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Shaw University - Raleigh, NC

posted 8 days ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Raleigh, NC
Educational Services

About the position

Reporting to the Senior Director of Development, the Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations is primarily responsible for corporate and foundation relations and solicitations by developing a fundraising portfolio of new prospects/investors and managing a portfolio of current donors. Establish and coordinate relationships, communications to regularly inform prospects and current donors of University information to develop and maintain an ongoing giving and philanthropic relationship with the University. Responsibilities include identification, strategic cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and other activities related to seeking and maintaining corporate and foundation investments in the University.

Responsibilities

  • Manages a portfolio of 100-150 major gift level prospects.
  • Generates seven, six, and five figure gifts to meet University unrestricted and restricted fundraising goals.
  • Identify, cultivate, solicit, and maintain long-term relationships with local and national corporations and foundations.
  • Develop cultivation and solicitation strategies for new and previously identified corporate and foundation prospects.
  • Leads the University corporate and foundation campaigns and fundraising priorities.
  • Develops campaign case statements and seeks collaborations and partnerships for campaign success.
  • Build productive relationships with faculty and other staff to successfully identify and solicit leading corporate and foundation donors.
  • Plan and implement all development activities concerning identified prospects.
  • Establish meaningful, collegial working relationships with IA colleagues and other University offices.
  • Prepare documents such as budgets, giving/investment work plans, proposals, impact reports, and other documents necessary to further revenue generating relationships.
  • Actively identify funding opportunities provided by corporations and private foundations.
  • Organize Corporate and Foundation activities.
  • Monitor and evaluate progress toward goals, provide statistical reports, and suggest/request appropriate research for prospects.
  • Prepare/coordinate acknowledgments for all gifts received through the Office of Advancement Services.
  • Coordinate solicitation visits, calls for senior IA and University leadership.
  • Prepare proposals to corporations, foundations, organizations, and private granting agencies.
  • Some capital campaign responsibilities.
  • All other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, business or other related field required; MBA preferred.
  • Minimum of five years' experience in higher education fundraising, administration, or related fields in complex organizations.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of Raiser's Edge preferred.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills required to relate to donor prospects, volunteers, and colleagues.
  • Negotiating, organizational, analytical, and fundraising skills.
  • Able to work independently with minimal supervision, a self-starter.
  • Able to motivate and work with diverse constituencies.
  • Possess a high level of integrity and can exercise confidentiality and discretion.
  • Must be professional in all respects.

Nice-to-haves

  • Knowledge of a higher-education organization and its academic and administrative policies and procedures.
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