Director of Strategic Giving

Director of Strategic Giving 492508 Raleigh, NC, North Carolina, United States

Staff Full-time Notice:

If you are seeing this position posted on a job board other than the official Meredith College career posting page, please know that any pay range included is not authorized or approved by Meredith College and may not reflect the actual pay rate for the position. Frontline fundraising responsible for ongoing identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of high-net-worth prospects and donors to secure significant financial contributions. Building trust and relationships with alumnae, parents and friends of the College.

Duties:

• Portfolio Management:

  Cultivate a portfolio of 100-200 donors, implementing personalized engagement strategies and timelines.

• Donor Cultivation & Solicitation:

  Lead face-to-face meetings, virtual presentations, and personalized solicitations to secure major and planned gifts.

• Prospect Identification:

  Utilize research and data to identify new major gift prospects and move them through the donor pipeline.

• Stewardship & Recognition:

  Ensure proper donor recognition and stewardship, ensuring donors feel valued and engaged.
• Serve as a liaison for assigned campus constituencies.
• Works as a member of the team of gift officers.
• Provide regular prospect activity and progress reports and contribute to annual departmental plans/assessments for inclusion in the institutional effectiveness plan.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills Needed:

• Excellent interpersonal, networking and public speaking skills.
• Strong communication skills. Must be able to effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with supervisor, coworkers, customers and others.
• Experience with fundraising databases (e.g., Raiser's Edge, Salesforce) to record donor interactions.
• Knowledge of appropriate software and use of data.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects routinely.
• Understanding and ongoing practice toward accomplishment of donor recognition and stewardship.
• Ability to function both independently and member of team.
• Ability to travel frequently to meet with prospects, often requiring evenings and weekends.
• Willingness to handle a heavy work load and irregular hours
• including some weekends and holidays. Key interfaces:
• Alumnae and volunteers
• Campus constituencies as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in communication, marketing, or a related field required.
• Ability to travel frequently to meet with prospects, often requiring evenings, weekends and holidays.
• At least 7 years of fundraising or related experience.
• Familiarity with higher education and single gender education is preferred.
• Valid NC driver's license and clear driving history required. Working conditions & physical demands:
• General office setting with moderate noise level.
• Long-distance travel as appropriate.