Of Donor Relations amp Stewardship

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Director of Donor Relations & Stewardship
Duties: Under the supervision of the Dean of the Shepard Broad College of Law, provides leadership, supervision, and day-to-day management of an integrated program of donor support for new and existing charitable gifts, including clinical outreach and programs, awards of student scholarships, alumni outreach, and solicitation of new and additional gifts. Will be consistent with the goals and objectives of the university and the Shepard Broad College of Law, as well as in collaboration with the Major Gift Officer assigned to the College of Law. Serve the College of Law's clients, the applicants, students, and alumni. Assist clients, perform whatever tasks are assigned by the Dean. Provide active stewardship of all existing major donors, including both individuals and foundations, and enhance the ongoing donor relations to maintain obligations under the gift agreements and to further the potential for additional philanthropic support. Serve as the College of Law's primary endowed funds point person. Maintain comprehensive records on endowed funds, including gift agreements, criteria and recipient selection process, and appropriate correspondence. Work closely with the offices of finance, financial aid, admissions, student services, and others to ensure a smooth, orderly process for making sure named scholarships are awarded based on the criteria of the individual awards. Assist with the ongoing obligations for community outreach and education and the fund reporting requirements for the Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Law Clinic which is funded by the Taft Foundation. Conduct on average 10-15 in person, meaningful face to face visits per month, emphasizing visits with existing donors and foundations as well as appropriate perspective donor prospects. Apply effective stewardship for College of Law donors to demonstrate accurate, effective, and efficient use of donor gifts, including supervision of scholarship awards and donor correspondence, donor-financed events, and individual contacts in person and through university special events. Coordinate with the university regarding the resources and opportunities needed to design and implement short and long-term fundraising strategies of major donor prospects. Identify, in partnership with the staff in Advancement & Community Relations, new prospects to be managed through the prospect management system that have the inclination and capacity to qualify as major gift prospects. Assist the Director of Annual Giving with annual fund solicitation information, facts and other related data with the purpose of raising annual fund dollars to benefit the College of Law. Oversee and direct all fundraising activities by any College of Law professor or student organization. Organize and address public gatherings; conduct meetings of volunteers and donors designed to identify new prospective donors. Work with the Dean in the development and operation of and provide support to the College of Law's Board of Governors (Advisors). Assist in developing and implementing strategies for increasing the visibility of the College of Law through public relations, marketing and communication activities (print, web based, etc.) including advertising, outreach, and brand enhancement. Assist the Dean with establishing and implementing procedures for the College of Law's Board of Governors (Advisors), for example, updating by-laws, orientating new board members, collaborating with board members on projects, developing and executing membership recruitment processes, annual solicitation of Board of Governors (Advisors) members, drafting meeting agendas, and preparation and distribution of meeting minutes, etc. Coordinate activities with the Director of Alumni Relations to enhance a mutually beneficial relationship between the College of Law alumni. Oversee the development and implementation of a mentor system which links new participants with alumni. Provide assistance to the Office of Advancement Services in order to adequately manage the database and all records, files, and gift processing, including donor stewardship and gift acknowledgement. Work cooperatively and collaboratively with faculty and staff members from the College of Law. Participate in the College of Law and university committees, as requested. Create office systems to support all processes and procedures for project operations. Assess the College of Law development and alumni relations office policies and procedures and implement changes where necessary to improve efficiencies. Perform other duties as required or assigned.

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