Summary
The Assistant/Associate Director, Skidmore Fund will be responsible
for dollar growth, setting strategy and facilitating team efforts
to secure leadership-level gifts and build a pipeline for
major-gift level donors. Reporting to the Senior Director, Skidmore
Fund, they manage the President’s Society (PS) and the Young Alumni
President’s Society (YAPS) – leadership giving societies, in
addition individually soliciting Skidmore Fund prospects. Duties
include developing and implementing overall plans, setting metrics,
partnering for meaningful donor stewardship, and helping to manage
PS volunteers. Collaboration is critical as the Associate Director
works closely with colleagues on building relationships and
soliciting President's Society gifts. Finally, they develop
relationships with alumni volunteers and prospective donors;
identifying capacity, interests, and inclination, educating and
cultivating these individuals, soliciting gifts, and stewarding
donors and volunteers appropriately.
Primary Job Duties
- The Assistant/Associate Director is responsible for overseeing
Skidmore’s leadership giving program for the Skidmore Fund,
including management of the overall program, coordination of an
effort that involves multiple staff and programs within the
Advancement team.
Develops overall strategy and annual work plan, ensuring the PS
and YAPS programs meet or exceed annual goals. Focus is on
developing solicitation and stewardship plans, working with key
volunteers, campus partners and working closely with colleagues in
Advancement to increase leadership giving at Skidmore.
Analyzes trends and best practices in leadership giving to
strengthen and grow Skidmore’s efforts
Responsible for developing philanthropic relationships with an
assigned group of volunteers and prospects (75 ); identifying
capacity, interests, and inclination, educating and cultivating
these individuals, soliciting gifts, and stewarding donors and
volunteers appropriately.
Set goals and projections for overall dollars raised and
participation from assigned pool
Serves as primary contact for the Chair of the President's
Society and partners with class managers to manage the relationship
with class President's Society Chairs
Ensures that all alumni scheduled for a President's Society ask
are solicited as personally as possible. Assesses prospects not
assigned to relationship managers for a short-term staff or
volunteer assignment.
Collaborates with Major Gifts team, Gift Planning, Alumni
Relations and College Events, Parent and Family Giving, Donor
Engagement and Stewardship, as well as Advancement Operations
staff.
Responsible for directly supporting fundraising in key reunion
classes, including volunteer recruitment and management, developing
relationships, goal setting (both dollars and donors), planning,
prospecting, donor cultivation, and direct solicitation as
necessary.
Develop overall strategy and ensuring each class meets and
surpasses individual donor and dollar goals. Focus is on managing
class leadership, volunteers, and 18-month outreach efforts leading
up to Reunion.
Identify, recruit, and train class leadership volunteers and
class agents.
Demonstrate proficiency of planned giving options for
appropriate classes.
Develops and executes an annual giving effort focused on
Skidmore’s faculty and staff, including a focus on direct
marketing, stewardship, staff outreach, and recruitment of
volunteers to help support this annual campaign.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree required
Experience: Fundraising within a higher ed or non-profit
setting. Recruiting, developing, and motivating volunteers.
Willingness to personally develop philanthropic relationships with
prospective donors and volunteers.
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:
- Well-refined organization and project management skills,
- The ability to manage multiple projects and partners
simultaneously and to work collaboratively with all fundraisers and
other members of the Advancement staff, campus-wide partners, and
large numbers of donors and volunteers.
- Strong written and communication skills,
- Ability to manage and adhere to deadlines.
- Understanding of the complexity and nuance of working with
multiple volunteers of various experience levels.
- A valid driver's license is required
- A familiarity with technology and social networking platforms
is also expected.
If hired at the assistant level - minimum required experience 1-3
years.
If hired at the associate level - minimum required experience 3-5
years.
Salary range:
- Assistant level: $62,400 - $68,000
- Associate level: $70,000 - $78,000
Required documents needed to apply:
- On-line application
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- List of Three References
Employment at Skidmore College is contingent upon an acceptable
post-offer background check result.
No Visa Sponsorship is available for this position
EEO STATEMENT
Skidmore College is committed to being an inclusive campus
community and, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not
discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of
race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, national or ethnic
origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status,
marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status,
domestic violence victim status, familial status, dating violence,
or stalking, or any other category protected by applicable federal,
state or local laws.
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