Assistant Director of Annual Giving

Assistant Director of Annual Giving

The Assistant Director of Annual Giving is responsible for leading Class Ambassadors and Reunion volunteers, student engagement ambassadors, direct solicitation, and portfolio management, and contributing to the overall operational strategy of The Fund for Davidson. This position will manage four reunion class chairs and committees and 150 donor prospects and volunteers through the stages of cultivation, solicitation and stewardship. This person is responsible for completing more than 30 meaningful interactions with assigned prospects and collaborates closely with the Office of Alumni and Family Engagement. This position reports to the Associate Director of Annual Giving.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Class Volunteer Management (50%): Identify, recruit, train and manage a group of Fund for Davidson volunteers (class years will range in the 1970-1990 decades) including Class Ambassadors, Reunion Gift Chairs, and Reunion Committees, for the purpose of creating class affinity, engagement and reaching class participation and dollar goals. Plan, prepare for, hold and follow-up from volunteer calls and meetings. Devise and execute fundraising strategies for each class and regularly provide updated fundraising information statistics to volunteers throughout the year.
2. Student Engagement Ambassadors (20%): Hire and manage the Student Engagement Ambassadors (SEAs) who serve as ambassadors for The Fund for Davidson. Projects may include solicitation and stewardship calls, campus education and programming, authoring written solicitations and thank you messages and special projects as assigned. In June, the SEA program transitions to the June student caller program.
3. Direct Solicitation (20%): Conduct 30 individual meetings with donors annually (with emphasis on leadership donors) for cultivation, solicitation and/or stewardship purposes. Maintain a precise record of donor contacts through the prospect management system and prepare timely reports.
4. Double the Donation (5%): Spearhead strategy for our matching gift program (Double the Donation).
5. Employee Giving (5%): Oversee employee giving with the goal of growing participation. Manage Faculty & Staff Chairs, author two solicitations and plan employee engagement on campus.

Additional Information:

Night and weekend work required when related to special events/initiatives throughout the year. This position requires up to 20% travel.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum 1 year of development or related experience.

Desired Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate will have experience in higher education, fundraising, alumni and/or constituent relations, volunteer management, public relations, nonprofit administration and/or related fields.
• High degree of personal initiative.
• Flexibility and adaptability, especially in working collaboratively as part of a team.
• Strong desire and ability to work effectively with persons from diverse generational, religious, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability and cultural backgrounds.

* Training on the division's software systems will be provided.

At Davidson College, we believe the college grows stronger by recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff committed to building an inclusive community. In order to achieve and sustain educational excellence, we seek to hire talented faculty and staff across the intersections of diverse races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages, socio-economic backgrounds, political perspectives, abilities, cultures, and national origins.

Information about how to submit an application can be found at https://employment.davidson.edu.