Assistant Director, Leadership Annual Giving, Health and Medicine
- Employer
- The George Washington University
- Location
- District of Columbia, United States
- Salary
- $43,171.00 - $59,402.00
- Closing date
- Feb 15, 2023
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- Position Type
- Fundraising, Annual Fund
- Fields
- Education
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The George Washington University Development and Alumni
Relations (DAR) Division is seeking an Assistant Director,
Leadership Annual Giving for Health &
Medicine. DAR is responsible for leading the university’s
alumni and fundraising efforts and seeks to promote a culture of
philanthropy throughout the university community, including alumni,
students, parents, faculty, staff, corporations and foundations,
patients and other friends.
Our goal is to advance GWs mission of excellence in education,
research, scholarship, and patient care. The Assistant Director,
Leadership Annual Giving is a key member of the Health and Medicine
Development Team, which represents the Schools of Medicine and
Health Sciences, Public Health and Nursing. With a focus on
increasing alumni participation rates, the team employs direct
marketing best practices, innovative digital and personal outreach
strategies, and front-line fundraising efforts to build a base of
support for the university. This position is an integral component
to achieving aspirational fundraising goals.
The Assistant Director, Leadership Annual Giving should be an
energetic individual who easily connects with others and possesses
strong interpersonal skills. A strategic thinker, analytical, with
project management skills, who works well as a part of a team.
Discretion and the ability to interact with high-level donors and
maintain a level of confidentiality are essential, as well as
excellent written and oral communication skills.
Reporting to the Senior Associate Director, Constituent Giving, the
assistant director is responsible for qualifying and personally
soliciting gifts at the Luther Rice Society (LRS) level of $1,000
up to $49,999 through personal outreach, and some domestic travel
with an average of 15 visits a month. The Assistant Director will
collaboratively plan and implement key digital-driven fundraising
efforts such as Giving Day, crowdfunding, and micro-campaigns to
achieve donor growth goals.
Responsibilities include:
● Qualifies, or attempts to qualify 500 prospects annually.
● Identifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards gifts in an
assigned portfolio of approximately 150+ prospects, both locally
and nationally, for leadership annual gifts.
● Completes 150+ face-to- face, or virtual visits each year with an emphasis on qualifying prospects and soliciting leadership annual gifts ($1,000+).
● By assessing capacity and inclination to give, identifies, qualifies, and transfers 5+ major gift prospects per year to major gift officers.
● In coordination with the Executive Director of Annual Giving as well as development staff across the division and university support the development and implementation of a comprehensive constituent engagement and annual giving strategy.
● Assist with the implementation, and ongoing management of specialized campaigns including Giving Days, Crowdfunding, student campaigns, and special stewardship projects.
● Supports Annual Giving special projects, including writing and executing outreach campaigns, renewing annual donors, and staffing events.
● Maintains working knowledge of the major areas for annual support, including schools, units, student aid, and research.
● Provides necessary documentation and extensive follow-up for donors and internal partners as needed. Through phone and email communication to cultivate donor relationships with the University, accurately records data and outcomes in the appropriate systems.
● Performs other work related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.
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