Director of the Annual Giving and Leadership Gifts -- Administrator II
- Employer
- California State University- East Bay
- Location
- California, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Jun 24, 2022
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Job Details
Salary and Benefits
The salary range will be from $80,000 - $100,000 per year.
This position is a Management Personnel Plan (MPP) position in the CSU, and serves at the pleasure of the President.
The CSU enjoys a generous benefits program with employer paid life insurance ($100,000), as well as health, dental, and vision insurance with the monthly premium largely paid by the CSU. Additionally, we offer a broad range of other benefits which includes dependent and health care reimbursement accounts, tuition fee waiver, 401k, 457 and 403(b) plans.
The CSU belongs to the CalPERS retirement plan in which medical and dental insurance continues in qualified retirement.
The CSU has 14 paid holidays and the position earns 24 days of vacation and 12 days of sick leave per year.
For more information on the benefits program, please visit https://www.csueastbay.edu/hr/benefits/index.html
About Cal State East Bay
Cal State East Bay's beautiful main campus is located in the Hayward hills with panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay shoreline. Situated above the city of Hayward, the campus offers an ideal setting for teaching and learning and yet easy access to the many cities along the bay. The University has a satellite campus in Concord, a professional development center in Oakland and a significant presence online. Founded in 1957, Cal State East Bay is one of 23 universities of the California State University system (CSU). With an enrollment over 15,800 students, Cal State East Bay is recognized as a regionally engaged and globally oriented university with a strong commitment to academic innovation, student success, engaged and service learning, diversity, and sustainability.
About the Position
The Director of the Annual Giving & Leadership Gifts is responsible for the planning, development and execution of a comprehensive and effective program that builds a long-term base of unrestricted and restricted support for university-wide and college programs and initiatives. The Director will design a successful program that builds and sustains a donor pipeline in support of the Major Gift program. The Director will focus on increasing the number of donors, improving donor retention, and creating strategies for upgrading donors.
The Director will oversee the Annual Giving program’s multi-channel approach to secure annual support (gifts up to $25,000) from alumni, friends, staff, students, and parents. The Director will plan and execute initiatives including giving days, leadership giving, young alumni and student acquisition, and faculty/staff campaigns. The Annual Giving program will play a key role in developing creative ways to steward all donors to the university annually.
Reporting directly to the Associate Vice President for University Advancement, the Director also works with the members of the advancement team to achieve university and college-based fundraising, stewardship, and alumni engagement goals.
Responsibilities
Lead the strategy, planning and growth of Cal State East Bay’s centralized annual giving program, focused on participation of alumni, friends, students and parents
- Drive programs and campaigns to increase participation of alumni and friends in giving, to provide a growing base of donors to support the university and its key discretionary funds, in particular.
- Develop plans and programs for new fundraising initiatives to support that goal (for example, day of giving, young alumni program, recurring giving).
- Oversee and grow efforts that build a culture of philanthropy and encourage giving among students and recent alumni.
- Serve as chief strategist for annual giving across campus. Collaborate with campus advancement teams, development officers, college Deans and other fundraisers on programs, short and long-term strategies and new initiatives.
- Provide strategic oversight for all annual giving projects and campaigns with marketing team to develop creative concepts and detailed tactical plans.
- Advise cross-functional team on annual giving stewardship plans.
- Oversee the annual giving phonathon, crowdfunding and direct mail programs.
- Supervise the Associate Director of Annual Giving.
- Analyze qualitative and quantitative data from multiple sources to drive continuously improved campaign performance.
- Monitor industry/trend reports and benchmarking analyses to identify opportunities for growth or efficiency, and to identify viable new channels.
- Refine segmentation strategies to identify and target donor and prospect audiences most effectively.
- Monitor, analyze, and report on results to internal and external constituencies. Prepare and deliver reports for senior campus leadership as needed.
- Develop a strategic plan for engagement and effective solicitation and growth in number of leadership-level ($1,000+) donors for the university, colleges and departmental annual funds.
- Manage a portfolio of 25-50 donors/prospects with annual goals for visitations and outcomes to secure leadership gifts ($5,000-$24,999).
- Work with development and prospect management teams to refine leadership annual giving audiences and tactics that target managed prospects of all levels.
- Provide messaging direction and guidance on all leadership annual giving communication.
- Develop leadership annual giving stewardship practices and programs.
- Staff the Educational Foundation Campaign/Development committee.
- Assist with dedication or public activities related to completed projects.
- Represent the Vice President for University Advancement and/or the division by participating on committees relating to university initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of annual giving strategies, direct response marketing, social media campaigns, and comprehensive fundraising programs.
