Director of Major Gifts
- Employer
- Suffolk University
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Apr 19, 2024
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Education, Teacher Education
- Employment Level
- Administrative
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Suffolk University is one of the areas
leading universities and the only one situated in the center of
Boston. Founded in 1906, the University is comprised of four
esteemed schools-the College of Arts and Sciences, Suffolk
University Law School, School of Public Affairs and Global
Engagement and the Sawyer Business School. Suffolks 85,000 alumni
are professionally successful and civically engaged, and they
reside in Massachusetts, across the United States, and in over 150
countries. Suffolk is beginning an exciting new era and building a
comprehensive Advancement program to support the University and its
plans for the future.
The Director of Major Gifts will have
direct responsibility for building a major gift program
encompassing all of Suffolks programs and schools. As a member of a
growing and comprehensive major gift fundraising program under the
direction of the Associate Vice President, Individual Giving, the
Director of Major Gifts will maintain a prospect pool of 125, as
well as manage a team of Major Gift Officers, the Director of
Corporate Relations and Sponsorship and support staff. The Director
will have an integral role in managing the meetings, events, and
trips serving to further major gift cultivation and solicitations.
The successful candidate will work with other fundraisers and
alumni engagement professionals in Advancement to develop a culture
of philanthropy to achieve new levels of fundraising success.
Primary Responsibilities:
50% Personal Fundraising:
Cultivating and soliciting philanthropic
gifts that equal or exceed $100,000 will fund the short- and
long-term goals established in the Strategic Plan of the
University.
Identify, cultivate, and solicit alumni, parents and friends who
possess the capacity of making commitments of six and seven figures
in support of Advancements overall short-term and long-term
financial goals. Use advanced relationship building skills to
identify and cultivate new individual, corporate and
institutional/foundation prospects. Establish and effectively
manage relationships with critical, high profile prospects.
Identify stewardship opportunities for major donors.
Design and implement strategic fundraising plans. Develop activity
and visit goals and supporting documentation for managing a
portfolio of prospects as part of a coordinated major gift program.
The Director of Major Gifts will manage a portfolio of 125
prospects and make 75 in-person visits per year.
Work closely with volunteers, Deans, the faculty, administration,
Trustees and the President to engage prospects and donors to
cultivate and establish long-term philanthropic partnerships with
them and the University.
Collaborate with Advancement colleagues in major gifts, annual
giving, planned giving, corporate and foundation relations, donor
relations, advancement communications, prospect research, and
alumni engagement to develop and maintain a coordinated approach
supporting overall departmental and university-wide goals. Manage
special events to involve and cultivate prospects.
50% Managing Front line Fundraising
Staff
Managing a Major Gift team and major gift
event planning will improve fundraising coordination and
efficiency, and thus lead to greater solicitation and fundraising
success.
Responsible for implementing the overall major gift fundraising
effort. May serve complex fundraising markets or regions.
Coordinate the planning and execution of major gift
cultivation/solicitation dinners, visits, and events, with special
attention to those involving senior administrative officers.
Manage and advise a team of Major Gift Officers with varying
degrees of experience regarding their strategies for individual
prospects, general portfolio management, and job performance.
Mediate issues involving the overlapping interests of fundraising
portfolios.
Qualifications:
Bachelors degree required
Successful candidates will have a keen and authentic interest in
making a significant impact at Suffolk in support of the
Universitys mission through fundraising.
The successful candidate will possess demonstrated success
soliciting six-figure major gifts and have several years experience
in the field of Advancement.
The successful candidate should have experience managing
fundraising staff, organizing meetings, events and trips designed
as major gift cultivations/solicitations, and staffing senior
administrative officers, including the President.
The successful candidate will be able to present compelling and
relevant cases for philanthropy through intellectual engagement and
supported by excellent oral and written communication skills.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office preferred
To apply for this position, go to
www.suffolk.edu.
PI239745896
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