Assistant Director of Development, Leadership Annual Giving

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Uchicago · Chicago, IL

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Manage a portfolio of 150 - 200 leadership annual giving prospects, with a key focus on discovery, qualification, and solicitation of new donors. Develop and execute individualized strategies for donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
Support and manage a range of stewardship initiatives for annual fund donors, including the implementation of program activities related to Harris Society member stewardship.
Serve as a strategic partner to internal colleagues on events related to, or involving, leadership donors and annual giving.
Identifies and qualifies prospects by aiding in expanding the pool of potential donors and participating in outreach events. Manages a portfolio of prospective donors.

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Department Harris School Development About the Department Policy with real impact doesn't evolve from ideology or intuition, or even experience. At the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, developing effective public policy is a science, based on data and measurable impact.Addressing today's interconnected, global challenges requires rigorous inquiry. It also requires innovative people who will face the facts, gather data, and understand why current policies exist to improve them.For more than 30 years, the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy has been steadfastly committed to serving society by advancing analysis- and evidence-informed policy. Guided by this exacting mission, our community of faculty, students, and alumni from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors are taking on the world's most important problems by using the latest tools of social science.Harris Public Policy offers a full range of degree and executive education programs and is the academic home to research centers, institutes, and labs that study and engage the public on areas such as conflict, democracy and effective government, economic and political development, education, energy and environment, health, municipal finance, public safety, social policy, and urban policy. Job Summary Reporting to the Director of Development, the Assistant Director of Development, Leadership Annual Giving is a key member of the University of Chicago Advancement team (Alumni Relations & Development) at the Harris School of Public Policy. This role is responsible for managing and executing key fundraising activities to increase annual giving participation among alumni and friends, with a particular emphasis on identifying, qualifying, and cultivating donor relationships at the Harris Society ($1,000+) level; overseeing reunion class giving and alumni weekend/reunion fundraising volunteer efforts; as well as serving as a collaborative partner and project manager for key development initiatives. This position requires occasional travel and evening and weekend work to accommodate donor meetings and events.

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