Sunday, October 12, 2014     | Register
Job Posting Instructions

Employers: Register first. When you’ve received the approval email you can login and post jobs. Postings are moderated and usually approved within a few hours.

Compulsory Fields: If you don’t have the specific information, select a default value. Examples: Salary: choose the radial button others, and type in DOE (Depends on Experience). Job Code: If you don’t have one, just type in N/A.

Job seekers:
Register and login. You can subscribe to receive updates for specific categories via email or RSS feeds. Apply by following instructions in the job posting or by emailing your application to the contact email for the hiring organization.

Questions? 
[email protected]

Job Postings
< Back to Previous Page
Major Gift Officer, School of Social Work
Job Title: Major Gift Officer, School of Social Work
Job Code: 97238
Address: , 48109
Emp Type: Full-Time
Required Education: Bachelors Degree
Years of Experience:  3
Travel: Not Stated
Starting Salary: Based upon experience
Start Date: 11/3/2014
# of Openings: 1
Description:

 The School of Social Work, Office of Development and Alumni Relations is recruiting for a Major Gift Officer who will identify, cultivate and solicit individual donor prospects for the School of Social Work. S/he will develop and manage a portfolio of prospects securing major and planned gifts of $100,000 or more to benefit the School of Social Work. 

 
This position is supervised by the Sr. Director of Development and Alumni Relations and will work closely with the development team, faculty and University-wide development colleagues to achieve objectives.
 
Frequent travel is required as well as regular participation in evening and weekend activities.
 
Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:
Develop and manage a portfolio of major gift prospects focusing on solicitations of $100,000 and above with mature prospects. 
Emphasis on discovery visits and portfolio building is expected.
Conduct at least 180 strategic moves with prospects and donors per year, and participate in a minimum of 24 solicitations per year.
Gather data, assess prospects, and develop strategies designed to realize the current and life-time giving potential of individual prospects.
Ensure consistent and appropriate contact, facilitate or make solicitations, and ensure effective stewardship.
Aggressively identify, and formally qualify new major and planned gift prospects by developing and executing long-range and short-range strategies and plans to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward prospects, producing a continuous stream of donors capable of making gifts of $100,000 or more to the School of Social Work.
Partner with the Sr. Director of Development and Alumni Relations as well as University development colleagues to develop, plan and execute a successful capital campaign.
Maintain accurate and current records, document activity and share with development colleagues as necessary for transparency and to facilitate collaboration. 
Prepare an annual portfolio plan in consultation with the Sr. Director of Development and Alumni Relations.
Have a comprehensive understanding of the School Social Work priorities and make a persuasive verbal and written case for supporting key programs and projects, effectively matching the interests of prospects to specific needs of the School.
 
Volunteer management and additional responsibilities:
Assist with volunteer structures in recruiting and sustaining strong volunteer network to assist in prospect identification, cultivation, and solicitation, as well as to provide expanded opportunities for key prospects to engage with the School of Social Work and the University as a whole
Participate in School of Social Work events as appropriate this includes but is not limited; campus ? wide activities, on and off campus donor activities, other campaign and social work events, etc.
Perform other duties as required or assigned.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed and are not an exhaustive list of all associated responsibilities.
 
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree required.
A minimum of three (3) years of significant relationship-based fundraising experience and/or relevant experience in alumni outreach, sales, marketing or other related fields, with at least two (2) years of major gift experience required.. 
Demonstrated track record with the ability to evaluate, qualify, and move prospects through the cultivation/solicitation cycle. 
Sound knowledge of laws, practices and philosophy of charitable giving.
Excellent oral and written communication skills with an entrepreneurial mindset.
Demonstrated ability to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality.
Ability to work independently as well as effectively in teams.
Must have excellent judgment with a professional demeanor and presentation.
Microsoft Office competency required (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access).
Ability to work effectively in a multicultural and collaborative campus culture.
Appreciation for the Social Work profession.
Positive attitude with strong interpersonal skills.
Significant local and national travel required.
 
Preferred Qualifications:
Three to five years of experience in higher education fundraising.
Knowledge of DART (the University’s donor and alumni tracking database).
Familiarity with University processes and procedures.
Knowledge of the Detroit and south-east Michigan area.
 
For additional information about this position and to apply, please visit: http://bit.ly/1mNLpiO
 
For other current openings in Development, please visit our website at: www.giving.umich.edu/careers
Skills:
Attached Document: Not Available
Date Posted: 9/25/2014

Company Information
Company Name: University of Michigan, School of Social Work
Benefits:
Attention: Melissa Arnett
Contact Email: [email protected]


  Listing #:   1540   
  Date Created:   9/25/2014
  Last Updated:   9/25/2014
  Date Expired:   11/24/2014

SupportingAdvancement.Com

Copyright by SupportingAdvancement.Com   |  Privacy Statement  |  Terms Of Use