Associate Director, Leadership Annual Giving - Chicago Region
Northwestern University | |
$77,000-$82,000 | |
United States, Illinois, Evanston | |
633 Clark Street (Show on map) | |
Aug 29, 2024 | |
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Evanston, IllinoisAdd to Favorite Jobs Email this Job Department: Alumni Relations & Development Functional expert/manager responsible for developing & managing group (market/region) and/or broad-based strategic relationship management plans, programs & events designed to strategically identify & cultivate prospects, students & alumni in meaningful ways that transition into engaged volunteers & donors. Participates in donor relationship management. Strategically identifies activities, events &/or programs that will increase prospects, students & alumni engagement and participation and may manage activities of larger groups of volunteers. Reviews programs; analyzes responses & outcomes & recommends changes to increase goals & objectives. Serves as liaison to both University and Northwestern Alumni Association (NAA). May supervise groups of volunteers &/or support staff. Associate Director, Leadership Annual Giving (Chicago region) As part of the central annual giving team within Alumni Relations and Development (ARD), and in collaboration with the team director, the Associate Director, Leadership Annual Giving executes a robust individual solicitation plan for annual donors who give at the leadership giving level. Incumbent will seamlessly utilize best practices in personal outreach, individual solicitation, peer-to-peer engagement, leveraging membership in a leadership giving society, and donor pipeline building, including: conducting 1-4 personalized touchpoints a year each among 300+ assigned leadership level donor prospects, prioritizing one-on-one solicitations at the $5,000-$10,000 annual levels, including asks for renewals, upgrades, and reactivations managing select members of a board of 30-45 diverse, high-level volunteers (alumni, parents, and friends) with the purpose of inspiring philanthropy through program engagement, peer-to-peer engagement through events, and leadership annual giving-level solicitations recruiting new Board members, in partnership with team leaders strengthening the donor pipeline by renewing and upgrading donors' annual gifts while qualifying and referring donor prospects for major gift and planned giving programs The position is an integral member of the central annual giving team in support of achieving annual fundraising targets for schools and programs and a collaborator with the broader ARD team in support of building the donor pipeline. Please note: Travel is required. Availability for evening and weekend events is required. Hybrid remote/in-office, frequent local travel via car, occasional evenings and weekends Specific Responsibilities: Strategic Planning
Collaboration
Prospects & Gifts
Volunteers
Events
Administration
Miscellaneous Performs other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)
Target hiring range for this position will be between $77,000-$82,000 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Benefits: Work-Life and Wellness: Professional Growth & Development: Northwestern strongly recommends COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for people who can obtain them as a critical tool for minimizing severe illness. More information can be found on the COVID-19 and Campus Updates webpage. The Northwestern campus sits on the traditional homelands of the people of the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa as well as the Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations. We acknowledge and honor the original people of the land upon which Northwestern University stands, and the Native people who remain on this land today. Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Click for information on EEO is the Law. |