Description:
As an essential member of the Institutional Advancement team, the Leadership Engagement Giving Officer (LEGO) is a student fundraising professional that will receive training for and be responsible for the management of a pool of 200-250 prospects, comprising alumni, parents and friends, with giving potential of $500-$4,999.
LEGOs work to build and enhance relationships with all constituents for the purpose of increasing financial support of SUU. This position plays a key role in strengthening opportunities for constituents to become engaged as donors.
The Leadership Engagement Giving Officer will be responsible for the following:
Generate revenue for SUU’s funding needs and priorities
Expand the base of annual leadership prospects and donors
Identify and align giving opportunities based on university need and donor interest
Make outbound calls, sending emails, writing personal notes to prospective donors and alumni to further engage donors and donor participation
Serve as an ambassador by establishing an open and engaging line of communication between SUU and its supporters
Develop and maintain positive relationships with current and prospective donors in order to qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors
Manage a personal portfolio of approximately 200 current and prospective donors including qualification of new prospects, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors. Relationships are developed around donor interests and University priorities
Work with Institutional Advancement team to ensure appropriate coordination and communication
Work with members of the Institutional Advancement team to determine strategies and action steps needed to identify and develop leadership and major gift donors.
Develop and execute engagement plans and strategies
Monitor and track performance goals for themselves and team members
Maintain data integrity by clear and accurate typing and attention to detail
Document all activity and update contact information in the advancement database
Record contact reports of all donor interactions
Participate in events on and off campus having a strategic impact on the success of the major gifts and annual giving programs and individual prospect relationships
Work with advancement staff to transition prospects into major gift portfolios.
Complete the 15 week LEGO Building training course.
Qualifications:
Must be able to speak the English language in a very clear and understandable manner over phone, text, and email.
Strong work ethic and attendance
Demonstrate an ability to work well individual and in a team setting
Handle all forms of information with extreme confidentiality
Keep informed about the university
Current SUU student (undergraduate or graduate candidate)
Must be able to think strategically and creatively
Operate in an organized manner
Be goal and achievement oriented
Communicate exceptionally well orally and in writing and willing to communicate with prospective donors
Manage situations diplomatically
A positive attitude
Flexible, dedicated, and results oriented
Commit to a minimum of 12 hours/week
Work evenings
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous experiences with annual giving, prospect research, sales, and/or donor stewardship
Passionate about fundraising or sales