What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Leadership Annual Giving - Annual Giving and Alumni/Parent Engagement position at Lipscomb University?
Director, Leadership Annual Gift Officer
Identify, engage, and successfully solicit individuals and corporations for the purposes of securing an increasing amount of annual gifts for Lipscomb University; support donor relations with gift acknowledgment, stewardship, pledge fulfillment, and gift renewal for contributors; coordinate activities of gift societies where appropriate; plan and manage special events when appropriate.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Individual Solicitations: 70%
- Manage portfolio of ~200 households of annual giving prospects. (annual gift = <$25,000)
- Provide development leadership by identifying, engaging and successfully soliciting individuals, corporations, and foundations for gift support.
- Establish and solicit gifts for Lipscomb University programs, colleges, and scholarships.
- Identify donors and solicitation strategies to move annual gift donors to major gift donors.
- Identify matching and challenge gifts for Lipscomb’s Annual Giving Day.
Program Responsibility: 20%
- In collaboration with the Assistant Vice President for Annual Giving, review and improve the Lipscomb Associates Program
- Manage portfolio of ~75 households of annual giving prospects. (annual gift = <$25,000)
- Develop and implement a leadership annual giving strategy that focuses on recruiting, retaining and stewarding donors. (May include direct mail, social media, email strategy, and other various digital channels)
Stewardship and Engagement: 10%
Manage and monitor donor relationships and prospects effectively ensuring appropriate call reports and documentation are properly recorded.
- Report on all contact and fundraising activity by entering appropriate data and contact reports in Raiser’s Edge
- Ensure that any benefits for the Lipscomb Associates program are fulfilled.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
