Annual & Leadership Giving Specialist

Posting Details

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number SFA512P Open Date 02/02/2024 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants

Position Information

Job Title Annual & Leadership Giving Specialist Status Full Time FTE 1.0 Classification Title Classified Grade D Exempt Job Summary

The Annual & Leadership Giving Specialistinitiates fundraising efforts for alumni, students, faculty, staff, families, and friends of Schoolcraft College. Projects include a combination of individual relationship building and solicitation, direct mail, digital media, events, and email appeals to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward constituent support annually. Goals include acquisition, retention, and reactivation of donor's support and promoting the broad -based fundraising goals of the Foundation.

The mission of the Schoolcraft College is to provide a transformational and inclusive learning experience designed to increase the capacity of all individuals and groups to achieve intellectual, social, and economic goals. We are committed to creating a positive impact on the communities we serve and value diversity in our students, staff, and programming.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.

• Two (2) to five (5) years' of experience in fundraising or a related field.

• Experience with Microsoft Office.

• Experience with Raisers Edge or similar donor database software, social media platforms, WordPress or like platforms.

• Self-motivated learner with excellent interpersonal communication and writing skills.

• Significant technology literacy.

Preferred Qualifications Physical Demands

Schoolcraft College is committed to creating an inclusive environment and strongly encourages applications from veterans, individuals with varying gender identities, abilities, and from underrepresented populations. Schoolcraft College is an AA/EEO Employer.

• Writing Skills: Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

• Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.

• Communication Skills: Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from prospective and current employees, and groups of managers.

• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

• Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Office Environment: This role may involve being in a stationary position in front of a computer, using a keyboard, mouse (or applicable equipment) and telephone. Communicating and exchanging information with individuals electronically or in person. This role also involves moving objects of up to 10 lbs.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Hours 40 hours, Monday-Friday 8-5pm Salary Pay Range is $47,050-$73,278/year

Job Duties

Job Duty Name 1 Description of Job Duty

Assist in the planning and implementation of fundraising initiatives, strategies, and programs.

Essential Duty? Yes Percentage Of Time Job Duty Name 2 Description of Job Duty

Identify, solicit, cultivate, and steward prospects and donors.

Essential Duty? Yes Percentage Of Time Job Duty Name 3 Description of Job Duty

Plan and implement fundraising activities, including direct mail, phone, e-communications, social media, video, and fundraising/cultivation event planning.

Essential Duty? Yes Percentage Of Time Job Duty Name 4 Description of Job Duty

Coordinates digital development initiatives and communications.

Essential Duty? Yes Percentage Of Time Job Duty Name 5 Description of Job Duty

Input, view, and extract data from the Foundation and the college's systems, including Raiser's Edge, Colleague, Scholarship Universe, and other digital platforms.

Essential Duty? Yes Percentage Of Time Job Duty Name 6 Description of Job Duty

Participate in the development and production of internal and external materials, proposals, and reports.

Essential Duty? Yes Percentage Of Time Job Duty Name 7 Description of Job Duty

Works with volunteers, committees, and staff.

Essential Duty? Yes Percentage Of Time Job Duty Name 8 Description of Job Duty

Preparation of schedules, correspondence, reports and presentations.

Essential Duty? Yes Percentage Of Time Job Duty Name 9 Description of Job Duty

Other duties in support of the Foundation's mission as assigned.

Essential Duty? Yes Percentage Of Time

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• Do you have 2-5 years of experience in fundraising?

• Yes

• No

• Do you have a bachelor's degree?

• Yes

• No

Documents Needed To Apply

Required Documents

• Resume

• Cover Letter

• Transcript 1

Optional Documents

• Other 1
• Other 2
• Other 3

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