Full-Time
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Lourdes University
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Toledo, OH, USA
In Person
Category
 Growth & Marketing (1) |
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Required Skills
Social Media
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum of two years’ experience in annual giving and constituent relations, preferably in higher education
- Strong written and verbal communications skills
- Excellent interpersonal, conversational, and telephone skill
- Strong project management skills for event and annual fund management
- Proficiency with database software and email marketing platforms
- Familiarity with online and other giving platforms and partner organizations
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, work independently and take initiative
- Ability to develop relationships, build partnerships and collaborate
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels within the internal and external communities
- Strategize and conceptualize new ideas and be able to translate these ideas into specific action
Responsibilities
- Lead and innovate a comprehensive annual giving and alumni / friends engagement program
- Develop and refine the alumni and friends event portfolio to support annual support, volunteerism, student recruitment and overall engagement
- Lead and collaborate with development team members to increase leadership annual support through the Lourdes Society
- Work with the advancement team to develop pathways for leadership annual fund donors to major, and planned gifts
- Lead the development and implementation of annual fund outreach through direct mail solicitations, electronic solicitations, social media, giving day, faculty/staff giving and other channels.
- Develop thematic messaging to engage various segments of alumni and deliver this messaging via website, e-mail, social media, and print communications as per approved strategy.
- Collaborate with the development staff to assure that assigned prospects are personally solicited for the annual fund each year as appropriate
- Oversee the planning and implementation of strategic events that engage alumni and friends in support of University goals.
- Serve as staff liaison to the Lourdes University Alumni Association Board and its committees.
- In partnership with the Office of Communications and Marketing, develop and manage alumni and donor communications including direct mail, E-newsletter, social media, web presence and alumni magazine.
- In collaboration with the University Advancement leadership team, develop and execute a multi-year strategic plan for alumni giving, outreach and engagement.