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What does an Individual Giving Associate do?

An Individual Giving Associate is responsible for supporting an organization’s fundraising efforts by managing and cultivating relationships with individual donors. Their duties often include coordinating donor communications, processing donations, maintaining donor databases, and assisting with fundraising campaigns and events. They play a key role in ensuring that donors feel valued and engaged, which helps increase donor retention and contributions. This position typically works closely with development teams to help achieve fundraising goals and support the organization’s mission.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an Individual Giving Associate, and why are they important?

To thrive as an Individual Giving Associate, you need a solid understanding of fundraising principles, donor relations, and data management, usually supported by a bachelor's degree in a related field. Familiarity with donor management databases like Raiser's Edge or Salesforce, as well as proficiency in CRM systems and basic analytics tools, is highly valued. Strong written and verbal communication, attention to detail, and relationship-building skills help you connect with donors and manage multiple priorities effectively. These skills and qualities are essential for cultivating donor loyalty, meeting fundraising goals, and supporting the organization's mission.

What are the main challenges an Individual Giving Associate might face when cultivating donor relationships?

Individual Giving Associates often encounter challenges such as maintaining consistent, personalized communication with a diverse donor base and effectively stewarding relationships to encourage ongoing support. Balancing multiple priorities—like organizing fundraising campaigns, tracking donor interactions in databases, and meeting revenue goals—can also be demanding. Success in this role requires strong organizational skills, adaptability, and the ability to collaborate closely with development teams and senior leadership to align strategies. Over time, mastering these challenges can lead to greater responsibility within the fundraising department.
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Associate Director, Alumni Giving

Associate Director, Alumni Giving

Columbia University

New York, NY • On-site

$80K - $85K/yr

Full-time

Posted 27 days ago

Job description

  • Job Type: Officer of Administration
  • Bargaining Unit:
  • Regular/Temporary: Regular
  • End Date if Temporary:
  • Hours Per Week: 35
  • Standard Work Schedule:
  • Building:
  • Salary Range: $80,000 - $85,000 Annually

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
Position Summary
The Columbia College Development and Alumni Relations (CCDAR) team serves the more than 55,000 living alumni of Columbia College along with current and past College parents and friends. We are an innovative team of development and alumni relations professionals committed to fostering strong, lasting relationships between Columbia alumni, parents, students and friends through engagement, participation and philanthropic investment. We connect stakeholders to opportunities that support College goals and advance engagement and fundraising priorities.
Reporting to the Director of Alumni Giving on the Columbia College Fund team, the Associate Director is responsible for leading the College's reunion giving program. With guidance from the Director, the Associate Director is responsible for helping cultivate a culture of "stretch" giving and grow the Reunion Giving program, putting emphasis on milestone classes and generating energy, support, and involvement from volunteers and donors in those classes. The incumbent's duties will include but are not limited to goal setting for milestone classes, volunteer committee recruitment and management, individual meetings with reunion volunteers, and identifying key reunion prospects and working closely with prospect managers to secure gifts from those prospects. The Associate Director works independently but partners closely with the Assistant Director of Alumni Events and Programs on all reunion related items. They handle multiple responsibilities, requiring strong prioritization skills. A successful candidate is interested in forming relationships with alumni volunteers and donors and creating opportunities for alumni to engage with and financially support Columbia College.
Responsibilities
  • Reunion Giving Strategy and Committee Management
    • Works with the Director to develop an overall strategy to maximize reunion giving in key milestone class years
    • Recruits and manages reunion committee members. Responsibilities include goal setting, drafting emails, in person meetings with individual alumni, leading volunteer committee meetings, pulling data, and planning class events
    • Serves as the central coordinator for reunion giving efforts, leading monthly cross-team meetings, aligning strategy, and ensuring consistent execution across staff and volunteer-facing initiatives
    • Creates a culture of "stretch" giving in milestone reunion years. Partners strategically with prospect managers to identify and solicit major gifts in key milestone reunion years in an effort to multiply support in those years from the top group of donors in each class
    • Partners with the marketing team on reunion solicitations and communications
  • Prospect Portfolio
    • Builds and manages a portfolio of reunion and non-reunion prospects to develop strong relationships and solicit for a leadership annual fund/reunion gift
  • Data and Reporting
    • Prepares reports and data analysis as needed to better understand the capabilities for each class, as well as asks for individual prospects. Researches, prepares, and updates reports related to Reunion and other development projects.
  • Other administrative duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 3-5 years of related experience
  • Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Discretion, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple responsibilities under changing deadlines in a fast-paced office
  • Proficiency with word processing, including mail merge and e-mail merges. Excellent spreadsheet skills and experience with presentation software (i.e. PowerPoint)

**Applications submitted without a resume and cover letter will not be reviewed.**
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in a university or other complex organization

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