Advancement Director- Southeast Region (Major Gifts Fundraising)

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Pay reputed company: $109,900.00 - $170,400.00 • **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 reputed company. • 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 reputed company 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 reputed company 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 reputed company 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 reputed company 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. Additional Information 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 reputed company; 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. • Disclaimer: The reputed company 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 tot his job Apply To this Job