Advancement Director

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November 26

☕ Washington – Remote

Although this job is listed in Washington, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $106.7k - $165.4k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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WGU Advancement

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WGU Advancement is part of Western Governors University, focused on facilitating higher education through online learning. WGU offers a range of degrees in business, education, technology, and healthcare, along with various certificates and licenses. It emphasizes accessibility and affordability with flexible learning models tailored to fit the needs of diverse students, including those in the military and working professionals. The university seeks to enhance the educational opportunities for students globally while ensuring that learning is relevant to today's workforce demands.

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2018

📚 Education

📋 Description

• Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward gifts of $25,000 and above from alumni and other constituents • Manage a portfolio of approximately 100-150 donor prospects • Conduct a minimum of 12-15 personal visits a month, entailing local and regional travel • Work independently and collaboratively with the advancement team and other stakeholders • Develop long-term relationships with various constituencies • Secure funds for WGU by managing a group of identified, qualified donors • Document all prospects interactions, outcomes, strategies and rationales in WGU’s donor tracking system • Engage prospective donors and build strong relationships • Develop proposals based on WGU’s fundraising priorities and donor investment interests

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related area • Five (5) years of experience in cultivation and solicitation of major gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations. • Experience in cultivating, closing, and stewarding six-figure gifts

🏖️ Benefits

• Bonuses • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Telehealth and mental healthcare • Health savings account and flexible spending account • Life insurance (basic and voluntary) • Disability coverage • Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages • Legal and identity theft coverage • Retirement savings plan • Wellbeing program • Discounted WGU tuition • Flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual • Flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual • 11 paid holidays • Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave