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Job ID:
116681
Gift Planning Specialist
Villanova University
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Date Posted
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Dec. 6, 2018
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Title
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Gift Planning Specialist |
University
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Villanova University
Villanova, PA, United States
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Department
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604 - University Advancement |
Application Deadline
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Open until filled |
Position Start Date
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Available immediately |
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Gift Planning Specialist
Posting Number: 20181945S
Position Type: Staff
Recruitment Type: Internal/External Applicants
Work Schedule: full-time/12-months
Department: 604 - University Advancement
Position Summary
The Gift Planning Specialist, reporting to the Executive Director of Gift and Estate Planning, serves as part of the Office of Gift and Estate Planning. This position will be responsible for managing the marketing, communications, and donor identification on behalf of the Office of Gift and Estate Planning. The Specialist will have responsibility for managing the University's legacy society, the 1842 Heritage Society. The Specialist will bring a balance of creativity and analytics to this position. This position will have no supervisory responsibilities.
Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian order. Diversity and inclusion have been and will continue to be an integral component of Villanova University's mission. The University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University's mission and values.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop, implement and/coordinate outreach to planned giving prospects. Proactive outreach can occur by phone, email/mail, or in-person, and will be based on existing data and analytics implemented by the Specialist in partnership with University Advancement colleagues.
- Develop and implement a proactive marketing plan to support existing planned giving donors and to discover new planned giving prospects. Marketing and Communications will include, but is not limited to: managing the relationship with a third-party web vendor; managing the creation and distribution of and follow-up on quarterly e-newsletters and bi-annual print newsletters, interviewing donors for the creation of donor profile stories, managing the distribution of and follow-up on annual or semi-annual surveys, managing the production of brochures and other planned giving literature.
- Manage a portfolio of donors for the express purpose of donor stewardship, including annual visits with or calls to donors. The donor portfolio may expand to include cultivating and soliciting planned giving prospects.
- Support planned giving events, including development of invitation/mailing lists, coordination and distribution of invitations, and on-site event support.
- Perform other duties and assist with projects as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree required.
- 3+ years of experience in frontline fundraising, fundraising communications, or fundraising stewardship.
- Professional and creative writing skills.
- Knowledge of data management and analytics.
- Knowledge of planned giving tools, techniques and giving vehicles.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to manage up and influence others.
- Must be able to work collaboratively.
- A strong knowledge of and desire to associate with Villanova Universitys mission.
- Ability to write creatively, with passion and purpose.
- Ability to analyze data and use data to improve outcome.
- Ability to communicate effectively to diverse groups of external and internal constituents.
- Knowledge of general office equipment including personal computers, word processing software, spreadsheet software and database software required. Knowledge of PG Calc software a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
Physical Requirements and/or Unusual Work Hours
Ability to work evenings and weekends as necessary.
Special Message to Applicants
Posting Date: 12/04/2018
Closing Date (12am ET):
Open Until Filled:
Salary Posting Information: Commensurate with experience
Salary Band: I
Job Classification: exempt
To apply, visit: https://jobs.villanova.edu/postings/15269
Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian order. Diversity and inclusion have been and will continue to be an integral component of Villanova University's mission. The University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University's mission and values. Villanova University is committed to providing leadership in the attainment of equal employment for all individuals. It is the policy and practice of Villanova University to recruit and select applicants on the basis of their qualifications and abilities. This effort is in compliance with all federal and state laws, including Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1975, Executive Order 11246, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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