Sep 24th, 2024
Georgia Tech Institute for Technology
Director of Development, GT Library
( Georgia | On-site )
About the Organization
The Georgia Tech Library, since its earliest incarnation in the Carnegie building in 1907, has served the needs of Georgia Tech's students, faculty and staff. It is open 24 hours a day during times when school is in session.
The Georgia Tech Library features more than 3.9 million items in its circulating collection, including books, e-books, music and movies. The majority of this physical collection is housed in cold storage at the Library Service Center in partnership with Emory University, meaning students, faculty and staff have access to their multi-million volume collection, as well.
The library is primarily a digital-first organization, meaning the library's customers use the online resources most heavily, averaging more than four million downloads a year from more than 85,000 journals covering virtually every conceivable topic of scholarship. The library also offers access to numerous news and government sources.
Job Description
Position Summary
The Director of Development will be a highly collaborative, creative, and persistent front-line development officer responsible for planning and implementing a coordinated program of fundraising activities. They will use professional relationship building skills to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward major gift prospects. The Director of Development will establish and effectively manage relationships with significant prospects. In addition, this role will support special events to involve and cultivate major gift prospects, identify stewardship opportunities for major gift prospects, and design and implement comprehensive plans. This role will collaborate with deans and faculty, and coordinate with development, and alumni relations staff. The Director of Development will typically solicit gifts in the range of $25,000+ with a fundraising goal in the first year of approximately $250,000-$500,000. The Director will build, cultivate, and ultimately manage a portfolio of up to 150 prospects. This position will interact on a regular basis with major and principal gift donors, and prospective donors, including alumni, parents, representatives of corporations and foundations, staff, and volunteers. This position typically will advise and counsel: Deans, school chairs, faculty, academic unit and program leadership, unit volunteer leadership, and other development officers.
The Role and Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
Design and implement comprehensive fundraising plans for assigned college, school, program, region, or constituency.
Use professional relationship building skills to develop and implement plans and strategies for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gift donors and prospective donors.
Close major gifts and commitments, personally and consistently, with a typical gift solicitation of $25,000+.
Maintain ongoing relationships and provide exceptional donor stewardship to encourage future giving.
Establish and maintain a high degree of collaboration with other development officers and staff, as well as deans, school chairs, faculty, and other Institute academic and executive officers.
Submit timely contact reports, prospect plans, and solicitations into tracking system.
Prepare written development materials including case statements, proposals, and fundraising initiative/ campaign related literature for assigned college, school, and/or program(s).
Support special events and/or advisory board meetings to involve and cultivate major gift prospects.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Contact email for applicants lgale@boyden.com