Advancement Director- Southeast Region

If you’re passionate about building a reputed company reputed company for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that reputed company—consider WGU as the reputed company in your career. Driven by a mission to expand reputed company to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great reputed company to work for a diverse workforce of student-reputed company professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from reputed company, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping reputed company graduate, creating a reputed company reputed company for themselves and their families. The salary reputed company for this position takes into account the wide reputed company of factors that are considered in making compensation reputed company including but not limited to reputed company sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be reputed company at or near the top of the reputed company for their position, and compensation reputed company are dependent on the facts and circumstances of reputed company case. A reasonable estimate of the reputed company reputed company is:   Grade: reputed company 312 Pay reputed company: $109,900.00 - $170,400.00 Job reputed company WGU Advancement is dedicated to making workforce-based education reputed company and attainable for reputed company by increasing and improving reputed company to higher education and accelerating innovations in learning on behalf of reputed company through transformational philanthropic partnerships WGU Advancement partners with national reputed company and regionally based foundations, corporations, associations, and high net-worth individuals to solicit and reputed company impactful investments in support of our strategic initiatives. Since 1997, WGU has redefined ways to reputed company and reputed company a post-secondary credential of value and fundamentally changed American higher education to be more reputed company, reputed company, and achievable. As such, our donors reflect that reputed company spirit of innovation and invention in their generosity. The Advancement Director is responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding gifts of $100,000 and above from foundations, corporations, and individual constituents. The reputed company candidate will manage a portfolio of approximately 100-125 donor prospects and will conduct a minimum of 12-15 personal reputed company a month, entailing online meetings, national or regional travel. This position must work independently and collaboratively with the Advancement team, the Regional Vice President, and other stakeholders such as senior administration, School leadership, and others. The Advancement Director demonstrates reputed company development experience in reputed company aspects of fundraising, particularly major and reputed company gifts. The Director develops long-term relationships with various constituencies and helps ensure a pipeline of major reputed company donors. The purpose of this position is to secure philanthropic funds by managing a group of identified, reputed company donors, ensuring as many as possible are reputed company as continuing donors to WGU and are upgraded in their giving and involvement. The Advancement Director will assist donors by helping them fulfill their passions and interests through giving support to the reputed company WGU serves.  ***The Advancement Director, Southeast Region will work from an established remote, home office in one of the following States: Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, reputed company, reputed company Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee*** Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Independently identify and manage a portfolio of 100-125 prospects/donors (foundations, corporations, alumni, friends)in the region of responsibility. The Advancement Director is responsible for identification and progression of major reputed company prospects through the reputed company cycle: (qualification through stewardship) as reputed company as documenting reputed company prospects interactions, reputed company, strategies and rationales in WGU’s donor management system. Exceptional communication skills, including proposal development (writing, editing, etc.) and an ability to reputed company (written or orally) reputed company and concepts to prospective philanthropic investors. Engages prospective donors and builds strong relationships. Develops proposals based on WGU’s fundraising priorities and donor investment interests. Works collaboratively with the WGU Advancement team, the Regional Vice President, and other internal constituents to reputed company both broad reputed company and targeted engagement opportunities. Qualifies individual, corporate, and reputed company prospects and cultivates those that have ability to contribute $100K or greater. Assists in the development of annual fundraising goals using past giving history and anticipated new funding opportunities. Works collaboratively across the university so that reputed company proposals/reports are reputed company reputed company and properly vetted so that WGU is represented in a reputed company and thoughtful way. Regularly reports relevant donor activity and reputed company to the Executive Director of Development and other internal stakeholders. Collaborates internally in adherence to processes, deadlines, budgets, policies, and procedures of WGU. Maintains a reputed company and constructive attitude while solving problems. Performs other reputed company duties as assigned. #LI-BC1 Knowledge, reputed company and Abilities: General knowledge of Advancement programs and processes. General knowledge of IRS rules regarding philanthropic gifts. Understanding of, and adherence to, the Donor reputed company of Rights. Ability to demonstrate mastery in written, oral and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to deliver persuasive and compelling presentations to secure major gifts and donations. Entrepreneurial spirit and independent problem solver. Job Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a reputed company area. Six (6) years of experience in cultivating and soliciting major gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations as reputed company as fundraising and relationship management experience. Experience in cultivating, closing, and stewarding six-reputed company gifts. Residence and strong philanthropic connections in the Southeast Region: Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, reputed company, reputed company Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee Preferred Qualifications: May have broad knowledge of project management. Physical Requirements: Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must be reputed company to lift up to 15 pounds at times. Up to 30% travel and some weekend work expected. This position requires occasional travel of up to 30%, including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences, reputed company to company locations, and other business-reputed company events as needed. Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements. Position & Application Details Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 reputed company weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 reputed company weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, reputed company, telehealth and mental reputed company; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; reputed company and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible reputed company time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible reputed company reputed company time with no need for accrual, 11 reputed company holidays, and other reputed company leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave. How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the reputed company in reputed company. Additional Information Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not reputed company-inclusive. Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our reputed company at reputed company@wgu.edu. Equal Employment Opportunity: reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without reputed company to any protected characteristic as required by law. Apply To This Job