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Illinois Wesleyan

Director of Annual Giving

Illinois Wesleyan, Bloomington, Illinois, us, 61791


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The Director of Annual Giving will lead a team in implementing annual giving strategies and programs that include the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of annual gifts from constituents through personal and mass solicitations. This is a full time, on-campus position. Generous benefits include health, retirement, considerable time off and access to multiple tuition scholarship programs for employees and dependents.

Responsibilities:

Create, plan, administer programs, and perform comprehensive analysis related to all aspects of the Annual Giving programs; set specific annual donor and financial goals for fundraising initiatives, including the renewal, and upgrading of existing donors, and identification and acquisition of new donors; develop and implement a plan of action with objectives, timelines and evaluation plans for the Annual Giving program; execute key Annual Giving programs and appeals, such as All In for Wesleyan, Fiscal Year End, Calendar Year End, Giving Tuesday and matching gifts; oversee annual giving programs and provide strategic oversight to team members executing these programs, such as Engagement Center, leadership giving, giving circles, and the Senior Class campaign Serve as member of the Advancement Leadership Team; oversee Annual Giving staff to ensure effective identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of constituents; mentor, train and provide development opportunities; participate in departmental events and activities to support overall Advancement goals Manage a portfolio of lead annual giving prospects; conduct visits with prospects assigned in portfolio Collect and analyze data in partnership with the Advancement Systems team to ensure strategic identification, qualification and cultivation activities for prospects; conduct statistical analysis of alumni and donor demographics; track metrics, assess trends, set strategies and ensure accurate coding and tracking of contributions; produce and distribute reports to measure the performance of the Annual Giving communication, revenue and participation goals; annual evaluate Annual Giving programs