Annual Giving Director
About The Position
The Annual Giving Director leads annual giving strategy, goals, and activities for University Development at the University of Mississippi. The position cultivates donor relationships, develops and oversees development events, and supervises unit staff in support of institutional development goals. The Director sets leadership annual giving strategy, including writing pool and portfolio criteria and policy, setting goals, managing Annual Gift Officers, and reviewing performance. The role provides thought leadership to academic units on data criteria, messaging, and marketing timelines to acquire new donors, reacquire lapsed donors, upgrade current annual donors, and develop the gift pipeline. It also directs direct-response fundraising campaigns across traditional and digital channels and serves as a liaison to academic leadership. The position secures external bids for vendor relationships and manages related contract negotiations, data analysis, strategic planning, and budget operations. It directs budgetary and fundraising activity for key funds and committees, reports fundraising results, provides regular projections to leadership, ensures compliance with solicitation and communication regulations, and updates the fundraising database.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Seven years of relevant experience required.
- Five years of supervisory experience required.
Responsibilities
- Direct leadership annual giving strategy, including pool and portfolio criteria and policy, goals, and performance reviews.
- Manage Annual Gift Officers and supervise unit staff.
- Advise academic units on data criteria, messaging, and marketing timelines to acquire new donors, reacquire lapsed donors, upgrade current annual donors, and build the gift pipeline.
- Direct direct-response fundraising campaigns through traditional and digital channels.
- Cultivate donor relationships and oversee development events.
- Serve as a liaison to academic leadership.
- Secure external bids for vendor relationships and manage contract negotiations, data analysis, strategic planning, and budgetary operations.
- Direct budgetary and fundraising activities for key funds and committees.
- Report fundraising results and provide regular projections to leadership.
- Ensure compliance with solicitation and communication regulations.
- Update the fundraising database.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
