Development Coordinator

Overview

Under supervision of and in collaboration with the Executive Director, the Development Coordinator will take responsibility for coordinating all stages of fundraising with prospective donors including outreach, stewardship, and gift requests. This person will implement strategies that grow and retain donors and strengthen donor relationships with alumni, retirees, employees, and individuals.

Bachelor’s degree and at least two years of progressively responsible experience, particularly in areas such as fundraising, grant development, or student, donor, or community outreach.

Preferred:
Master’s degree and fundraising experience. Software experience using Raisers’ Edge NXT, Academic Works, and/or Ellucian Datatel Colleague.

• Familiarity with general principles of development
• Success in developing and advancing donor pipelines through engagement programs, volunteer initiatives, and event strategies.
• Strong understanding of annual giving best practices, particularly in higher education
• Experience using data and engagement metrics to form strategies, evaluate outcomes, and increase giving.

• Drafting, preparing, and mailing donor acknowledgment letters and stewardship materials.
• Track donor recognition activities and event participation.
• Partner with prospect research colleagues to compile demographics, biographic, asset, wealth, relationship and activity information for donors and other constituents.
• Support planning and follow-up for donor meetings and engagement events.
• Provide administrative and logistical support to the executive director, philanthropy, and development team as needed.
• Contribute to a collaborative, positive, and donor-centered culture within COM Foundation.
• Plan, implement, and oversee Foundation’s interactions with external constituents by creating posts and stories from students and donors.
• Articulate the college’s fundraising priorities and gift opportunities.
• Completes tasks related to donor fundraising and stewardship best practices.
• Tracks donor gifts, demographic, and biographical information in Raisers’ Edge NXT.
• Manage a portfolio of donors and prospects.
• Increases the number of donors to the college through special appeals throughout the year.
• Identify potential prospects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

None.

No or very limited exposure to physical risk. Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment. Must be willing to travel for work and professional development.

Minimum: $52,559

Maximum: $65,699

College of the Mainland is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, disability or veteran status.

College of the Mainland does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the recruitment and admission of students, the recruitment and employment of faculty and staff, and the operation of its programs and activities, as specified by federal laws and regulations within Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and 1992.

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