Annual Giving & Alumni Relations Coordinator

Position Objective

Working under limited supervision, the Annual Giving and Alumni Relations Coordinator will have oversight of annual giving, donor and alumni engagement programs, stewardship, special fundraising projects, and relationship management support for high level donors.

• Coordinate and communicate the unit's strategic goals and priorities along with event news, alumni and student success stories, faculty research, etc. to the Central Annual Giving team on an on-going basis. Identify targeted prospect segments, including new graduates, mid-level donors, recurring donors, and reunion participants, among others, ensure content accuracy and work with the unit's leadership team to secure approvals for annual giving engagement activities.
  
  Serve as the point of contact for Central Annual Giving engagement activities and respond promptly to requests from the Central Annual Giving team for content and data points as needed. (40%)
• Provide support with alumni, volunteer, and donor identification, qualification, cultivation, engagement, solicitation, and stewardship. (25%)
• Assist with the planning and staffing of development and alumni relations events. (15%)
• Oversee special projects that require research, collection of information, data analysis, preparation for presentation and dissemination of information. Create and manage with high sensitivity, attention to detail, and maintain confidentiality, a wide range of communications with donors, university officials and trustees, faculty, and friends. Develop briefings and briefing materials for donor meetings. Assist with donor proposal development. (10%)
• Collaborate with the Central Annual Giving team to ensure the success of crowdfunding activities such as Day of Giving and Giving Tuesday. Assist in identifying and communicating with student groups, sharing crowdfunding goals, creating crowdfunding collateral such as video appeals, etc. Share crowdfunding goals and deadlines to unit leadership. (10%)

• Assist other staff to cover work overflow and provide backup as needed. (