Annual Giving Director
About The Position
The Annual Giving Director leads the Annual Giving arm of University Development at the University of Mississippi. The position directs annual giving strategy, goals, and activities; cultivates donor relationships; oversees development events; and supervises unit staff to support institutional development goals. The Director leads strategy for leadership annual giving, including establishing writing-pool and portfolio criteria and policies, setting goals, managing Annual Gift Officers, and reviewing performance. The role provides strategic guidance 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. The position serves as a liaison to academic leadership; secures external vendor bids and manages contract negotiations, data analysis, strategic planning, and budget operations; directs budgetary and fundraising activity for key funds and committees; reports fundraising results and 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
- Lead the Annual Giving arm of University Development.
- Direct leadership annual-giving strategy, including writing-pool and portfolio criteria and policies, goal-setting, management of Annual Gift Officers, and performance review.
- Provide strategic guidance to academic units on data criteria, messaging, and marketing timelines to acquire new donors, reacquire lapsed donors, upgrade annual donors, and develop the gift pipeline.
- Direct direct-response fundraising campaigns through traditional and digital channels.
- Serve as a liaison to academic leadership.
- Secure external vendor bids and manage contract negotiations, data analysis, strategic planning, and budgetary operations related to vendor relationships.
- Direct budgetary and fundraising activity 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.
- Cultivate donor relationships, develop and oversee development events, and supervise unit staff in support of institutional development goals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
