Coordinator of Annual Giving

Position Summary

As the Coordinator of Annual Giving, you play a crucial role in achieving the fundraising and engagement goals of the Annual Giving and larger University Advancement team. Your primary responsibilities involve fostering relationships with a designated portfolio of alumni to encourage their involvement and philanthropic contributions, managing donor events, volunteer peer agents, and spearheading monthly departmental outreach. No two days are the same: co‑leading donor events, motivating personal outreach from departmental and divisional partners, building strong connections with a portfolio of alumni, inspiring philanthropic engagement, and traveling to alumni cities for meetings focused on garnering leadership‑level support.

Location: Elon University Campus – North Carolina.

Title: Coordinator of Annual Giving

Position Type: Staff Full‑Time

Days Per Week: Monday – Friday

Hours Per Week: 40

VP Area: University Advancement

• Fundraising
  • Cultivate and engage a portfolio of alumni, fostering meaningful connections, disseminating pertinent information, and encouraging active involvement. Occasionally travel for face‑to‑face engagement and solicitation of prospects.
  • Take the lead in directly engaging with alumni prospects, working closely with the Annual Giving team, creating a strong culture of philanthropy.
  • Contribute to key initiatives such as Elon Day, annual giving campaigns, stewardship activities, and multi‑channel communications.
• Communications and Engagement
  • Energize engagement with alumni prospects using email, mailings, phone calls, Advancement events and face‑to‑face meetings on campus or in alumni cities.
  • Transform routine outreach into exciting connections that resonate with Elon's mission.
  • Deliver exceptional customer service with professionalism and urgency.
  • Collaborate with Annual Giving team and departmental partners to prepare deliverables for projects such as reunions, Elon Society solicitations, Elon Day, and other appeals.
• Operations
  • Leverage technology such as Raiser's Edge, Almabase, and Excel to support events, reunions, and annual giving initiatives.
  • Stay abreast of new technologies, collaborate with Advancement Services to ensure data accuracy and integrity, keeping operations running seamlessly.

Minimum Required

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree required.

Preferred

Education and Experience:

Entry‑level position. Preferred experience working in an office setting, fundraising/sales, and/or volunteer management or engagement.

Employees enjoy a generous benefits package that includes 28 annual days off (including holidays and vacation), tuition remission for undergraduate courses, tuition remission for approved graduate‑level courses after 12 months, a retirement plan with an 8 % contribution, health, dental and vision insurance with free acute care and lab services, free use of campus fitness facilities, and free admission to entertainment events, including Division I Phoenix athletics.

Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins after two years, as does participation in the Tuition Exchange national scholarship program.

Elon values and celebrates diverse backgrounds and is an equal‑opportunity employer, extending its principles to race, gender identity, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects of identity.

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