Assistant Director, Major Gifts, Bay Area (7547U) - 47762
Company: University of California
Location: Berkeley
Posted on: January 24, 2023
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Job Description:
Job ID 47762 Location Full/Part Time Full Time Favorite Job At
the University of California, Berkeley, we are committed to
creating a community that fosters equity of experience and
opportunity, and ensures that students, faculty, and staff of all
backgrounds feel safe, welcome and included. Our culture of
openness, freedom and belonging make it a special place for
students, faculty and staff. The University of California,
Berkeley, is one of the world's leading institutions of higher
education, distinguished by its combination of internationally
recognized academic and research excellence; the transformative
opportunity it provides to a large and diverse student body; its
public mission and commitment to equity and social justice; and its
roots in the California experience, animated by such values as
innovation, questioning the status quo, and respect for the
environment and nature. Since its founding in 1868, Berkeley has
fueled a perpetual renaissance, generating unparalleled
intellectual, economic and social value in California, the United
States and the world. We are looking for equity-minded applicants
who represent the full diversity of California and who demonstrate
a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic,
socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual
orientation, and ethnic backgrounds present in our community. When
you join the team at Berkeley, you can expect to be part of an
inclusive, innovative and equity-focused community that approaches
higher education as a matter of social justice that requires broad
collaboration among faculty, staff, students and community
partners. In deciding whether to apply for a position at Berkeley,
you are strongly encouraged to consider whether your values align
with our Guiding Values and Principles , our Principles of
Community , and our Strategic Plan . Departmental Overview
University Development and Alumni Relations (UDAR), increases
support for and enhances knowledge of UC Berkeley through
communications, public outreach, and fundraising. UDAR is
-responsible for fundraising and donor engagement, and works to
strengthen unit development offices by consulting and partnering
with campus fundraisers. UDAR also handles a range of central
-activities and services encompassing events, communications,
stewardship, prospect development, gift management, database
management, and more. The Major Gifts team within UDAR works to
secure philanthropic support among University alumni, parents, and
friends across a range of geographical regions with a focus on
gifts in the $100,000 - $2 million range. Geographically, the
regional areas of focus of the team are Southern California, the
greater Bay Area/Northern California region, and the greater New
York metropolitan area. There are 18 staff on the Major Gifts team
including three senior development directors in charge of each of
the three regions, as well as gift officers and professional
administrative staff. LIGHT THE WAY: THE CAMPAIGN FOR BERKELEY In
February 2020, the university publicly launched the largest
fundraising campaign in its history, to raise $6 billion by the end
of 2023. The ambitious goal-the highest set by any U.S. public
-university without a medical school-aims to secure UC Berkeley's
status as the world's top public research and teaching university
at a time when the state funds about 14 percent of its budget.
-Since its quiet phase began January 1, 2014, the campaign has
already raised over $4.3 billion. The campaign is focused on
continuing UC Berkeley's tradition of comprehensive academic
excellence, as well as its public mission and reputation as a
powerful agent of upward mobility for low-income students. Funding
priorities include creating 100 new tenure-track faculty positions;
300 new graduate student fellowships; a dramatic increase in the
number of undergraduate -scholarships; campus housing for all
freshmen, sophomores and first-year transfer students; and support
for research to transform health, the environment, and society.
Position Overview Using advanced fundraising concepts, plans,
organizes, and directs complex large-scale fundraising campaigns
which include multiple components. Results have major impact on
overall program goals and assignments and are typically at the
"major gifts" or "corporate / foundation relations" level,
including managing portfolios of donors capable of giving gifts of
an agreed upon amount. May oversee work of professional and / or
subordinate staff. May attend functions, meetings and serve on
internal / external committees as a location representative.
Position is expected to raise gift dollar amounts as established at
each specialization. Application Review Date The First Review Date
for this job is: February 1, 2023 Responsibilities Direct
Fundraising: Manage a portfolio of 75 emerging major gift
prospects, with the capacity to give $50,000 or more. Identify,
cultivate, solicit and steward major gift prospects and donors.
Keywords: University of California, Berkeley , Assistant Director, Major Gifts, Bay Area (7547U) - 47762, Executive , Berkeley, California
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