Director of Development

Sep 24

Anticipated Start Date: January 1, 2025

Description

Yale University seeks a talented and experienced fundraiser to continue to build a fundraising program supporting Yale Schwarzman Center. Reporting to both the Executive Director of Yale Schwarzman Center and the Yale College Director of Development (DOD), the Director of Development engages and solicits prospective donors for gifts and plays a central role collaborating with the Center’s staff and fundraisers across the university. Yale Schwarzman Center is a commons for university life where art, culinary, and wellness experiences converge to build bridges, nurture creativity, and foster kinship and belonging.

Through unexpected connections and collaborations and inspired by its architecture, artists and members of the Yale and New Haven communities engage with creativity through programming that ranges from the intimate to the grand. In accordance with the Center’s mission and strategic plan, the Director is responsible for setting and communicating the Center’s fundraising priorities.

This includes identifying and cultivating relationships with Advisory Board members, alumni, parents, friends and local community members.The Director oversees and manages personalized visits to campus, tours, and other activities to inspire and strengthen relationships with new donors and friends. In collaboration with the Center’s Executive Director and the Yale College DOD, the Director of Development leads the work of the current Advisory Board which includes high-net worth individuals and celebrity artists, while expanding the membership, and serving as a primary contact for the Schwarzman Foundation.

Requirements

1. Serve as strategic adviser to school/unit leadership on development issues. Develop fundraising priorities and articulate the mission and priorities to support the cultivation and solicitation of a wide array of potential donors. Work closely with senior management to develop short- and long-term fundraising goals and strategies, including creating and promoting opportunities for communicating fundraising needs and priorities to those who work with a broad audience of potential and prospective donors.
2. Collaborate with and provide proactive support to individual giving officers in the central Office of Development, serving as a knowledgeable resource in support of potential school/unit prospect and donor development. Develop and implement cultivation strategies and methods for individual prospects, including identification of appropriate solicitation timetable, ask amount, gift vehicles, and giving opportunities for each. Work in close collaboration with fundraisers to provide opportunities for donor engagement and to achieve fundraising goals.
3. Provide fundraising guidance and training, as needed, to school/unit leadership, faculty (where appropriate) and other staff in areas such as development of gift opportunities, donor cultivation and solicitation strategies, and stewardship plans.
4. May manage limited portfolio of donors and prospects, developing cultivation and solicitation strategies. Promote positive relations with these prospects and donors. Participate in gift solicitations.
5. Work with other Development units (e.g., Planned Giving, Corporate & Foundation Relations) to identify, engage and steward appropriate prospects.
6. Craft content for use in school/unit fundraising and alumni engagement activities, including correspondence, proposals, briefings, and endowed gift agreements. Participate in the development of strategy and school/unit-related content for development publications and events.
7. Evaluate existing stewardship program; develop and implement changes as appropriate; and oversee and manage ongoing program.
8. Manage or co-manage administrative support staff and/or student assistants, as needed.
9. May perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Required Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree and a minimum of six or more years of experience in development/fundraising, or other relationship-building areas in complex organizations; or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Salary Range and Employee Benefits

$115,000 - $119,000

How to Apply for this Job

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About the Organization

Yale University, conveniently located between Boston and New York, offers exciting opportunities for achievement and growth in New Haven, Connecticut.

Located in the heart of historic downtown New Haven with more than 100 local boutiques, national retailers, cafés, casual eateries, award-winning restaurants, and world-renowned theaters, galleries, and museums.

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