Associate Director of Athletic Development
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About The Position
This position reports to the Director of Athletic Development and is a front-line fundraiser for Davidson athletics. Candidates for the role will bring professional experiences that will contribute towards shaping the strategies and direction of athletic fundraising at Davidson. The role will be given leadership responsibilities over specialty areas relevant across the department such as scholarship development, co-supervision of work study staff, or other duties relevant to prior experience and background. Success in the role requires the ability to: build relationships with alumni, parents and friends of the programs to bring financial support for athletic causes; represent the needs shared by coaches and staff to bring success to Davidson College’s 21 NCAA D1 athletic teams; manage a portfolio of donors ranging in financial capacity and background; and contribute to crafting creative, informative and persuasive messages and videos in support of annual giving to a group of assigned teams. This position will actively manage between 150-175 athletic prospects through the stages of qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. In addition to direct fundraising with prospects, this person will serve as a subject matter expert to support colleagues in Major Gifts, the Fund for Davidson and the Office of Parent Giving to maximize proposals to athletic initiatives at the $50,000 level and above. This position will attend sporting competitions and related events for the purposes of building relationships with and stewarding supporters of our teams. Travel is also required for the cultivation of donors and occasional attendance at away matches or conference tournaments.
