Foundation Director

Nevada System of Higher Education

1d•$100,131 - $125,164

About The Position

Truckee Meadows Community College’s Office of Foundation and Sponsored Programs seeks a Foundation Director to lead and strengthen the College’s private philanthropy program. Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Foundation and Sponsored Programs, the Director leads annual giving, corporate giving and sponsorships, employee giving, donor stewardship, donor pipeline development, and other broad-based fundraising activities, while managing an appropriate portfolio of donors and prospects. Working with the Associate Vice President, the Director helps develop and implement the Foundation’s fundraising plan, strengthen the donor and prospect pipeline, and advance institutional fundraising priorities. The Director collaborates on capital and special fundraising campaigns, including campaign planning and strategy, prospect identification and cultivation, cases for support and donor proposals, solicitation strategies, campaign communications, and stewardship. The Associate Vice President retains primary leadership for major and principal gifts, Foundation Board leadership, and senior institutional and external relationships. The Director supervises assigned Foundation staff, including the Scholarship Manager, and leads fundraising and donor stewardship activities as staffing and organizational needs evolve. The role works with Foundation and Sponsored Programs staff to coordinate development systems, donor and gift administration, reporting, and shared operational functions. The Director also leads the Foundation’s corporate giving and partnership program and provides leadership for the scholarship program through the Scholarship Manager.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
Five years of progressively responsible professional experience in fundraising, development, philanthropy, nonprofit management, or a closely related field.
Demonstrated experience cultivating donor relationships, developing fundraising strategies, and securing philanthropic support.
Demonstrated ability to develop compelling written fundraising materials, such as donor proposals, solicitation letters, or other philanthropic communications.
Experience providing leadership, supervision, or coordination of staff, teams, or fundraising initiatives.

Nice To Haves

Experience in higher education advancement, community college foundations, or nonprofit fundraising organizations.
Experience with capital campaigns, major gifts, corporate giving and sponsorships, planned giving, annual giving, and donor stewardship.
Demonstrated success developing cases for support, fundraising proposals, donor impact reports, and other persuasive philanthropic communications.
Experience supervising and developing staff, establishing performance goals, and leading collaborative teams.
Experience with Blackbaud’s Raiser's Edge.
Experience developing and implementing fundraising plans, managing budgets, and achieving measurable goals.
Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, build effective partnerships, and ensure timely follow-through.

Responsibilities

Build and manage a portfolio of individual prospects and donors, including assigned leadership and major-gift opportunities, in coordination with the Associate Vice President.
Develop and implement donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies to advance relationships and philanthropic commitments.
Partner with the Associate Vice President on capital and special fundraising campaigns, including prospect development, donor cultivation and solicitation, cases for support and proposals, campaign communications, and stewardship.
Lead strategies for the middle of the donor base to encourage renewed giving and increased commitments and identify donors ready for major-gift conversations.
Lead broad-based fundraising and donor engagement, including faculty and staff giving, Giving Tuesday, annual appeals, donor acquisition and retention, and participation-based efforts.
Maintain a strong presence with donors and campus partners; prepare proposals and donor reports and solicit gifts for College priorities.
Develop donor-focused cases for support, major-gift proposals, corporate funding proposals, sponsorship packages, campaign communications, donor impact reports, and other philanthropic materials.
Coordinate donor assignments and relationship transitions with the Associate Vice President.
Lead and expand the Foundation’s corporate giving and partnership program, building a prospect pipeline and cultivating employers and business leaders around College priorities.
Partner with College leadership, workforce programs, and faculty to develop corporate funding opportunities and follow-up and stewardship plans.
Distinguish philanthropic gifts from sponsorships, grants, and other institutional partnerships, coordinating with appropriate colleagues.
Develop and implement an annual private giving plan with goals, donor segments, assigned prospects, a communications calendar, fundraising strategies including planned giving, and measures of progress.
Supervise and support Foundation staff, including the Scholarship Manager, by setting priorities, coaching, supporting professional development, and holding staff accountable for results.
Provide leadership and supervision for the scholarship program through the Scholarship Manager, supporting effective administration, donor stewardship, impact reporting, and engagement between donors and recipients.
Integrate scholarship administration and donor stewardship and strengthen relationships among scholarship donors, recipients, and the Foundation.
Lead broad-based fundraising activities and donor portfolio management, retaining responsibility for strategy, execution, and results while delegating as staffing and capacity evolve.
Coordinate with the Director of Sponsored Programs on prospects or projects involving private philanthropy and sponsored funding, maintaining clear team responsibilities.
Use donor records and reporting to track contacts, solicitations, commitments, renewals, and stewardship, and keep the Associate Vice President informed of opportunities, progress, and concerns.

Benefits

Dental and vision insurance options.
19.25% retirement match in TIAA.
Life insurance and employer-paid long-term disability coverage.
Generous annual and sick leave.
Sports and Fitness Center membership options for the employee and spouse or domestic partner.
ComPsych employee support.
Reduced-rate tuition benefit for faculty and qualified dependents, subject to eligibility conditions.
Free parking at TMCC campus locations.
No state income tax.
Employee discounts and purchase programs.