Director of Philanthropy (Public Relations & Marketing Specialist IV)
About The Position
Laurel Ridge Community College seeks an experienced Director of Philanthropy to secure charitable support for the College and its students while raising awareness of the College and its impact in the community. Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Development/Executive Director of the Laurel Ridge Educational Foundation, the Director of Philanthropy is a senior, front-line fundraiser, responsible for developing new prospects and engaging current and lapsed donors throughout Laurel Ridge’s service region. The Director manages a portfolio of donors and prospects and brings strong relationship-building skills and disciplined follow-through. The position requires someone who listens carefully to donors’ interests and motivations, connects those interests with opportunities at the College, and makes philanthropic asks. With a commitment to the College’s mission, the Director collaborates with Laurel Ridge colleagues and community partners and helps build a culture of philanthropy in which gifts at all levels are valued.
Requirements
- Experienced Director of Philanthropy
- Strong relationship-building skills
- Disciplined follow-through
- Ability to listen carefully to donors’ interests and motivations
- Ability to connect donor interests with opportunities at the College
- Ability to make philanthropic asks
- Commitment to the College’s mission
- Ability to collaborate with Laurel Ridge colleagues and community partners
- Ability to help build a culture of philanthropy
- Submit a sample of professional writing previously prepared for an external audience (e.g., donor or client proposals, solicitations, sponsorship requests, stewardship communications, or similar professional correspondence).
- Identify the intended audience, purpose of the communication, the outcome, and your role in preparing the submitted material for the writing sample.
Nice To Haves
- Public Relations & Marketing Specialist IV
Responsibilities
- Manage a donor and prospect pipeline with discipline.
- Identify prospective donors through networking, referrals, community engagement, and research.
- Cultivate prospective donors and steward existing donor relationships.
- Personally solicit and secure philanthropic commitments, including major and planned gifts.
- Develop and implement strategies to retain and deepen donor relationships and re-engage lapsed donors.
- Work closely with the Executive Director and Laurel Ridge colleagues to understand institutional priorities, identify philanthropic opportunities, and connect these opportunities with donor interests.
- Develop donor proposals, presentations, solicitations, stewardship materials, and other philanthropic communications
- Maintain timely donor and prospect records and document next steps.
- Assess fundraising progress and opportunities and recommend strategies to the Executive Director.
- Work closely with the Marketing and Communications team to promote philanthropy and the role of the educational foundation.
- Participate in planning and supporting Foundation events.
- Represent Laurel Ridge at events on campus and in the community.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Eligible for the benefits package offered by the Commonwealth of Virginia for state agencies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
