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Chief Development Officer - Macon Georgia
Company: Wesleyan College Location: Macon, Georgia
Posted On: 04/25/2024
, a four-year national liberal arts college for women founded in 1836, is a leader and innovator in women's education. The first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women, Wesleyan's academically challenging, inclusive environment helps prepare women to live purposeful and connected lives. A strength of this small liberal arts college is our diverse student population and our commitment to liberal arts and justice throughout our curriculum. Faculty are known for their commitment to teaching, diversity, and community.Wesleyan College is currently seeking an exceptional individual to fill the pivotal role of Chief Development Officer to help expand our development capacity and propel our fundraising significantly forward in 2024 and beyond. The successful candidate will ideally have experience in sophisticated development operations with expertise to grow our capacity in major gifts. The right candidate will be a dynamic and entrepreneurial leader who will be successful as an individual contributor in a robust fundraising operation through solicitations and closing major gifts at the five and six-figure and above level. The Chief Development Officer (CDO) will develop, engage, solicit and steward a portfolio of prospective donors capable of gifts of five figures and above while helping to grow the College's presence and brand throughout the United States and abroad. Reporting to the Vice President, Institutional Advancement, the Chief Development Officer will focus primarily on securing operating, capital and restricted support from individual, corporate and foundation donors and prospects. This includes developing and broadening the major gifts pool, soliciting leadership gifts, preparing letter of inquiries, proposals and strengthening donor stewardship. Exceptional candidates must have the creativity and grit required to connect with current donors and new prospects through a variety of mediums including letters of inquiry, cold calls/emails, identification of warm introductions through common connections, leveraging the networks of our Trustees, etc. The Chief Development Officer will staff the President on key fundraising calls and be responsible for preparing the strategy, outreach and follow-up for the President. Other responsibilities include developing and managing a portfolio of donors for the purpose of supporting the various priorities of Wesleyan College. The CDO will work independently to arrange in-person meetings including follow up, working collaboratively and creatively with the Vice President of Institutional Advancement and President to plan and implement thoughtful engagement, solicitation, and stewardship strategies. The selected candidate will contribute in a comprehensive manner to Wesleyan's strategic plan, priorities, programs, and key financial measures to best represent our interests. Primary Responsibilities: - Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of major gifts prospects including individuals, corporations and foundations.
- Develop strategies and approaches to generate higher levels of giving; including conducting donor contacts/visits with prospects and donors each month.
- Make at least 15 major gift solicitations per year once fully on-boarded.
- Identify and research/qualify new prospects by working independently and with colleagues to develop a robust philanthropic pipeline.
- Work in partnership with Vice President of Institutional Advancement and/or President on identifying a customized cultivation and solicitation strategy for those prospects with gift capacity at $100K and above.
- Lead specialized donor cultivation and recognition activities for high-capacity donors
- Track all prospect outreach and information in Raiser's Edge and input contact reports in a timely fashion.
- Will support the many efforts of the Institutional Advancement team as needed.Skills and Qualifications:
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