Leadership Annual Giving Officer

DePauw University•Greencastle, IN

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About The Position

The Leadership Annual Giving (LAG) Officer is a front-line fundraising position focused on leadership annual giving opportunities among alumni. The LAG Officer targets existing leadership level donors for gift renewals, develops Washington C. DePauw level donors to increased annual giving, and identifies donors ready for major gift development. In addition, the LAG Officer works closely with the Director of Annual Giving to align strategy and follow up.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree (four-year college or university) required.
Preferred candidates will have a minimum of three years of progressive development or related experience, with experience in managing a portfolio.
Intermediate: Ability to read and interpret documents. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Knowledge of database management systems, CRM, and Microsoft Office products, including Excel. Ability and desire to frequently learn new products related to the role is required.
A strong understanding of the mission of liberal arts institutions.
Travel from campus, as needed, to conduct solicitations, or to recruit volunteer leaders for assigned programs.
Normal work responsibilities include time outside of normal office hours, some evenings and weekends.

Nice To Haves

CFRE desirable

Responsibilities

Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward an active portfolio of 200 leadership annual giving donors with a capacity of $5,000 or higher, with a focus on gift asks in the $25,000+ range.
Develop and implement targeted leadership annual giving solicitations for milestone reunion classes and those years leading up to milestone classes.
In partnership with colleagues in Annual Giving and Alumni Engagement, leverage reunion volunteers to identify leadership annual giving prospects and to encourage participatory gifts to The Fund for DePauw.
Develop a strategic plan to increase giving via Tiger Club and to utilize the athletics affinity groups for ongoing solicitation strategies, especially at leadership giving levels. Serve as staff liaison with Athletics for all Tiger Club fundraising.
Actively develop and lead alumni volunteers - particularly in reunion or Tiger Club programs - focused on increasing, retaining and acquiring new donors through special events including the Day of Giving, Giving Tuesday and other DePauw traditions.
Participate in the collaborative process of the strategic planning for the overall Annual Giving program.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

medical, dental and vision insurance
Basic Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) and Long Term Disability are paid for by DePauw University
Full time employees may elect to purchase additional voluntary life insurance for themselves and their dependents
Tuition Remission and Exchange, as well as Relocation Allowance are also employee benefits
retirement savings plan
employee discounts and access to University resources
Vacation Time, Personal Time (hourly) and Sick Time policies
Cigna Employee Assistance benefit is available to all employees and their households
Welch Fitness Center and wellness classes
Indoor Tennis and Track Center
University Libraries
Peeler art galleries
Green Center for the Performing Arts events and programs
Ubben lecture series
Free athletic events
Bookstore and Starbucks (Greencastle) discounts
Employee discounted meal plan
Free parking
Nature park, including walking and biking trails
Personal duplicating and printing discounts