Associate Director - Annual & Special Gifts
Ames, IA (Unknown)
Posted 3 weeks ago
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Job Summary
Own and lead crowdfunding and day-of-giving campaigns, driving cross‑team collaboration, outreach, and data-driven optimization to meet fundraising goals.
- Own campaign strategy and end-to-end execution from planning through evaluation
- Coordinate solicitation, stewardship, and cross‑department outreach with partners
- Leverage data and reporting to target audiences and track progress toward goals
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Lead the creation and execution of internally and externally driven crowdfunding campaigns. This includes leading application and project approval processes, executing technical and advertising/marketing training sessions, helping to develop multi-channel outreach and solicitation opportunities, monitoring and assessing project progress, and more.
- Partner with teammates to lead day of giving efforts, which includes developing and executing solicitation and stewardship strategies, developing timelines, recruiting giving day ambassadors, communicating with internal and external partners to develop and execute strategies in alignment with day of giving goals.
- Strategically develop collaboration opportunities with campus partners connected to efforts like day of giving and crowdfunding campaigns.
- Collaborate with colleagues to align social media with content and segmentation strategies in annual and special gifts solicitations.
- Build, coordinate, and execute internal communication plans to ensure organizational awareness and participation around solicitation and engagement opportunities.
- Analyze campaign and project performance to identify successes, areas for improvement, and future strategy adjustments.
- Partner with internal teams to leverage constituent and engagement data to develop targeted audience segmentation strategies and outreach plans and to identify new reporting needs to track efficiency of strategies and progress towards team goals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or appropriate related years of experience.
- 2-3 years of professional experience related to employment area.
Preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Must be adaptable, flexible, and self-directed.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to learn new software.
- Must be able to handle several activities simultaneously with attention to detail and adherence to deadlines and accuracy.
- Must adhere to strict confidentiality standards.
- Creativity, patience, a sense of humor and a belief in our organizational mission of: Aligning donor passion and generosity to advance Iowa State University’s land grant ideals.
Iowa State University Foundation
The Iowa State University Foundation is a private non-profit organization dedicated to securing and stewarding private gifts and grants that benefit Iowa State University. Each year, thousands of generous benefactors make gifts to show their support for Iowa State. The ISU Foundation works with Iowa State administrators, deans and unit leaders to determine the university's fundraising priorities. These projects may include professorships, faculty support, student scholarships, facility improvements, new equipment, athletic support, program enhancements and new buildings, just to name a few. The ISU Foundation staff and volunteer leadership works in partnership with university officials to generate private support for ISU.
