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Skidmore College Assistant Vice President for Development in Saratoga Springs, New York
The AVPD is a member of Advancement’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT), which is composed of the Collyer Vice President, Skidmore Fund, and Assoc. Vice President Annual and Parent and Family Giving, the Executive Director for Principal Gifts, and the Executive Director for Advancement Operations/Prospect Development. They collaborate closely with these partners and their programs and teams to achieve divisional fundraising and engagement goals.
Collaborates with the Collyer Vice President and appropriate teammates to develop metric-driven strategy for a comprehensive fundraising program designed to raise gifts between $50K and $5M.
Oversees the Executive Director, Major Gifts offering mentorship for them and the entire team of fundraisers as-needed. Assists in setting annual fundraising goals, monitoring progress, and help to launch initiatives for reaching them. With the Collyer Vice President, establish aggressive fundraising targets and strategies for achieving them.
Directly manages the Stewardship, Donor Engagement, and College Events teams to design and execute an annual stewardship plan for our top prospects and donors, and collaboratively implement events that engage the community in advancing our fundraising priorities while stewarding and recognizing donors.
Manages a portfolio of top-capacity prospective and current donors with an individual fundraising goal comprised of annual giving, gifts and pledges, and planned giving.
Contributes to building and implementing the overall strategy for the Office of Advancement and to developing a positive, “can-do” culture across the office.
Assists the Collyer Vice President in staffing members of the Board of Trustees.
Serves as a cultivation and solicitation partner to the President, Trustees, Collyer VP for Advancement, Principal Gifts Department, and others.
Enjoys management and approaches their work with a sense of humor.
Skills and Qualifications:
Has the leadership skills to be seen as an effective leader and collaborative partner in the Office of Advancement.
Represents the College with the highest levels of professionalism and integrity.
Demonstrated history/experience of:
securing six- and seven-figure gifts in higher education or similar not-for-profit organizations
recruiting, managing, and retaining fundraising teams
working successfully in a complex, fast-paced organization serving multiple stakeholders
exceptional interpersonal communication skills and the ability to write persuasively and effectively for varied audiences
building consensus and handling sensitive matters with tact, discretion, and humanity
budget management
They will possess a high degree of tact and discretion, which will benefit interactions with colleagues across the division and the College, as well as with trustees, other leadership volunteers, and donors. The AVPD will interact directly and regularly with a broad array of internal and external stakeholders, including the President, President’s Cabinet, Trustees, leadership volunteers, faculty, staff, and donors.
They must be highly organized, adept at coordinating multiple tasks, and able to shift priorities with ease. They must display initiative, take a solutions-oriented approach to problem-solving, invite input from colleagues, and have the ability to make independent decisions. The individual must be able to accomplish divisional goals according to set deadlines and within budgetary guidelines.
Education: Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s Preferred.
Experience: 10+ years in management and direct fundraising in higher-ed or other not-for-profit.
Salary range: $165,000-$180,000
Required documents needed to apply:
On-line application
Cover Letter
Resume
List of Three References
EEO STATEMENT
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Employment at Skidmore College is contingent upon an acceptable background check result.
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