Senior Associate Director of Development, Annual Giving
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States
Assess existing Dell Med annual giving program to set fundraising, participation and qualitative goals and develop short- and long-term strategies to drive toward creating a $5M+ annual fund program. Develop and lead a robust, best-in-class, multidimensional and multichannel grateful patient annual fund program.Launch Dell Meds alumni and faculty annual giving programs with a goal is 50% participation for each graduating class and 50% total faculty participation by 2026.Create and manage the annual fund calendar of multidimensional and multichannel appeals, leveraging the development communications editorial calendar, events calendar and the Dell Med public relations team editorial calendar to support donor retention, renewal and acquisition. Carry a portfolio of leadership giving capacity annual fund donors with a goal to further qualify and cultivate for future gift officer management.Work closely with the prospect research and management team to identify and assess potential campaign and planned gift prospects, building a pipeline between annual, campaign and planned giving.Work closely with prospect research and management, donor relations, leadership giving and events teams to move qualified donors into gift officer portfolios for further cultivation that leads to major and principal level gifts.Plan and execute targeted campaigns in partnership with Texas Development annual fund team, including UTs 40 Hours for the Forty Acres campaign and Dell Med/health-focused donor acquisition campaigns targeting 100K+ people to drive the MG and PG donor identification goals that support the UTMC campaign and sustain the ongoing philanthropic needs through a robust annual fund program for years to come.Manage peer-to-peer and third-party fundraising efforts, identifying and implementing opportunities for corporate partnerships in collaboration with the Dell Med corporate and foundation relations team.Ensure effective administration of annual fund gifts through acknowledgment letters, recognition of donors in the annual impact report, and the delivery of any necessary reports and communications in partnerships with the development communications and donor relations teams. Contribute to gift acknowledgement process and helps assure that all donations are properly documented and stewarded.Partner with the development communications and donor relations teams to develop annual fund strategies direct mail and email solicitations for Dell Meds annual giving program, as well as develop and execute annual renewal letters and other digital and print touchpoints as needed. Liaise between the Texas Development annual giving office and student callers to identify opportunities to further Dell Meds annual fund program strategies.Monitor performance and manage reporting for Dell Meds annual giving program. Develop and manage the annual fund budget.Supervise 1-2 development annual fund program administrators. Other related functions as assigned.