Associate Director of Family Philanthropy

Associate Director Of Family Philanthropy

The Associate Director of Family Philanthropy supports the Director of Family Philanthropy to increase Middlebury's philanthropic support from current and past parents through the successful cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of a prescribed donor pool of constituents with an estimated gift capacity of $100,000 - $5,000,000. The Associate Director is responsible for parent programing on and off campus and executing volunteer projects for the Family Philanthropy Circle.

This is a full time, benefits-eligible salaried position with a hiring range of $74,958 - $93,698 per year.

Core Responsibilities :

• Establish personal relationships with an assigned pool of parents, to cultivate their support and solicit gifts of $100,000 to $5,000,000.
• Build and advance strong relationships with current and past parents and grandparents of Middlebury that result in philanthropic contributions; serve as a resource, advocate, and spokesperson for development programs at Middlebury.
• Solicit an annual gift for the Parents' Fund from each assigned prospect, either through a personal visit, collaboration with a volunteer, or through partnership with the Annual Giving program.
• Work closely with members of the Major Gifts team, Principal Gifts, Gift Planning, Annual Giving, Research, Stewardship and Special Events in strategizing, engagement, proposal development, gift solicitation and stewardship of constituents.
• In partnership with the Director, recruit, train, and manage a volunteer corps of high-capacity parent volunteers that make up the Family Philanthropy Circle.
• Plan and execute programming for on campus, regional and virtual events for parents. Collaborate with campus partners who impact parent constituents to achieve a stronger parent communication; more parent engagement; and positive, effective parent communications.
• Assist the Director in supporting Advancement colleagues with information pertinent to the student experience, and counsel in dealing with issues of concern to parents and families.
• In collaboration with the Director, assist with the planning, coordination and implementation of new Family of Wealth program to achieve earlier outreach to young alumni and ongoing communication and solicitations of high-net-worth parents. Manage Family of Wealth prospects, as part of their assigned pool, as needed.