Executive Director for Advancement, Annual Giving and Membership
- Employer
- University of Missouri
- Location
- Missouri, United States
- Salary
- $115,000.00 - $150,000.00
- Closing date
- Jun 30, 2022
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- Position Type
- Fundraising, Alumni Affairs, Annual Fund, Fundraising Administration, Membership, Other Fundraising
- Fields
- Academic Centers, Education
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with University
of Missouri in the search for an Executive Director for
Advancement, Annual Giving and Membership.
Reporting to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations,
the Executive Director for Advancement, Annual Giving and
Membership will be the driving force behind a modern and effective
annual giving program. Using the latest in annual giving strategy,
the Executive Director will lead a high-performing team by
overseeing a comprehensive annual giving program and philanthropic
digital engagement strategies for Mizzou Advancement. The Executive
Director will work collaboratively across the division to identify
annual giving and leadership annual giving targets and oversee
campaigns that maximize annual, renewable, and upgraded gifts from
a broad base of alumni and friends through the optimum mix of
digital, print, social media, and personal marketing and outreach.
The Executive Director will be fully supported in enhancing
fundraising strategies annually to increase the number of donors,
members, and dollars raised.
Since 1839, and as Missouri’s only state-supported member of the
Association of American Universities, the University of Missouri
(MU) has been engaged in groundbreaking research and comprehensive
academics that define its strength as a higher education
institution. Today, MU supports 31,103 students in 300+ degree
programs, including 97 undergraduate majors, 96 master’s degrees,
69 doctoral degrees, and over 70 certificates. Students work side
by side with some of the world’s best faculty to advance the arts
and humanities, the sciences, and the professions. At MU,
scholarship and teaching are driven daily by a commitment to public
service—the obligation to produce and disseminate knowledge that
will improve the quality of life in the state, the nation, and the
world. MU’s NCAA Division I Athletics program in the Southeastern
Conference (SEC) has 550 student-athletes across 20 sports. There
are 344,000 MU alumni living around the world, 185,000 of which
remain in the state of Missouri, maintaining MU’s positive impact
globally and locally.
MU commits to acting ethically, welcoming differences, and
exchanging ideas openly. University leaders demonstrate commitment
to diversity, equity, and inclusion by ensuring each individual,
regardless of background, experiences, and perspectives, is
supported at MU. In the past eight years, the university created
the Division of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity, hired a Chief
Diversity Officer to lead the new division, and established
mandatory diversity training for those responsible for hiring. As
part of its student accessibility efforts, in 2021, MU invested
over $167 million in student scholarships and awards, allowing
nearly half of all MU students to graduate without debt.
On the heels of record retention and enrollment growth amidst
unprecedented challenges facing higher education in 2020, the
University of Missouri jumped 15 spots in the U.S. News &
World Report list of top national universities, rising to 124
in the publication’s newest rankings of more than 380 public and
private institutions. MU also moved up five spots, from No. 90 in
2020 to No. 85, among the Best Value Schools— a measure of colleges
that offer the best value for students getting need-based financial
aid. Additionally, the university climbed 13 spots to No. 86 among
the Best Colleges for Veterans.
Mizzou Advancement emphasizes talent acquisition and professional
development in service to its overall mission of enhancing private
support of the University of Missouri. As a result, the division
continues to attract top talent from around the country. Comprising
180 staff members with a presence across the United States and
around the world, Mizzou Advancement announced the $1.3 billion
Mizzou: Our Time to Lead campaign in October 2015. At its
conclusion in 2020, it was the most successful philanthropic
campaign in the university’s history, at over $1.4 billion.
A bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and
experience and at least seven years of experience from which
comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary. All
applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé.
Cover letters should be responsive to mission of University of
Missouri as well as the responsibilities and qualifications
presented in the prospectus.
The salary range for this position is $115,000 to $150,000
annually.
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