Responsible for making cold calls, developing, cultivation and
solicitation strategies.
Move potential donors in an appropriate and timely fashion
toward solicitation and closure
Maintain stewardship contacts with donors, adhering to the
highest ethical standards
Demonstrate empathetic disposition and perseverance reflect an
optimistic and positive attitude and convey sensitivity to needs of
the donors. Work collaboratively with fellow advancement team
members, volunteers and other university representatives to
cultivate and solicit donors for institution-wide priorities.
Maintain an interest in all aspects of education and a
dedication to promoting BSU fundraising priorities by developing
excellent relationships with faculty, senior academic leaders,
volunteers, and the advancement office team.
Ensure that all donors’ records and interactions are well
documented and updated in the donor database.
Demonstrated leadership and the ability to successfully manage
multi-functional or diverse areas.
Must have excellent interpersonal skills and a demonstrated
record of completing assignments.
Proven ability and drive to achieve ambitious fundraising
goals.
Track record of building strong donor relationships and closing
major gifts.
Demonstrated ability to participate meaningfully and creatively
in goal setting, long- and short-term strategic planning, and
problem solving.
Excellent oral, written communication and organizational
skills.
Negotiation, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
environment.
High degree of integrity, initiative, and professionalism as
well as sound judgment.
Self-starter with a resourceful and entrepreneurial spirit and
an ability to act decisively.
Ability and willingness to work outside of standard business
hours, including some weekends and evenings, and to travel on
occasion.
Other job-related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree required.
- Minimum of three (3) years plus of demonstrated progressive
success in major gift and/or planned giving fundraising, preferably
in higher education.
- Must a dhere to the Code of Ethical Principles of the
Association of fundraising Professionals (AFP) and the Council for
Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
- Must be a highly energetic professional with a track record of
building donor relationships and closing gifts in the six-figure
range.
- Ability to understand the needs and interests of major gift
donors in order to develop relationships between them and strategic
priorities.
- A dedication to promoting the universities fundraising through
collaboration with faculty, senior academic leaders, volunteers,
and Philanthropic Engagement team.
- Experience with fundraising campaigns.
- Must have excellent interpersonal skills and a demonstrated
record of completing assignments and managing competing
priorities.
- Demonstrated ability and drive to achieve ambitious fundraising
goals.
- Track record of building strong donor relationships and closing
major gifts.
- Demonstrated ability to participate meaningfully and creatively
in goal setting, long- and short-term strategic planning, and
problem solving.
- Excellent oral, written communication and organizational
skills.
- Negotiation, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
environment.
- High degree of integrity, initiative, and professionalism as
well as sound judgment.
- Self-starter with a resourceful and entrepreneurial spirit and
an ability to act decisively.
Conditions of Employment:
Additional Job Information:
Benefits include medical, dental, prescription, long-term
disability, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and life
insurance; paid time for paid sick leave, annual leave, and
personal leave; 12 paid holidays per year, tuition remission;
employer-funded pension and supplemental retirement accounts.
Bowie State University shall not discriminate against any
individual on the basis of race, color, religion, age, ancestry or
national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, marital
status or veteran status. All policies, programs, and activities of
Bowie State University are and shall be in conformity with all
pertinent Federal and state laws of nondiscrimination including,
but not limited to: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Equal
Pay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination Act, Sections 503 and 504
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990, Federal Executive Order No. 11375, and Article 49B of
the Annotated Code of Maryland. This commitment applies in all
areas and embraces faculty, staff, and students.
Equal opportunity of access to academic and related programs shall
be extended to all persons. Bowie State University shall have as
its firm objective equal opportunity in recruitment and hiring,
rate of pay, all other promotions, training, retention and
dismissals, for all employees and applicants for employment. The
University will stress equal access for employees and applicants
for employment to all programs and services provided by the
University both on and off campus. The University will also provide
equal opportunity and an atmosphere of nondiscrimination with
respect to women and members of minority groups in all its
operations. In addition, the University shall promote equal
opportunity and equal treatment through a positive and continuing
Affirmative Action Program.
The University makes, and will continue to make, reasonable
accommodations to promote the employment of qualified individuals
with disabilities and disabled veterans, unless such accommodations
would impose an undue hardship on the University's business.
In addition, employees and applicants will not be subjected to
harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination
because they have engaged in, or may have engaged in, activities
such as filing a complaint, assisting or participating in an
investigation, compliance review or hearing, or opposing any act or
practice made unlawful, or exercising any other right protected by
Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended or the
Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as
amended.