Job Opportunities

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Actively manage a portfolio of principal, major, and planned giving prospects with gift capacity of $10,000 to $25,000 or greater based on recent wealth screening.  
• Work effectively with colleagues within the Foundation and throughout the University to plan and execute fundraising and engagement strategies to benefit Kutztown University students and the larger campus community.
• Collaborate with the Executive Director, Foundation, and University leadership to develop, shape, and implement strategy to achieve overall fundraising and campaign goals, priorities, and objectives.
• Conduct a minimum of 12-15 personal visits each month, with 50-60% time spent traveling and meeting with potential donors. 
• Coordinating the involvement of appropriate board, volunteer, faculty, and/or staff members in the planning of cultivation, solicitation, and/or stewardship strategies for donors, as appropriate. 
• Responsible for preparing proposals and presentations for prospects.
• Actively engage in monthly prospect management meetings and complete all related documentation promptly and thoroughly, including entering all call reports into the database with appropriate documentation.   
• Participate in Foundation and University events. 
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills, Professional Background, and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 3-5 years experience in a comparable position, with a preference for experience in higher-ed fundraising preferred. 
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the established ability to navigate a fast-paced environment featuring multiple assignments and quickly changing priorities.
• Demonstrate the ability to meet deadlines and manage several projects simultaneously. 
• Possesses outstanding interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated creativity and strategic thinking, with the ability to take initiative.
• Thorough knowledge of standard desktop software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.  
• Ability to learn to use Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT, Blackbaud Guided Fundraising and preferred web-based online fundraising platforms. 
• Engenders a collegial team environment. 
• A thorough understanding of the relationship between an institutionally-related foundation and its university is helpful.
• Ability to relate comfortably to donors, alumni, parents and volunteers, as well as to faculty/staff members, administrators and other staff. 
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain and update constituent records in Raiser’s Edge, including demographic information, employment updates, education, relationships, etc.
• Implement regular quality control checks on constituent and alumni records, identifying and correcting discrepancies.
• Collaborate with Director of Data Administration on data requests from university and internal partners.
• Maintain tracking of board members, volunteers, affinity groups, and giving society membership.
• Assist Director of Data Administration with pledge reminders, pledge write-offs, and entering new pledges in Raiser’s Edge.
• Collaborate with the Director of Analytics and Research on prospect management and research-related tasks.
• Assist in preparing research profiles and reports for potential and identified major gift and high-level annual gift prospects.
• Assist in the management of development officer actions and opportunity tracking as needed.
• Provide weekly reports to support fundraising and engagement performance.
• Maintain consistent data entry standards to support fundraising efforts, donor stewardship, and reporting.
• Work with Communications team to provide email and direct mail lists for newsletters, solicitations, and event invitations.
• Keep informed of data best practices and emerging trends in database management and higher education fundraising.
• Build collaborative relationships with colleagues and university partners.
• Assist where needed in the execution of special events and campaigns.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills, Professional Background, and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 1-3 years’ experience in a comparable position, with preference for experience in higher-ed fundraising.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the established ability to navigate a fast-paced environment featuring multiple assignments and quickly changing priorities.
• Demonstrate the ability to meet deadlines and manage several projects simultaneously.
• Possesses outstanding interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, etc. 
• Ability to learn to use Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT and preferred web-based online fundraising platforms 
• Engenders a collegial team environment.
• A thorough understanding of the relationship between an institutionally-related foundation and its university is helpful.
• Ability to relate comfortably to donors, alumni, parents, and volunteers, as well as to faculty/staff members, administrators, and other staff.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.

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