Regional Director (VII) of Philanthropy

Position Summary

Under the general direction of the Chief Advancement Officer and in collaboration with the College President, the Regional Director (VII) of Philanthropy will implement a comprehensive fund development program in support of American River College and other District high priority initiatives. The Regional Director of Philanthropy will be responsible for the creation and execution of a well-coordinated, strategic development plan to cultivate, solicit, and steward major investments from individuals and corporations in support of the District’s and American River College’s philanthropic goals and priorities. The Regional Director of Philanthropy is part of a District-wide Foundation team whose purpose is to nurture understanding and support for philanthropy among its various constituents, including faculty, staff, retirees, alumni, students, volunteers, corporations, foundations, and the community in order to raise support for students, faculty, and college programs.

Typical Duties

Typical duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Serving as a regional major gifts officer working on raising major gifts for District-wide and College-based fundraising initiatives, especially those determined to be high-priority by the Chancellor, the College President and the Chief Advancement Officer.
• Developing and implementing an annual strategic fundraising plan, including establishing annual goals and strategies to meet them.
• Researching, growing and managing a portfolio (100-125) of major and legacy donors and prospects, focusing on attracting gifts more than $5,000 (or the defined major gift threshold), including overseeing and developing written cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship plans, and utilizing a moves management approach to engage prospects and donors.
• Working collaboratively with Foundation, College and District colleagues to support programs that build the major gifts pipeline including annual giving, affinity groups, alumni and emeriti.
• Promoting legacy giving cultivation, solicitations, and stewardship and helping to manage the legacy society and legacy communications.
• Recruiting, motivating, and providing leadership to volunteers.
• Maintaining effective relationships and responsible stewardship with existing and prospective donors.
• Building and maintaining effective and persuasive communication strategies and tools for various donor constituencies.
• Acting as a source of information about the Los Rios District and College priorities, programs and impact of gifts, grants and sponsorships.
• Accompanying senior leadership (e.g., Chancellor, President, Chief Advancement Officer, and Deans) and board volunteers on individual, community and corporate visits.
• Managing multiple projects and working under timelines to meet deadlines.
• Working independently.
• Maintaining ethical standards appropriate for the position, including a respect for confidentiality of donor information.
• Gathering and analyzing data to ensure effective operations and preparing reports.
• Utilizing current technology; the department currently uses Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Raiser’s Edge.
• Using Raiser’s Edge to record contacts with individuals, corporations, and foundations, and to maintain accurate and timely donor records for donor stewardship, reporting and moving donors up in their giving levels.
• Hiring, training, and supervising staff.
• Representing the District/Colleges on appropriate committees.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Have three years of professional fundraising experience with demonstrated success at achieving fundraising goals, including major gifts fundraising.
• Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.

Application Instructions

• A Los Rios Community College District Application
• Letter of Interest
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae
• Request for Management Transfer Form (optional)

• Applications submitted without all required documents listed above will be disqualified.
• Applications submitted with additional materials NOT requested will be disqualified.
• Only information (education, experience, etc.) listed on the application will be considered for minimum qualifications.
• Applicants indicating “see resume” on the application will not have that referenced experience considered for minimum qualifications, which may lead to the application being disqualified.
• Individuals who have completed college/university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees, and other relevant documents, even if the foreign document has been accepted by another college/university in the United States.
• Foreign transcript evaluations are ONLY accepted from AICE (Association of International Credential Evaluations, Inc.) or NACES (The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) agencies or evaluators. For additional information on foreign transcript evaluations click here (Download PDF reader).
• ONLY copies of transcripts from a US College/University or Foreign Transcript Evaluation will be accepted. DO NOT include any foreign transcripts.
• Graduate advising documents, certificate of degrees, diplomas, and grade reports will not be accepted as transcripts.

As a Los Rios employee, you have access to a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that offers flexibility and security both inside and outside of work.

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