Summary:
Skidmore’s Office of Advancement is building a team in anticipation
of an upcoming fundraising campaign. The Leadership Annual Gift
Officer will be joining a group of energetic, hard-working, and fun
individuals who are committed to our college and its mission. In an
effort to increase leadership annual donors (members of the
President’s Society) as well as participation, the Leadership
Annual Gift Officer will be responsible for soliciting annual gifts
of $2,500 or more. They will carry a portfolio of approximately
100+ individual prospects nationally, as well as work with a
dynamic group of prospective donors who – once identified and
engaged with – may become part of their permanent portfolios. In
addition to achieving annual fundraising goals, they will focus on
discovery work, helping to identify new major- and principal-gift
prospects through superior qualification outreach, and also helping
to build engagement and connection with those they contact. This
position is an ideal opportunity for a high-performing,
collaborative and motivated professional looking to build a career
path in front-line fundraising.
Responsibilities:
- Builds meaningful relationships with alumni, parents, family
members, and friends who seek to grow their connection and
engagement as donors, volunteers, and contributors in the Skidmore
community.
Provides outreach, information, and invitations that increase
engagement with Skidmore, solicits annual gifts, and reports back
to help demonstrate the impact of giving.
Utilizes a broad spectrum of communications channels (in-person
meetings, email, social, video conferencing, phone) to facilitate
discussion.
Creates a donor engagement process that qualifies, cultivates,
and solicits Skidmore constituents capable of making leadership
annual and capital gifts to the College while managing and
maintaining a significant travel schedule.
Directly solicits gifts to fund College priorities in an effort
to meet or exceed annual goals.
Develops and implements retention strategies to upgrade donors.
Recognizes disinterested donors and devises strategies to redirect
their interests.
Participates in execution of events/programs in support of
development activities.
Provides support to gift initiatives within reunion classes,
forging collaborative partnerships among Major Gifts, Skidmore
Fund, Alumni Engagement colleagues, as well as class
volunteers.
Acts as a poised ambassador, regularly attending high-level
programmatic meetings, adeptly representing the organization's
vision, initiatives, and impact to inspire donor engagement and
volunteerism.
Fosters robust connections and collaboration with college
administrators, faculty members, influential alumni, supportive
parents, passionate friends, and trustees to cultivate a vibrant
culture of philanthropy.
Embraces a collaborative and inclusive approach, seamlessly
integrating with cross-functional teams while maintaining accurate
recordkeeping in database to ensure seamless coordination and a
comprehensive understanding of donor interactions.
The position requires significant travel and outreach, as well as
the ability to effectively communicate the college's mission,
needs, and priorities to match prospective donors' interests.
Strong communications skills and the capacity to interact is
crucial. Timely and accurate recordkeeping and working
collaboratively with colleagues and volunteers is essential.
Education: Bachelor's degree required.
Experience :
- Minimum of 2-3 years of fund raising or an equivalent
combination of education and related experience.
- An active listener with a successful track record of
interacting with donors, volunteers, colleagues, and philanthropic
stakeholders.
- Conduct interpersonal relationships maturely, thoughtfully, and
empathetically.
- Proactive, productive colleague with a positive attitude and
sense of humor.
- Commitment to an inclusive workplace. Ability to engage with
diverse audiences (age, gender, nationality, race/ethnicity,
profession, sexual orientation, etc.).
- Driven, autonomous contributor with a resourceful and a
data-driven work ethic. Innovative, flexible, with excellent
organizational and analytical skills. Demonstrated ability to
follow through on commitments and take personal responsibility for
outcomes.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Handles confidential material responsibly.
- Experience with email, social media, google, etc. Familiarity
with Raiser’s Edge or similar CRMs.
Salary Range: $65,000 - $80,000 commensurate with
experience
Required documents needed to apply:
- On-line application
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- List of Three References
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.
Employment at Skidmore College is contingent upon an acceptable
background check result.
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