- Skilled in strategic planning, critical thinking, and negotiation; strong analytic aptitude as well as data analysis/interpretation skills.
- Excellent communication skills, including written and verbal communications, engaged listening, negotiation, and motivation.
- Ability to establish and maintain a complex calendar of solicitations by targeted constituency and fundraising strategy.
- Ability to develop relationships with multiple constituents and solicit gifts.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a diverse student population, including faculty, staff, donors and potential donors.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to meet deadlines.
- Working knowledge of database systems as an end user and experience with fundraising program budgeting.
- Working knowledge of Word, Outlook, Excel, and Power Point.
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
- A minimum of three years’ experience working in annual giving/development/fundraising or related field, preferably in higher education.
- Prefer knowledge of Raiser’s Edge.
Satisfactory completion of a background check (including LiveScan, as appropriate), that may include, but is not limited to: criminal records check, verification of academic credentials, licenses, certificates, credit history, professional references and/or verification of work history is required for employment. Cal State East Bay will issue a conditional offer of employment to the selected candidate, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Unsatisfactory results may also affect the continued employment of current Cal State East Bay employees who were conditionally offered the position.
All background checks are conducted through the university's third party vendor, Accurate. LiveScan is conducted through the University Police Department.
EEO Statement
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Cal State East Bay does not discriminate on the basis of any protected categories: age, ancestry, citizenship, color, disability, gender, immigration status, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran's status. The University is committed to the principles of diversity in employment and to creating a stimulating learning environment for its diverse student body.
Other Information
All California State University campuses, including Cal State East Bay, are smoke and tobacco-free. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.csueastbay.edu/smokeandtobaccofree/
In compliance with state and federal crime awareness and campus security legislation, including The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act, the Cal State East Bay Annual Campus Security Report is available at: http://www.csueastbay.edu/upd/safety-and-security-reports.html
At CSUEB, the following nine competencies have been identified as valued leadership qualities: Communication, Cooperation, Delegation, Empathy, Feedback, Innovation, Leadership Presence, Passion and Strategic Ability. While we may not expect our managers to exhibit all of these competencies, we do expect them to aspire to develop them. As part of the annual evaluation review process, the Director of the Annual Giving and Leadership Gifts will be evaluated on each.
Sponsorship
Cal State East Bay is not a sponsoring agency for Staff or Management positions and we are not an E-Verify employer.
Mandated Reporter
The incumbent in this position may be considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and will be required to comply with requirements set forth in the CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
CSU Vaccination Policy
CSU requires faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against COVID-19 or declare a medical or religious exemption from doing so. Any candidates advanced in a currently open search process should be prepared to comply with this requirement. The systemwide policy can be found at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/9779821/latest/ and questions may be sent to hr@csueastbay.edu .
Advertised: November 21, 2022 (5:45 PM) Pacific Standard Time
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Cal State East Bay offers a beautiful and inspiring setting for career exploration. With three spacious campuses nestled in the East Bay — one in Hayward with spectacular views of the San Francisco Bay, one in cosmopolitan downtown Oakland and the other in the scenic Concord foothills of Mt. Diablo — you are in the heart of the cultural, technological and educational center of California.
As a faculty, staff or administrator, you will enjoy challenging and meaningful career opportunities in a wide range of disciplines along with competitive compensation, excellent benefits and potential for advancement. You will also be a part of an award-winning institution. You can be sure that as a member of one of the nation’s most diverse universities, you will benefit from the vibrant academic and cultural community whose ideas are shaping the 21st century.
You can make your own contribution to our award-winning university by joining other distinguished scholars and researchers. Cal State East Bay has garnered national acclaim for the excellence of its faculty. Our location in the midst of the vibrant San Francisco Bay Area enables us to attract committed faculty members who are not only recognized experts in their fields, but are often world-renowned in their disciplines, including the fields of business, technology, public service, the arts and education.
Our staff and administrators are passionate about providing a rich and rewarding learning experience for all the students at Cal State East Bay.
As an employee at Cal State East Bay, you have the opportunity to participate in a variety of benefit programs. Voluntary programs include health, dental, vision life, disability, long term care, personal insurance, savings bonds, tax sheltered annuities, fee waivers for Cal State East Bay classes and many others. You will also participate in one of two retirement plans. Our goal is to provide you with a robust selection of benefits to meet your personal needs in dealing with work/life issues.
Cal State East Bay is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As one of California’s most multicultural universities, faculty, staff, and administrators at CSUEB are fully committed to creating an environment where a diverse population can thrive in an atmosphere of tolerance, mutual respect and civility without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other personal characteristics or beliefs.
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