Senior Director of Principal, Planned and Estate Giving; Impact Giving

Job : 304023

Location: Georgia College & State Univ

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Georgia College & State University (GCSU) is the state'sdesignated public liberal arts university, where students learn the essential skills to compete in a fast-paced and technology-driven global society. The university prepares students for successful careers, leadership in communities, problem solving and life-long learning through personalized attention in a residential setting with opportunities for a variety of transformational experiences through its award-winning, high-impact practices. One of only three selective universities within the University System of Georgia anda top 10 ranked public university in the Southeast, GCSU offers undergraduate degrees in more than 40 majors, more than 30 graduate programs, doctorates in education and nursing, professional certificates, and continuing education programs.

As a member of the prestigious Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), GCSU is committed to fostering a liberal arts environment that values academic preeminence, interdisciplinary inquiry and an inclusive learning community. GCSU enjoys a strong reputation for academic excellence and nationally ranked programs according to US News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Colleges of Distinction - among other ranking sources.

Georgia College & State University takes great pride in combining the educational experience of a private liberal arts college with the affordability of a public university. Faculty andstaff are dedicated to student engagement and experiential learning through high-impact practices such as internships, service- and community-based learning, leadership development, study abroad opportunities, mentored undergraduate research and a capstone project that fosters intellectual curiosity, reasoned inquiry and critical thinking.

The university's beautiful and historic campus is located downtown in Milledgeville, Georgia, a charming college town of approximately
19,000 residents in Central Georgia, and only 90 miles southeast of Atlanta. Milledgeville is also the home of noted American authorand alumna, Flannery O'Connor, '45, and the college community enjoys many exciting literary arts programs at O'Connor's former home, Andalusia, a National Historic Landmark owned by the university. Milledgeville is located on the banks of beautiful Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee, allowing faculty, staff and students totake full advantage of the environmental and recreational benefits of being part of a lake community.

For cultural, educational and leisure opportunities beyond Milledgeville - Macon and Atlanta are located within easy driving distances.

Reporting to the Vice President for University Advancement, the Senior Director of Principal, Planned, and Estate Giving holds primary responsibility for Georgia College & State University's (GCSU) planned giving program. This position collaborates closely with all development officers across the university to build and sustain a robust estate giving plan, and assists the Vice Presidentin identifying principal giving opportunities and prospective donors across campus.

The Senior Director also identifies,cultivates, and stewards principal giving donors from the Lake Oconee Region and represents GCSU at events throughout that region.

Major Gifts Fundraising & Portfolio Management
-60%

• Develops, implements, and manages a sophisticated major and principal gifts fundraising program focused on cultivating and soliciting transformational contributions from alumni, parents,corporations, foundations, and friends of the university.
• Maintains a personal portfolio of high-capacity major and principal gift prospects, executing consistent, meaningful engagement strategies that advance relationships through all stages of thegift cycle toward solicitation and closure.
• Creates and drives a strategic annual fundraising plan with ambitious dollar goals, defined prospect strategies, moves management timelines, and clear accountability metrics.
• Collaborates with the Office of Alumni Engagement on engaging and recognizing alumni in designated units and supporting alumni efforts at the institutional level. Coordinate unit-level alumni engagement efforts with GCSU Alumni Engagement.
• Partners with the Prospect Research team to identify, qualify, and prioritize a robust pipeline of major and principal donor prospects,…