Director of Major Gifts & Donor Engagement
- Employer
- Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Salary
- $95,000.00 - $102,000.00
- Closing date
- Jun 2, 2022
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- Position Type
- Fundraising, Annual Fund, Capital Campaigns, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Direct Marketing, Donor Relations, Fundraising Administration, Major Gifts, Planned Giving, Prospect Research, Special Events, Programs, Community Outreach, Grant Administration, Program Administration and Management, Administrative, Public Relations and Communications, Sales and Marketing
- Fields
- Community Development, Community Foundations, Education, Other Fields
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Colorado Community College System (CCCS) is the state’s
largest institution of higher education and consists of 13 colleges
and over 40 locations across the state, educating approximately
120,000 students annually. In addition, we train more than 4,000
Coloradans each year through various other programs. Our mission is
to provide an accessible, responsive learning environment where our
students can achieve their educational, professional and personal
goals in an atmosphere that embraces academic excellence, diversity
and innovation. We are an organization that encourages
individuals to bring their whole selves to work.
We are hiring a Director of Major Gifts and Donor Engagement to
join the Colorado Community College System Foundation. In this
position you’ll develop and carry a portfolio of prospective
philanthropic donors to raise major gifts for CCCS’s strategic
objectives. This position designs and implements a strategic
development approach to determine potential donors’ financial
ability, capacity, and interest in making major gifts. You’ll
conduct one-on-one visits with donors for the purpose of
qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. CCCS
offers generous time off, excellent benefits, and flexible work
environments. If you’re looking for an exciting job opportunity
where you can use your fundraising skills to further Colorado
students’ higher education goals, this position may be for you!
Examples of Duties
- Identifying and conducting personal visits with key individual and corporate prospects to determine capacity and interest in making a major gift to CCCS.
- Cultivating potential gift prospects utilizing relationship-based fundraising strategies including one-on-one meetings, special group events, and other engagement strategies.
- Setting up, facilitating, and devising strategies for face-to-face meetings with donors. You’ll identify donor philanthropic interests, share giving opportunities, and close gifts.
- Working closely with constituents to advance donor relationships, driving new/renewed giving, coordinating gift arrangements and documentation, and overseeing stewardship of assigned donors.
- Carrying a portfolio of viable prospects. To do this, you’ll identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward prospects via one-on-one meetings and other interactions to secure support for the Colorado Community College System.
- Supporting CCCS’s programmatic priorities by soliciting major gifts, either via one-on-one contacts, in concert with a key volunteer, or with involvement of CCCS’s leadership.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, non-profit management, marketing, social sciences or related field.
- Three years of professional level fundraising experience in a higher education institution or non-profit setting or equivalent.
Supplemental Information
Attributes that will contribute to success in this position:
Work Location/Travel Expectations:
- This position is located at 9101 E. Lowry Blvd. Denver, CO 80230.
- Approximately 50-60% of time will include travel, primarily in the Denver metro area. Must be able to travel to develop and steward relationships with funders, colleges and college foundations. While most travel will be within the state of Colorado, travel outside of the state may be required.
All employees of the System Office have a choice to
submit a copy of their vaccination card or to agree to weekly
COVID-19 testing.
CCCS offers the options of alternative work arrangements
(remote work/adjusted schedules). Work must be completed
within the state of Colorado.
CCCS recognizes the importance of a workforce that is reflective of
our diverse student community which consists of 24.1% Hispanic,
5.6% Black/African American, 3.8% Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.7%
American Indian/Alaskan Native, 54.6% White, 58.3% Female, 41.7%
Male, and 8.1% Veterans. As such, we are interested in selecting
the best candidate from a diverse applicant pool.
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