Assistant Director, Annual Giving and Alumni Engagement
1 day ago
We are seeking an experienced and skilled Assistant Director, Annual Giving and Alumni Engagement to join our team at California Western School of Law. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating and implementing a comprehensive annual giving program, including direct mail campaigns, electronic solicitations, web-based and one-on-one solicitations. The Assistant Director will also manage stewardship activities for the annual giving program and create a strategic plan to increase alumni engagement.
Key Responsibilities- Develop and implement a comprehensive annual giving program, including direct mail, email, social media, web, phone, video, and in-person strategies.
- Create and implement a strategy for an annual Giving Day, including oversight of software platform.
- Provide input toward the development of campaign materials and prepare annual solicitations calendar to be coordinated with the development and communications teams.
- Develop and implement strategies to secure first-time donors, engage/re-engage current and lapsed donors, increase the total number of donors each year, raise donor gift levels, and build the donor pipeline.
- Accountable for increasing philanthropy (unrestricted) through a variety of annual funding campaigns with gifts ranging from $1-$10,000.
- Develop and plan programs and strategies to advance annual giving with local and regional law firms, class reunion, and local, regional and international programming.
- Oversee and conduct timely annual donor acknowledgements, including thank you letters, personal visits and telephone calls; oversee annual giving donor stewardship and recognition program.
- Carry a portfolio of leadership annual giving prospects (25-50 prospects) capable of giving between $1,000 and $10,000 annually. Conduct face-to-face visits and solicitation of four and five figure gifts.
- Collaborate with other members of the Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement team to identify and research top annual giving donors and other prospects to create solicitation strategies for building the major gift pipeline of donors.
- Create plans to grow and support the Leadership Annual Giving program by tracking progress with key metrics. Create and implement an Annual Giving Leadership Giving Program, including a recognition society. Assist with volunteer leadership committees, as assigned.
- Bachelor's Degree required.
- Three (3) years of fundraising experience in higher education institution and/or nonprofit organization specifically focused on annual giving.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
- Professional attire and presentation is required.
- Attendance at evening, weekend events, and programs required.
- Must be able to travel to local, regional and international events.
- Daily access to a reliable vehicle; obtain and maintain a valid California driver's license and personal vehicle insurance acknowledging the vehicle is used for employee's work purposes.
- Must maintain a clean driving record.
- Demonstrated ability and interest in working with a highly diverse student and employee population.
- Must be motivated, highly organized, and a self-directed individual with excellent interpersonal skills who can effectively multitask and handle a variety of matters independently, with minimal supervision, in a professional, polished, and mature manner with tact, diplomacy, and appropriate judgement.
- Effective time management skills, organizational skills, analytical and problem-solving ability, strong process orientation, project management skills, and flexibility.
- Generous employer contribution for Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (depending on which plan/level the employee elects).
- 403(b) Employer Retirement contribution of 8% (up to $8k per year) Fully and immediately vested.
- Company Paid Life and AD&D Insurance.
- Paid Long-Term Disability Insurance.
- Flexible Spending Plan.
- Reduced Summer Work Schedule (paid).
- Paid Fall and Winter Breaks.
- Additional 10+ Paid Holidays.
- Accrued Paid Time Off.
- Wellness Programs.
- Little Italy/Downtown location for convenient access to great restaurants and after-hour activities.
- Free on-campus parking facilities provided.
- Employee engagement events.
- On-Campus Convenience Store.
- Complimentary bottomless Specialty Coffee.
- Use of on-campus Law Library facilities.
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