We are looking for someone to join our team who is inspired by our mission to be a vibrant, sustainable, and resilient college that impacts the world. The Annual Giving Manager position is incredibly dynamic with the opportunity to build on annual giving, leadership annual giving and stewardship strategies that utilize direct mail, text, email, social media and building a monthly sustainer program. 
 

As the Annual Giving and Stewardship Manager, you will play a critical role in growing one of the largest annual giving programs at the University of Minnesota, with 4,500 annual gifts and more than $2M raised annually; and which encompasses the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Veterinary Medical Center, and The Raptor Center (TRC). Your work will be in collaboration with the Development team, University of Minnesota Foundation (UMF) annual giving staff, and college leadership. The CVM Development team embraces new ideas and perspectives as we raise philanthropic support for our vision and focus areas. This position also plays a critical role in CVMâ™s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts as we aim to remove barriers of connections to the veterinary field. 
 

Essential Functions

Annual Giving Program Development and Management - 45%

• Create and implement an annual giving strategy that supports the individual giving pipeline, and meets or exceeds annual goals, including building a monthly sustainer program
• Collaborate with staff, UMF Annual Giving and digital teams on implementation of annual giving appeals (direct mail, email, text, social media)
• Collaborate with department development officer to support programmatic priority areas through targeted annual giving micro-campaigns
• Collaborate with UMF to become an expert at requesting queries to maximize annual giving reach
• Collaborate with development, communications and marketing (advancement team) staff staff to maximize visibility and collaboration that support the collegeâ™s fundraising strategic plan
• Oversee Give to the Max Day Campaign, and other crowdfunding initiatives
• Serve as a contact and collaborator when partnering with the University of Minnesota Foundationâ™s Leadership Annual Giving Team on special initiatives

Donor Relations, Stewardship, and Events â“ 40%

• Serve as the primary contact for annual fund donors 
• Develop and execute a comprehensive system of donor recognition, including:
• Partnering with the development team on donor engagement, stewardship and recognition
• Providing timely gift acknowledgement through the Acknowledgement 2.0 Donor Dashboard, and through personalized letters and communication from leaders
• A systematic process for generating and sending stewardship and gift impact reports to donors
• Identify annual giving donors with potential to become mid-level to major gift donors, coordinating with development team
• With other advancement team members, collaborate and provide support for key development events
• Develop donor engagement plans for aspiring major gift prospects that maximize events, unique opportunities and partnerships (onsite, virtual)
• Assist and lead in developing and executing donor recognition events and activities, in collaboration with the advancement team
• Carry a portfolio of 10-15 leadership annual donor prospects, coordinating strategies for in-person meetings, events and other activities to move prospects through cultivation stages 

Data Management and Analysis â“ 10%

• Collaborate with UMF partners to utilize annual giving data to support development goals
• Commitment to the maintenance and integrity of the Donor Management System (DMS) development database.
• File timely donor contact reports in (DMS)
• Effectively and efficiently leverage data on annual giving to drive decision making and strategy. 
• Work in collaboration with partners at UMF including the prospect research partner

Other Duties as Assigned (5%)

Hours

40 hours per week; full-time. Primarily Monday-Friday, but could require occasional weekends or evenings for special events. This is a hybrid eligible position with the ability to work remotely 1-2 days a week, subject to the unitsâ™ needs following the completion of the probationary period. 


 Salary Range: $67k-$75.5K

Required:
Bachelors' degree plus four (4) years of progressive experience in advancement, development or alumni relations.
Excellent written communication skills
Experience with project management
Requires occasional attendance at some weekend and evening events. 
Proficient with Google Workspace, Microsoft Office or similar computer software. (e.g., Word, Excel, Power Point)
Experience in, and an ongoing commitment to, a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion; working effectively with and across diverse communities: e.g. people of color, underrepresented groups; people with both visible and invisible disabilities; women; people of various gender and sexual identities and expressions; and first-generation students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds

Preferred:
Experience in a higher education or mission-centered nonprofit organization
Events management experience
Strong experience with data management and analysis
Strong oral communication skills
Thrives in a collaborative environment
Passion for animals, environmental conservation or wildlife

About University of Minnesota Twin Cities

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