Major Gifts Officer
- Employer
- Golden Gate University
- Location
- California, United States
- Salary
- $130,000.00 - $130,000.00
- Date posted
- Aug 30, 2021
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Academic Affairs, Other Academic Affairs
- Employment Level
- Executive
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Summary: The Major Gifts Officer
is responsible for meeting the fundraising goals by securing major
and leadership gifts (including campaign) for the assigned schools
within the university. The Major Gifts Officer reports to the
Director of Development of University Advancement, and works
closely with the Deans of assigned schools to provide direction and
assistance with development activities.
Essential Duties and
Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties
may be assigned.
• Develop and meet measurable goals
for a major gift program in alignment with the goals of the Deans,
President and Advancement Team.
• Manage an ongoing portfolio of
potential donors and move them through the giving cycle against
goal, including setting strategy for each stage of the
pipeline.
• Articulate and advocate for the
academic priorities of the schools to alumni and general
public.
• Direct and support deans’
development work for the cultivation and solicitation of donors
affiliated with their programs, including the relationship
management documentation in Raiser’s Edge.
• Plan and implement donor activities,
meetings and events with the deans, VP, president and board of
trustee members, including logistics, donor briefings and talking
points.
• Work with other GGU Development
Directors to leverage relationships, travel and skill sets which
best advance the mission and goals of GGU.
Qualifications
Qualifications, Education and/or
Experience:
• Superior knowledge of principles of
institutional advancement, development and philanthropy, including
prospect portfolio management, personal solicitation, campaigns,
planned giving and other areas.
• Demonstrated knowledge of techniques
of donor cultivation and solicitation.
• Expertise with all forms of private
resource development including annual, capital and events.
• Highly developed interpersonal
skills with the ability to exercise diplomacy, manage internal
politics, and build consensus in a complex environment.
• Ability to reconcile competing
interests and build support from competing constituencies.
• Outstanding written, listening and
oral communication skills, including excellent public speaking
presentation.
• Experience with systems, processes
and work alliances in a complex, collaborative organization.
• Excellent process management skills,
financial operations experience and computer proficiency with
development software, customer relationship management software and
general office applications. Prefer knowledge of Raiser’s Edge,
SalesForce, and MS Office products.
• Enthusiasm, sense of humor and the
ability to be flexible and work collaboratively with a variety of
teams and constituents.
• Proven record of accomplishment that
demonstrates initiative, creativity, and critical thinking
abilities; willingness to take risks and solve problems
creatively.
• Ability to travel overnight via
flight and driving.
EDUCATION &
EXPERIENCE: Master’s degree from an accredited
institution; Five years’ experience with all forms of private
resource development: annual, capital, planned giving, and events
fund-raising in a college or non-profit (501(c) 3) organization
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