Overview
Assistant Director of Development/Integrated Concentration in STEM Jobs in Amherst – Massachusetts – USA at University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation
Position: Assistant Director of Development (Integrated Concentration in STEM)
About University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation
Established in 2003, the https:/// University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation (UMAF), a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, exists to raise philanthropic funds in support of the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s mission and highest aspirations. Located on the Amherst campus and wholly dedicated to supporting the University’s mission, UMAF is a separately governed nonprofit organization with its own health,
wellness
, and retirement benefits.
UMAF serves the University of Massachusetts Amherst community by serving as a best practices resource for fundraising strategy and implementation.
About the role
The Assistant Director of Development for the iCons Program (Integrated Concentration in STEM) in the College of Natural Sciences (CNS) is responsible for increasing philanthropic support for iCons, focusing on
leadership
annual giving and corporate relations. This position reports to the Senior Executive Director of Development and Chief Development Officer and works in
collaboration
with the Executive Director of iCons.
The Assistant Director will join UMAF at a time of transformation and growth as we prepare for the public launch of the UMAF’s $600M comprehensive campaign. This opportunity will be motivating for a person who has initiative, creativity, and desire to build something from the ground up.
Note:
This is a 3-year term limited position. Continuation of the position is contingent upon funding
Location:
This is a full-time hybrid position and is open to employees in select US states:
Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.
Responsibilities
• Creates and implements successful strategies for
leadership
annual gift solicitations of donors to iCons that (1) retain current and re-engage lapsed donors and (2) grow giving levels of current donors; develops an iCons alumni “giving back” fundraising initiative.
• Under the direction of the Chief Development Officer and in
collaboration
with the UMAF’s Annual Giving team, the Assistant Director will be responsible for building a pipeline of
leadership
annual giving donors and major gift prospects specific to the donor continuum: identification and qualification, and cultivation, solicitation, stewardship of individual donors.
• Develop systems (including efficient use of donor database) to identify, qualify, and solicit
leadership
annual gift prospects with emphasis on $10,000-$25,000+ in support of iCons.
• Recruits and solicits corporate partners for the iCons Industry Consortium; cultivates and stewards partners to increase philanthropic support and leverage student engagement/internship opportunities.
• Ensures continuous progress in moving assigned donors through donor cycle (e.g., qualify, engage, cultivate, solicit, and steward). Documents all quality contacts and moves management strategies through the use of the prospect tracking system (Advance).
• Supports the iCons Advisory Board in development-related matters and manage assigned prospects and volunteers as appropriate.
• Promotes awareness of the Mahoney iCons Alumni Award.
• Serves as staff liaison…
Title: Assistant Director of Development/Integrated Concentration in STEM
Company: University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation
Location: Amherst – Massachusetts – USA
Category: Non-Profit, Administrative/Clerical
