Associate Director of Development – UC Denver – Anschutz Medical Campus
Location: Denver
Job Code: ADDM0066
Coordinates, directs, and implements development activities within a particular school or college for the institution; responsible for planning, implementing and coordinating fundraising activities for designated program; plans and carries out the institution’s program of soliciting major gifts. Usually minimum 4 – 6 years fundraising experience required. (Significant gifts of at least $100K )
Essential Duties
- Works to cultivate existing and new donor (individual, corporate, and foundation) relationships with the intent of sustaining and increasing the relationship with the donor.
- Portfolio Management: Manages portfolio consisting of a minimum of 60 prospects. Goals relating to personal contacts, number of proposed gifts, grants, and prospect identification to be set with and approved by management. Goals for number of planned giving donations will be established with management.
- Develops and manages portfolios of individual, corporate and foundation prospects capable of making significant gifts in order to secure major gift commitments (at least $100,000). Plans and implements programs that include measurable targets for each fiscal year (e.g., personal visits, stewardship activities, solicitations).
- Works closely with University of Colorado (CU) faculty and volunteers daily to develop and implement fundraising strategies in order to meet established goals and objectives. Facilitates productive relationships daily between donors and CU administrators, faculty and staff to ensure effectiveness of programs.
- Works daily to ensure timely, accurate completion of proposals, pledges and fund agreements. Documents prospect strategies and contact reports, evaluates new prospects and generates stewardship reports and general correspondence daily to cultivate major gift prospects.
- Represents the CU Foundation at University events in order to support the University and cultivate donors.
Skills and Knowledge
- Solid knowledge of fundraising techniques.
- Solid ability to communicate verbally and in writing, and develop and maintain interpersonal relationships
- Solid ability to analyze information / situations and solve problems
- Solid ability to handle sensitive information discretely and maintain confidentiality
- Solid ability to organize and manage multiple projects/tasks simultaneously; must have ability to work independently and collaboratively, and adapt to changing priorities
- Solid knowledge of current issues facing public universities and interests of assigned school, students, faculty, and alumni.
- Solid ability to recruit and manage activities of volunteer staff
- Solid ability to cultivate and solicit donations from individuals at leadership gift level.
- Personal computer proficiency required, especially as related to the software referenced under “software utilized” (see below). Computer skills may be subject to testing/verification.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required. Graduate work in related field strongly preferred.
- Minimum of four (4) – six (6) years of successful fundraising experience required.
Software Utilized
- Microsoft Office Products; MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; donor tracking software (BSR helpful)
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications.
