Description:
Job Description Summary:
Reporting to the Senior Director of Philanthropy and Gift Planning (SD), the
Development Director for Podiatric Medicine, Health Sciences and Community
Engagement (DD) is responsible for the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of gifts in the $25,000 to six-figure range from the College of Podiatric Medicine and the College of Health Sciences alumni and friends, and supporters of the Center for Community Engagement (CCE).
The Development Director will serve as a strategic Advancement partner, helping to shape fundable priorities and connect philanthropic investment to measurable student, community, and institutional impact. The DD will work closely with the SD, as well as the deans and faculty of the College of Podiatric Medicine and the College of Health Sciences, as well as Center for Community Engagement staff to advance funding opportunities and donor engagement activities.
The Development Director will also play a key role in driving success for SMU’s first-ever comprehensive campaign by building a major gift pipeline, developing donor-ready funding opportunities, and advancing philanthropic priorities including student scholarships, health workforce development, clinical education, simulation and experiential learning, interprofessional education, community health, pathway programs, and community-engaged learning
Duties and Responsibilities:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Job Description Summary:
Reporting to the Senior Director of Philanthropy and Gift Planning (SD), the
Development Director for Podiatric Medicine, Health Sciences and Community
Engagement (DD) is responsible for the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of gifts in the $25,000 to six-figure range from the College of Podiatric Medicine and the College of Health Sciences alumni and friends, and supporters of the Center for Community Engagement (CCE).
The Development Director will serve as a strategic Advancement partner, helping to shape fundable priorities and connect philanthropic investment to measurable student, community, and institutional impact. The DD will work closely with the SD, as well as the deans and faculty of the College of Podiatric Medicine and the College of Health Sciences, as well as Center for Community Engagement staff to advance funding opportunities and donor engagement activities.
The Development Director will also play a key role in driving success for SMU’s first-ever comprehensive campaign by building a major gift pipeline, developing donor-ready funding opportunities, and advancing philanthropic priorities including student scholarships, health workforce development, clinical education, simulation and experiential learning, interprofessional education, community health, pathway programs, and community-engaged learning
Duties and Responsibilities:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage a portfolio of 100 major gift prospects and major donors
through all phases of the giving cycle, from qualification through
stewardship, with the purpose of deepening engagement among
existing major donors, increasing giving among donors, growing
annual revenue, and increasing the number of major donors to the
Colleges of Podiatric Medicine and Health Sciences and the Center
for Community Engagement.
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