Director of Annual Giving and Stewardship Position Available In Dorchester, South Carolina

Director of Annual Giving and Stewardship
Job Details
Job Location

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC

Position Type
Full Time Director of Annual Giving and Stewardship
Charleston Southern University Position Overview The Director of Annual Giving and Stewardship is responsible for the management of multiple annual giving fundraising programs designed to educate alumni, friends, employees, and current students on the needs of the University and strengthen their connection to Charleston Southern through annual financial support opportunities. The Director of Annual Giving and Stewardship is also responsible for ensuring all donors are acknowledged and appropriately recognized for their support of the University. Key Responsibilities Annual Giving Initiatives (80%)

• Determine annual giving goals with the Associate Vice President for Development and build strategic and tactical plan, including a communications program for achieving annual goals. This strategy will be a comprehensive plan utilizing the resources available.
• Assume primary responsibility for management of the University’s leadership giving society, the Board of Visitors Scholarship Program. Meet regularly with the Vice President for Development and the front-line development officers to maximize leadership gifts from annual, major, and planned giving donors and ensure close coordination of solicitations, and stewardship activities and mailings.
• Organize, manage and execute the current and all future annual giving initiatives.

Included but not limited to:

Alumni Phonathon, the Buy-a-Brick Program (including the Senior Brick Program), fundraising events, giving days, faculty/staff appeals, and all year end annual appeals. o Serve as the lead project manager for the University’s annual Day of Giving and #GivingTuesday. This includes creating and managing the communications calendar, collaborating with Alumni Engagement on featured engagement and volunteer opportunities, partnering with Marketing and Communications on theme, website, and print and digital collateral, and managing the staffing plan for the event.
o Organize, manage, and execute the annual Alumni Phonathon fundraising drive. Recruit and train effective student callers, and develop segmentation of the Alumni database that maximizes the talents of the student callers. Prepare all mailings, communications, forms, and scripts relating to Phonathon, and work with Director of Operations to ensure database integrity. Work with Database Coordinator to ensure accuracy of pledges entered into the system. Responsible for the fulfillment of pledges made during Phonathon. o Organize, promote, execute, and maintain the Buy-a-Brick program for CSU. Market the Brick program to all alumni, friends, and supporters of CSU. Develop, execute and maintain a Senior Class giving program utilizing the Buy-a-Brick opportunity. Communicate with vendor to get all bricks ordered and in place. o Organize, manage, and execute a successful fundraising events (ie: President’s Cup Golf Tournament, Fun Shoot, etc) while maximizing revenue for student scholarships. Develop mailings and solicit sponsors and teams for the event. Coordinate with other departments on campus to ensure a smooth event with ample coverage for event functions.

• Work effectively with all development officers to gain strong participation in annual giving and build strategies for moving donors to higher giving levels. Ongoing responsibility to identify prospects and transition to appropriate front-line development officer.
• Completes annual face-to-face visits with donor prospects (number to be determined annually).
• Any other fundraising initiatives as assigned. Stewardship Initiatives (10%)
• Assist the Associate Vice President for Development in executing a comprehensive stewardship program for all constituencies and all giving levels is in place and operational
• Contact donors, as appropriate and according to development office protocol, to acknowledge their gifts and strengthen relationships with the University
• Create content for gift acknowledgments, stewardship letters, and pledge statements
• Assist with donor-centered events that are designed to attract and steward donors
• Key point of contact for major Development Office stewardship events including Scholarship Luncheon, President’s Club Dinner, etc.
  General Office Responsibilities (5%):
• Assist in the planning and execution of all Development Office events
• Complete general office responsibilities such as monthly P-Card close out, travel and assisting with all office mailouts.
• Any other responsibilities designated to the Director of Annual Giving and Stewardship as assigned.

Required Skills and Attributes Bachelor’s degree. Two to five years’ experience in development or a related field. Familiarity with non-profit fundraising/marketing techniques. Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong interpersonal skills. Ability to work effectively across a broad spectrum of the University. Proficiency with PC word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications. Preferred Attributes Advanced degree in a relevant field. Previous experience in higher education fundraising. Application Process Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter (if available), and faith statement and answer all mandatory application questions. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. About CSU Located near historic Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston Southern University is a comprehensive institution offering a liberal arts curriculum to over 3,600 students and offers over 60 majors and graduate programs in Education, Business, Criminal Justice, and Nursing. The mission of the University is “promoting academic excellence in a Christian environment,” and the vision is to be a Christian University nationally recognized for integrating faith in learning, leading and serving. Charleston Southern has nationally accredited programs in nursing, business, education, music and athletics, and a budget of approximately $60 million. Affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention, Charleston Southern employs faculty and staff who are professing Christians. For more information about the University, please visit www.charlestonsouthern.edu. Charleston Southern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. Charleston Southern University is a Christian university and tobacco-free campus. We do not illegally discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, national or ethnic origin, disability, sex, religion, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other basis on which the University is prohibited from discrimination under local, state or federal law, in its employment or in the provision of its services, including but not limited to its programs and activities, admissions, educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and University-administered programs. In order to fulfill its purpose, the University may discriminate on the basis of religion in employment. The University has been granted exemption from certain regulations promulgated under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 which conflict with the University’s religious tenets and core values.