Director of Resource Development
About The Position
The Director of Resource Development serves in the Division of Athletics at Baylor University. This position reports to the Executive Director of the Bear Foundation for Baylor Athletics and functions as a gift officer, primarily focusing on leadership annual gifts. The Bear Foundation is the main fundraising organization for Baylor Athletics, supporting over 500 student-athletes across 19 sports. Its mission is to provide scholarship funds and promote the interests and welfare of Baylor Athletics. The generosity of its members helps cover scholarship costs and other expenses for an elite athletic program, contributing to the mission of 'Preparing Champions for Life'. The department operates under a collective commitment to 'One Standard' and six scripturally based operating principles.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 3 or more years of experience
- Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
- Relationship building
- Communication
- Portfolio management
- Donor discovery, qualification, and solicitation strategies
- Annual fund operations
- Premium seating
- Quality customer service
- Demonstrated ability to excel in a team setting
Nice To Haves
- Microsoft excel
- Paciolan ticket systems
- Salesforce experience
Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of leadership annual giving donors ($10,000+) with a goal to increase current donors and/or secure new donors
- Complete metrics centered around monthly visits, dollars and donors secured
- Manage the courtesy car program by working with car dealerships, coaches and staff and managing the daily operations
- Serve as the fundraising officer for multiple sport-specific excellence funds by working with coaches and staff to establish and execute an annual fundraising plan for each assigned sport
- Collaborate with other gift officers in the management, allocation and sales of premium ticket areas for football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball
- Serve as a gameday contact for a designated premium area of McLane Stadium
- Assist with fundraising operations as needed
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- generous time off
- tuition remission
- outstanding automatic retirement contributions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
