Senior Director, Tuck Annual Giving

Hanover, NH 03755

In partnership with the Chief Advancement Officer and informed by Tuck's strategic priorities, the Senior Director of Annual Giving provides strategic and operational leadership for Tuck's best-in-class annual giving program, ensuring ambitious financial and participation goals are achieved each fiscal year. The Senior Director fosters a long-term culture of philanthropy by appealing to a broad swath of alumni, students, and friends across their different stages of life.

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The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College has partnered with Aspen Leadership Group in the search for a Senior Director of Annual Giving. You may view the position prospectus or submit an application via this link: https://opportunities.aspenleadershipgroup.com/opportunities/6461.

Fundraising Leadership and Strategy: Develops and implements comprehensive annual giving strategies designed to meet and exceed annual revenue and participation goals. Creates innovative campaigns that utilize targeted segmentation and leverage multi-channel communications strategies to enhance donor solicitation, retention, and acquisition. Establishes performance metrics for annual giving; using data-driven insights regularly evaluates progress and adjusts strategies to meet fundraising targets. Collaborates closely with the Chief Advancement Officer, Dean, and leadership gift officers to close top-tier annual gifts in a dual-ask culture, utilizing reunions and volunteers.

Team Leadership and Development: Leads, coaches, and inspires a team of annual giving professionals to achieve ambitious fundraising results and ensure participation goals are met or exceeded. Provides guidance and support in cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding annual fund prospects and donors, including the student class gift. Serves as an expert on the various ways to make annual fund gifts including: stock, wire, IRA distribution, DAFs, and online gifts. Ensures strong collaboration with Advancement Operations, Communications, and Alumni Engagement to deliver a cohesive donor experience.

Donor and Volunteer Engagement: Cultivates and solicits a select portfolio of leadership-level annual donors, in collaboration with major gift officers. Oversees annual fund volunteer programs, including class agents, reunion committees, and the Tuck Annual Giving Executive Committee. Engages alumni leaders, class officers, and volunteers to expand the base of annual fund supporters. Partners with Advancement Communications to craft messages that convey the impact of giving and inspire participation.

Innovation and Institutional Collaboration: Partners with institutional leadership, advancement colleagues at Tuck and Dartmouth, and key stakeholders to achieve fundraising goals, build capacity, and create a unified vision for annual giving. Champions innovation in fundraising methods, volunteer engagement, and stewardship. Represents Tuck at Dartmouth and peer Advancement meetings, sharing best practices and trends.