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Departmental Overview
The Athletic Development Office, which is the sole fundraising group for IA, is comprised of teams of individuals who focus on major gifts, annual giving, athletic campaigns, and alumni relations. This position is responsible for helping meet the fundraising objectives of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and ensuring predetermined major gift fundraising goals are met.
Under the supervision of the Assistant Athletics Director for Leadership Giving, the Director of Development, Leadership Giving (LGO) is responsible for the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of major gift-level prospective donors, defined as individuals capable of contributing $100,000 or more to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
Application Review Date
The First Review Date for this job is: May 9, 2026
Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of 100-125 major gift prospects, focusing on prospects rated at $100,000 and above
- Make at least 10-15 substantive contacts per month with an emphasis on quality personal visits.
- Qualify leadership gift prospects and solicit gifts directly.
- Ensure that predetermined fundraising goals are met.
- Design and implement customized, donor-specific cultivation and solicitation strategies.
Required Qualifications
- Advanced knowledge of all aspects of fundraising, donor relations, and public relations concepts, principles, procedures, and techniques.
- Advanced working knowledge of all aspects of the location, including current issues of concern for both the campus and/or throughout higher education/healthcare generally.
- Bachelor's degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training
