Virginia Tech · 1 month ago
Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts
Blacksburg, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$50K/yr - $55K/yrVirginia Tech is a comprehensive land-grant institution dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The Assistant Director for Leadership Gifts plays a key role in building effective relationships with alumni and friends to secure long-term support for the university.
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Responsibilities
Assist with fundraising activities for colleges and programs, within designated time frames
Travel, on average, five to ten days per month to cultivate, solicit, steward, and identify prospects for colleges and programs
Manage and cultivate a primary portfolio between 50 – 250 prospects
Have typical solicitation ranges of $5,000 to $100,000
Close $500,000 per fiscal year
Establish strong working relationships with central advancement, fellow gift officers, and the college and program staff to foster a productive work environment
Ensure compliance with the University, state, and federal laws, policies, regulations, and the CASE Donor Bill of Rights. Treat all information and data within the scope of the position with appropriate confidentiality and security
Regional and national travel is required for the purposes of conducting qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship meetings with donors and prospective donors, which may include overnights and weekends
The assistant director must have the ability and willingness to travel utilizing standard, commercial, and/or personal modes of transportation
Additionally, the ability to work nights and weekends, and participation in college or university programs when possible, is necessary
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree with related fundraising or relevant experience, or a Master's degree
Ability to build relationships with volunteers and donors, self-motivated, and embrace the concept and attitude of teamwork in a complex organization
Demonstrated interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to articulate the importance of higher education and understand the critical role and priorities of the university and the advancement division
Demonstrated experience in fundraising, sales/marketing, advertising, public relations, client relations, communications, or experience in cold calling
Demonstrated experience in relational database manipulation
Experience with office software applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook or similar programs
Preferred
Experience in higher education fundraising
Proven success in building productive relationships with senior administrators, key business leaders, faculty, staff, institutional boards, volunteers, and/or donors
A basic understanding of the concepts and principles of fundraising is beneficial
Previous annual giving experience
Company
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech is a public research university that offers a range of academic programs and conducts research across various fields.
Founded in 1872
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$24.09MKey Investors
Virginia Innovation Partnership CorporationNational Institute of Food and AgricultureAppalachian Regional Commission
2025-01-16Grant
2024-06-26Grant· $0.59M
2024-02-15Grant· $0.45M
Leadership Team
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Steven McKnight
Vice President for Strategic Alliances
David Raymond
Associate Vice President for Security and Identity
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