Director of Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving

Shannon Clemmer
Shannon Clemmer
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Direct Supervisor: Vice President for University Advancement

Status: Full-time

Salary: $95,000 to 105,000 annually

Division: Development

No. Direct Reports: 2

Target Weekly Hours: 40

Location: Location: 2807 N Glebe (open to discuss a hybrid work schedule)

Benefits Eligibility: Yes

JOB SUMMARY:

The Director of Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving is responsible for building and strengthening the alumni network by planning and implementing engagement opportunities which foster lifelong mutually enriching connections, support University priorities and initiatives, and create an inclusive community among alumni. The Director is also responsible for increasing alumni participation, individual giving, and pipeline development through both the identification, engagement, cultivation and solicitation of annual gifts and the development and support of targeted constituent giving programs.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Annual Fund

  • Oversee all aspects of Marymount University Annual Fund, including solicitation and acquisition of donors at all levels
    • Successfully implement and maintain Blackbaud Guided Fundraising
    • Work with campus constituencies (coaches, deans and directors) to successfully launch annual appeals, integrating them into a year-long solicitation, including a fall appeal, an end of calendar year appeal, a spring appeal and an end of academic year appeal
    • Launch successful Giving Day appeal (fall appeal)
    • Reinstitute reunion giving programs, initially at the 25th Reunion
    • Pursue leadership annual fund gift of $5k to $10k with goal of recruiting 10 a year
    • Create and maintain faculty/staff campaign
    • Create and maintain MU donor event for parents /families

Alumni Engagement

  • Oversee the Marymount University Alumni Board workflow through the coordination of board liaisons and task forces and ensures outputs are aligned with Advancement’s goals and objectives.
  • Oversee strategic communications and develop alumni engagement programs that will actively provide opportunities to be meaningfully involved with the University, both on-campus and virtually:
    • Oversee e-newsletter
    • Initiate and maintain joint programming with the Center for Career Services, and the Office of Student Life to establish alumni-to-student mentoring, internships and other experiential learning opportunities for alumni, companies /orgs to participate in and off campus
    • Explore creation of a joint program with Admissions to use alumni to recruit and retain prospective /admitted students
    • Help plan the University’s 75th Anniversary celebration in 2025

OTHER DUTIES AND ASSIGNMENTS

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education: B.A required

Experience: 3+ years in similar role

Licenses or Certifications: none

Financial Responsibility: No

Supervision: Yes

Special Knowledge: None

SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS

  • None

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