Associate Director Bellarmine Fund

About Bellarmine University:
Bellarmine University is a dynamic, growing university with a strong liberal arts focus in the Catholic higher education tradition and abold vision for the future. Bellarmine has undergraduate and graduate enrollment of approximately 3,200 students and continues to add new academic programs while maintaining small class sizesand personal attention to students. Bellarmine is listed in the Princeton Review's Best 387 Colleges and is recognized as a topU.S. university in rankings published by U.S. News & World Report and Forbes.

In a survey by The Princeton Review, students praised Bellarmine as a place that is "welcoming to every single person and makes an effort to include everyone." Bellarminestudents, faculty and staff engage in more than 25,000 cumulative hours of service each year, in Louisville and around the nation andworld.

Smart Asset ranked Louisville among the top 25 U.S. cities for bestwork-life balance, while workplace insights platform kununu.comnamed Louisville one of the top five U.S. cities for happy employees. Glassdoor recently recognized Louisville as one of thetop 15 cities for jobs, based on hiring opportunity, cost of livingand job satisfaction. Zip Recruiter calls Louisville a top 10 cityfor job seekers, thanks in part to its central location and low unemployment.

Louisville is within a day's drive of two-thirds ofthe U.S. population.

Deeply embedded in the heart of Louisville, Bellarmine is anengaged partner expanding learning opportunities, enhancing career networks and economic growth, and advancing equity and quality oflife for its neighboring communities. By connecting the campus, the community, and the curriculum through engaged scholarship andaction, we enhance social and civic engagement, including faculty,staff, and student-led, asset-based initiatives.

Reporting to the Director of the Bellarmine Fund and President'sSociety and serving as a key member of the Development and Alumni Relations team, the Associate Director of the Bellarmine Fund playsan important role in developing and executing a comprehensive,multi-channel annual giving and donor engagement program designed to increase participation, strengthen donor retention, growphilanthropic support, and build the pipeline for future major gifts.

The Associate Director will help lead annual giving strategies across direct mail, email, digital fundraising, crowdfunding,giving days, peer-to-peer campaigns, social media, and other emerging channels. The position will be particularly responsible for developing innovative digital fundraising strategies,strengthening annual giving donor relations and stewardship,managing key annual giving initiatives, and using data and technology to improve donor acquisition, retention, renewal, and upgrades.

The Associate Director will collaborate extensively with Development and Alumni Relations colleagues, campus partners,volunteers, students, and external vendors to create compellingphilanthropic experiences that connect donors to Bellarmine University's mission and demonstrate the impact of their support.

• Develop and execute comprehensive annual giving strategies across direct mail, email, web, digital, social media, phone,peer-to-peer, and other emerging fundraising channels.
• Lead major annual giving initiatives including Bellarmine'sAnnual Day of Giving, Giving Tuesday, Reunion Class Giving,Athletics Month of Giving, crowdfunding campaigns, and other targeted fundraising initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to expand Bellarmine's use of emerging technologies and digital platforms to acquire new donors,reactivate lapsed donors, engage younger alumni, and strengthen relationships with existing supporters.
• Partner with Development and Alumni Relations colleagues tocreate donor recognition, stewardship, and engagement opportunities that strengthen relationships and encourage continued and increasedannual giving.
• Work in collaboration with the Director of the Bellarmine Fund& President's Society on the planning, coordination, and execution of stewardship initiatives for President's Societydonors, ensuring meaningful engagement and recognition.
• Help develop a strong pipeline of annual giving donors who may ultimately transition into development officer gift portfolios andother deeper philanthropic relationships with Bellarmine.
• Utilize donor data, giving behavior, segmentation, and campaignanalytics to develop targeted solicitation and engagement strategies and continually improve…