Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a comprehensive annual giving program, using email, direct mail, phone, social media, personal visits, events, and volunteer engagement strategies.
• Develop annual performance goals and key performance indicators related to donor participation, retention, leadership annual giving, Giving Day performance, parent philanthropy, and campaign response rates.
• Support Peace and University Advancement strategies, assisting the VP for University Advancement in planning, organizing, and executing departmental goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with the Director of Advancement Services to implement measurable metrics for success and maintain an ongoing evaluation and reporting system for annual giving programs.
• Foster growth in annual giving through best practices in gift processing, data management, and donor relations.
• Oversee and manage annual giving societies, including senior class gifts, crowdfunding campaigns, and faculty/staff campaigns.
• Support fundraising initiatives for institutional priorities through annual giving campaigns and donor engagement strategies. Develop and manage student giving programs, including senior gift initiatives.
• Work closely with the Director of Alumni Relations and Advancement Communications and Donor Relations Specialist to develop and implement annual giving events.
• Develop and manage the annual giving budget, including requests, records, and expenditures.
• Collaborate with Advancement colleagues to identify, qualify, and refer leadership giving prospects for major gift cultivation while maintaining responsibility for annual giving strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and five years of experience in fund raising, annual giving, marketing, or another relevant field.
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent project management and data analysis skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.

Preferred

• Master’s Degree.
• Experience in a higher education environment
• Experience using CRM or donor database systems.
• Knowledge of best practices in direct mailings, digital fundraising, and donor stewardship
• Leadership/Supervisory experience
• Experience developing successful Annual Giving campaigns