Associate Director, Alumni Giving
Position Summary
The Columbia College Development and Alumni Relations (CCDAR) team serves the more than 55,000 living alumni of Columbia College along with current and past College parents and friends. We are an innovative team of development and alumni relations professionals committed to fostering strong, lasting relationships between Columbia alumni, parents, students and friends through engagement, participation and philanthropic investment. We connect stakeholders to opportunities that support College goals and advance engagement and fundraising priorities.
Reporting to the Director of Alumni Giving on the Columbia College Fund team, the Associate Director is responsible for leading the College’s reunion giving program. With guidance from the Director, the Associate Director is responsible for helping cultivate a culture of “stretch” giving and grow the Reunion Giving program, putting emphasis on milestone classes and generating energy, support, and involvement from volunteers and donors in those classes. The incumbent’s duties will include but are not limited to goal setting for milestone classes, volunteer committee recruitment and management, individual meetings with reunion volunteers, and identifying key reunion prospects and working closely with prospect managers to secure gifts from those prospects. The Associate Director works independently but partners closely with the Assistant Director of Alumni Events and Programs on all reunion related items. They handle multiple responsibilities, requiring strong prioritization skills. A successful candidate is interested in forming relationships with alumni volunteers and donors and creating opportunities for alumni to engage with and financially support Columbia College.
Responsibilities
- Reunion Giving Strategy and Committee Management
- Works with the Director to develop an overall strategy to maximize reunion giving in key milestone class years
- Recruits and manages reunion committee members. Responsibilities include goal setting, drafting emails, in person meetings with individual alumni, leading volunteer committee meetings, pulling data, and planning class events
- Serves as the central coordinator for reunion giving efforts, leading monthly cross-team meetings, aligning strategy, and ensuring consistent execution across staff and volunteer-facing initiatives
- Creates a culture of “stretch” giving in milestone reunion years. Partners strategically with prospect managers to identify and solicit major gifts in key milestone reunion years in an effort to multiply support in those years from the top group of donors in each class
- Partners with the marketing team on reunion solicitations and communications
- Prospect Portfolio
- Builds and manages a portfolio of reunion and non-reunion prospects to develop strong relationships and solicit for a leadership annual fund/reunion gift
- Data and Reporting
- Prepares reports and data analysis as needed to better understand the capabilities for each class, as well as asks for individual prospects. Researches, prepares, and updates reports related to Reunion and other development projects.
- Other administrative duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 3-5 years of related experience
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Discretion, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple responsibilities under changing deadlines in a fast-paced office
- Proficiency with word processing, including mail merge and e-mail merges. Excellent spreadsheet skills and experience with presentation software (i.e. PowerPoint)
Applications submitted without a resume and cover letter will not be reviewed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a university or other complex organization
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