Major Gifts Officer

St. Bonaventure University • St. Bonaventure, NY

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About The Position

The Major Gifts Officer develops programs and strategies to identify, cultivate, track, and solicit significant gifts for identified campaign and institutional priorities. The role solicits gifts of $25,000 and higher from St. Bonaventure University alumni, parents, and friends and manages a portfolio of approximately 150 prospective donors. The officer identifies, qualifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards these donors while working within the university’s Five-Year Strategic Plan.

The position collaborates with volunteers, development and advancement staff, and other university representatives to cultivate and solicit donors for university-wide priorities. It monitors prospect contacts to support positive and purposeful prospect and donor relations, including Moves Management, and recommends and assists with programming involving university leadership and volunteer leaders.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on an ongoing basis without sponsorship. St. Bonaventure University describes itself as a close-knit community guided by compassion, wisdom, and integrity, and committed to academic excellence, inclusion, ethical conduct, and compassionate service.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least three years of successful experience in major gift fundraising, preferably in higher education, or relevant experience involving relationship building, sales, or marketing.
• Demonstrated success building donor relationships and soliciting and closing gifts within the major gift range.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States on an ongoing basis without sponsorship.
• Highly creative and self-starting.

Nice To Haves

• Major gift fundraising experience in a university or higher education setting.

Responsibilities

• Solicit gifts of $25,000 and higher from alumni, parents, and friends of St. Bonaventure University.
• Manage a portfolio of approximately 150 prospective donors; identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward them.
• Work within the university’s Five-Year Strategic Plan.
• Collaborate with and support volunteers, development and advancement staff, and other university representatives in cultivating and soliciting donors for university-wide priorities.
• Monitor prospect contacts to ensure positive and purposeful prospect and donor relations, including Moves Management.
• Recommend and assist with programming involving the president, vice president for university advancement, other vice presidents, and volunteer leaders.

Benefits

• Abundance of time off.
• 100% undergraduate tuition remission for the employee, spouse, and dependents.
• 80% graduate tuition remission for the employee for online and ground programs.
• 50% tuition remission for a spouse for ground programs only.
• Full benefits package.
• 403(b) retirement plan with a 10% employer contribution after two years.
• Health insurance with a $250 wellness card.
• Dental insurance.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Short-term disability.
• Employer-paid long-term disability.
• Employee assistance program.
• Free access to the campus fitness center.
• Two free Division I men’s and women’s basketball season tickets.
• Golf course membership discount.
• Other national and local discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level