Overview
Associate Director, Development Parent/Development Officer II Jobs in East Lansing, Michigan, USA at MSU – Michigan State University
Position: Associate Director, Development Parent / Development Officer II
Working/Functional Title
Associate Director, Development Parent
Position Summary
Michigan State University is seeking a seasoned, independent-working, motivatedadvancementprofessional to plan, implement, and continually enhance a comprehensive universityadvancementparent and family philanthropy program. This program’spurposeis to increase the number of parents and families giving to MSU and the depth of their giving. This focuses on engaging parents and families of MSU students with the university and with each other;
to strengthen the MSU relationship with parents and families; and to encourage their philanthropic support.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Associate Director of Development is expected to be an accomplished, responsive, andcollaborativemember of the Office of Philanthropy for UndergraduateEducation(OPUE) team who executes an aggressive schedule of donor activity to ensure a continuous pipeline of private support for the university. The Associate Director will report directly to the Senior Director of Development, OPUE.
The duties of the Associate Director of Development:
Parent and Family Philanthropy include, but are not limited to:
Portfolio Management / Fundraising
Manage a portfolio of 75 parent and family prospects, research selected parents and families to identify, develop strategy for, and cultivate potential planned and major gifts.
Coordinate with colleagues in the discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of major gift parent prospects likely to support specific university programs and activities.
Develop proposals and gift agreements and coordinate with UniversityAdvancementstaff and unit partners for major gift parent and family prospects.
Maintain records and resource materials to assist in the cultivation of major gift parent and family prospects interested in supporting university programs and activities.
Plan and host campus visits for major gift prospects with program directors, faculty, and/or universityleadershipas part of the strategic cultivation process.
Program and Volunteer Management
Maintain, identify, engage and steward the Parent and Family Ambassador Council members and their philanthropic support.
Partner and participate in MSU’s annual Family Weekend to increase audience awareness for philanthropic impact opportunities.
Host virtual and in-person meetings/events to discover and cultivate potential parent and family prospects.
Develop promotional materials, transmittal letters and other supportive material required for discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of Parent and Family audiences.
Campus Partner and Divisional Collaboration
Work with Data Analytics and other university departments to acquire accurate and timely data from Student Information System (SIS) to broadly research, personally engage, and appropriately code prospects in UA’s Ascend database.
Educate UniversityAdvancementcolleagues on programpurpose, goals, and opportunities forcollaboration.
Partner with UniversityAdvancement’s Annual Giving team on mass-solicitation strategies for Parent and Family audiences.
Serve as a vital member of the OPUE team during MSU’s next campaign and beyond.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
This position reports directly to the Senior Director of Development, OPUE.
Minimum Requirements
Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by c…
Title: Associate Director, Development Parent/Development Officer II
Company: MSU – Michigan State University
Location: East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Category: Management, Non-Profit & Social Impact
