Job Description

The Leadership Gift Officer works under the direction of the Senior Associate Director, Annual Giving to support dollar growth strategy and programs in addition to developing and maintaining an active pipeline of leadership- and major gift-level donors. 

This is an exempt position with a pay range of $70,000 - $80,000.

Responsibilities

• With a strong understanding of donor solicitation strategies, work with a dynamic and innovative team to support the Hamilton Fund leadership giving program through:
  • Managing a portfolio of approximately 300 prospects within the Hamilton Fund, qualifying, stewarding and developing them to secure, retain, and upgrade Hamilton Fund leadership level gifts ($2,500-$10,000), with the goal of developing a pipeline of major gift prospects.
  • In addition to cultivation of prospects currently at the leadership level, the portfolio will include discovery, qualification and cultivation to move donors to the leadership level.
  • Supporting leadership giving initiatives such as the current use scholarship and Rising Stars programs
  • Help manage the 1812 Leadership Circle, Hamilton's leadership giving society
  • Must be able to travel to engage prospects on an individual and small group basis
  • Make solicitation calls to prospective Hamilton Fund donors.  The successful candidate must be comfortable asking for money.
• Using data analytics tools to track, analyze and report on dollar growth and development in real time.  Make data-informed decisions on how to best manage assigned prospects.
• Actively manage approximately 5-10 classes of alumni, working with class gift committees to strategize and deploy peer-to-peer donor outreach.
• Other duties as assigned.

About Hamilton College

United States. Founded in 1793 as the Hamilton-Oneida Academy; chartered in 1812 as Hamilton College; third oldest college established in New York State. Our mission is to provide an educational experience that emphasizes academic excellence and the development of students as human beings, as we prepare them to make choices and accept the responsibilities of citizenship in a democratic world of intellect and diversity. Hamilton's 1,350-acre campus is situated on a hilltop overlooking the picturesque village of Clinton, N.Y. The College is eight miles southwest of Utica, 45 minutes east of Syracuse, one hour from the Adirondack Park to the northeast and 90 minutes west of Albany.

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