Job Summary: Assist with the planning and implementation of fundraising solicitations for Kent State Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement. Discover, cultivate, solicit and steward prospects in an assigned portfolio for mid-level gifts, focusing on prospects that give $25,000 or less annually.
Duties/essential functions may include, but not be limited to, the following:
Plan, coordinate, and implement fundraising activities designed to increase and secure donor response, including personal visits and telephone calls, email, KSU Engagement Center coordination, gift agreements and donor recognition efforts.
Manage a dynamic portfolio of mid-level prospects with interests across the university.
Aid in the development of a solicitation strategy to increase donors and revenue generated from specific constituencies.
Cultivate and solicit identified mid-level/leadership annual giving prospects for charitable gifts. Assist in enhancing and broadening prospect’s relationship with the university through additional engagement opportunities.
Collaborate with communications, annual giving and philanthropic advisors to ensure consistency of fundraising message and to enhance the impact of the overall university campaign.
Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with Portfolio Development to align prospects with their level and area of passion.
Monitor solicitation results to determine progress towards annual goals; provide regular reports as requested.
Maintain data integrity of prospect records, including entering and updating contact entries, next steps, and strategic donor plans and proposals according to established protocols.
May work with volunteers, including but not limited to alumni, faculty, staff or students, to enhance engagement of constituents through peer contact.
Participate in strategic events, projects and activities as they relate to the engagement of prospects.
Perform related duties as assigned.
For application questions, please contact Rachel Rundo rrundo@kent.edu
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and at least one year of fundraising and/or sales experience. Ability to work a flexible work schedule which may include some evenings and weekends as requested.
Kent State University, a member of the Mid-American Conference and sponsor of 19 Division 1 Varsity sports, and is located in Kent, Ohio. Kent State University is the second largest university in Ohio and serves more than 39,000 students attending classes on eight regional campuses, a college of podiatric medicine, and a regional academic center. Kent State is a public, state institution of Ohio and offers a full range of educational opportunities in more than 360 academic programs at the associate, baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels. Kent State University ranks among the nation’s top 74 public high research universities by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
