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Description
The Buff Club at the University of Colorado Boulder encourages applications for an Associate Director of Development! The Buff Club is a team of 15 members within the Office of Advancement dedicated to providing development and engagement support for CU Athletics. The primary function of this role is to increase philanthropic engagement and secure major gifts of $25,000+ on behalf of CU Athletics.
What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be:
- Works proactively to identify new prospects and cultivate existing relationships with the intent of sustaining and increasing relationships over time.
- Focuses on personal visits, outbound telephone calls, and written correspondence as primary methods of donor engagement. Plans, organizes, coordinates and manages daily activities to support gift solicitation efforts and events.
- Leverages all available University and Athletic Department resources and assets (i.e., tickets, premium seating, parking, event attendance, etc.) to identify, cultivate, and solicit fundraising support.
- Specific goals relating to personal contacts, proposals, dollars raised, and other traditional development metrics to be set with and approved by management as part of the University’s annual performance plan cycle. Anticipated targets include:
- Manages portfolio consisting of 100+ prospects.
What You Will Need:
- Active listening skills.
- Ability to travel regularly and practice fiscal management and responsibility.
- Growth mindset, resilience, and perseverance.
- Phenomenal relationship building skills.
- Ability to exercise a high degree of tact, discretion, and collaboration in working with a diverse range of constituents including employees, students, volunteers, alumni, donors, and campus colleagues.
- Ability to embrace the shared values of the Office of Advancement.
- Ability to take constructive feedback from leadership and campus partners.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities; ability to appropriately manage time and meet set timelines.