Position Summary
The Assistant Director of Annual Engagement works collaboratively with the Director of Annual Engagement in creating, managing, and implementing a successful annual giving program. The Assistant Director coordinates and manages projects within the annual giving program including telephone, direct mail, e-mail, and crowdfunding appeals to raise funds for college priorities. The Assistant Director of Annual Engagement may also provide support to the College’s Donor Engagement, Alumni Engagement…
and Department of Athletics.
Job Responsibilities
- In coordination with the Director of Annual Giving, develop and execute effective strategies for soliciting annual gift prospects and building the leadership annual giving program through a solicitation calendar that effectively uses all forms of annual giving solicitations including telephone, direct mail, email, SMS, and crowdfunding appeals.
- Lead the strategy, execution, and assessment of student philanthropy programs, including Student Philanthropy Council, Philanthropy Awareness Week, Senior Class Giving and Student Giving and other student engagement efforts. Serve as primary contact for student volunteers and student workers including recruiting, onboarding and training, and cultivate understanding of philanthropy that encourages students to become lifelong supporters of Lake Forest College.
- In partnership with the Director of Annual Engagement and Alumni Engagement, manage overall engagement and solicitation strategies for young alumni (0-10 years out) to build on their student experience, deepen their connection to the College, and increase annual giving participation.
- Develop and implement crowdfunding and digital campaigns using GiveCampus for Forester Athletics Support Your Sport, Giving Tuesday, Forester Day (annual day of giving), Young Alumni appeal, and special projects.
- Assist with drafting and editing of annual giving communications as needed for all channels and audiences.
- Participate in and staff department events such as Move-In Weekend, Family Weekend, Homecoming, Support Your Sport (athletics day of giving), Forester Day (day of giving) and other events as needed.
- Represent the Annual Engagement team at campus partner events as needed to help foster strong campus collaboration.
- Research and stay up-to-date on trends in the field of higher education advancement, annual giving and philanthropy.
- Ensure all annual engagement interactions are delivered with excellence, professionalism and kindness, and adhere to the College’s values of accountability, engagement, intellec-tual inquiry and curiosity.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (especially Excel and Word/ mail merge would be help-ful).
- Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and manage multiple priorities.
- Basic understanding and enthusiasm for higher education advancement, annual giving, alumni relations, and stewardship. Advancement experience in athletics would be a bonus.
- Ability to work collaboratively with advancement staff and other campus partners.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate with a diverse cam-pus community.
- Ability to develop and build relationships with a wide variety of donors, alumni, prospects, and student callers.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- 1 year work experience in annual giving, direct marketing, fundraising and development or relat-ed field.
- Experience with Slate CRM or similar preferred (Razor’s Edge, etc)
- Ability to use data to develop new initiatives and strategies.
If you are interested in learning more about employment at Lake Forest College, please visit Working at Lake Forest | Lake Forest College.
Benefits information is located at: www.lakeforest.edu/offices-and-departments/human-resources/employee-benefits.
Organization
A highly selective liberal arts college located on Chicago’s North Shore, Lake Forest College enrolls more than 1,700 students from more than 40 states and from more than 100 countries. Lake Forest is one of the most diverse small colleges in the Midwest with more than 40% combined are domestic students of color and international students. The majority of our STEM pool is female and includes a significant number of first generation and traditionally underrepresented students. At Lake Forest College, the quality of a faculty member’s teaching is the most important criterion for evaluation. The College also expects peer-reviewed publications and active participation in the College community. Lake Forest College embraces diversity and encourages applications from women, members of historically underrepresented groups, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.
Lake Forest College offers equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, marital status, age, disability, citizenship status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local EEO laws.
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