Elon Catholic Campus Ministry
Employment Type
Full Time
Location
Elon, NC
Posted Date
Hours per week: 40+
Position Summary:
Elon Catholic Campus Ministry is seeking an Assistant Director of Development to join its team.
Key responsibilities:
- Fundraising (60% of time)
- Work with the Director of Catholic Life to prepare and execute an annual advancement calendar.
- Increase the total number and amount of donations to Elon CCM, hitting set benchmarks per year.
- Work with Director of Catholic Life and Associate Chaplain for Catholic Life to cultivate donor relationships and solicitations:
- Identify, establish, and maintain personal contact with current and prospective donors, both locally and in other geographic areas
- Maintain an active pool of prospective benefactors with ability of high-level giving and/or Advisory Board membership
- Conduct a minimum of ten (10) face-to-face visits monthly in the form of cultivation, solicitation, or stewardship meetings
- Encourage Elon Society level annual gifts ($1,500-$25,000), monthly recurring giving, and multi-year pledges
- Assist in coordinating Associate Chaplain’s face-to-face visits with top-level current and prospective donors
- Identify, establish, and maintain personal contact with current and prospective donors, both locally and in other geographic areas
- Coordinate details of the Annual Fund Campaign:
- Two primary annual mail appeals to parents of current Catholic students, alumni, past donors, and other constituents
- CCM’s annual Elon Day efforts:
- Assist in setting up all gift matches and challenges
- Establish teams/captains to champion efforts
- Smaller appeals such as Giving Tuesday, Calendar Year-End, Fiscal Year-End
- Organization and segmentation of mailing lists
- Printing and mailing of appeal letters and remittance materials
- Two primary annual mail appeals to parents of current Catholic students, alumni, past donors, and other constituents
- Work with the Director of Catholic Life to prepare and execute an annual advancement calendar.
- Operations (25%)
- Ensure proper stewardship of gifts:
- Record donor and gift information, including offertory donations, in a timely manner
- Print and mail gift acknowledgment letters on a weekly basis
- Bring gifts to Elon’s Office of Advancement Services
- Seek new methods of thanking donors
- Record donor and gift information, including offertory donations, in a timely manner
- Maintain Raiser’s Edge donor database:
- Enter/import all parent information when lists are received from the university
- Keep track of outstanding pledges
- Update donor information and activity notes when necessary
- Reconcile gift accounts to ensure accurate data
- Export and prepare reports as needed
- Enter/import all parent information when lists are received from the university
- Establish relationship with Elon’s Office of University Advancement (UA):
- Meet monthly with a liaison from UA
- Update UA on CCM’s needs and priorities at least twice a year
- Ensure necessary lists are received according to CCM’s advancement calendar
- Meet monthly with a liaison from UA
- Ensure proper stewardship of gifts:
- Attend weekly CCM staff meetings.
- Work with the Director of Catholic Life to plan and implement two CCM Advisory Board meetings per year.
- Collaborate with staff on donor-facing events such as Move-In Weekend, Family Weekend, Homecoming, and Commencement.
- Provide creativity and strategic thinking to propose new initiatives to advance overall donor engagement.
- Assist in development communications:
- Three annual newsletters (Fall with annual giving report, Winter, Spring) to parents of current Catholic students, alumni, past donors, and other constituents
- Regular email newsletters
- Production of printed fundraising materials such as proposals, brochures, cards, etc.
- Three annual newsletters (Fall with annual giving report, Winter, Spring) to parents of current Catholic students, alumni, past donors, and other constituents
- Assist with the planning and implementation of a future capital campaign.
- Other duties as requested.
- Attend weekly CCM staff meetings.
- Personal Development
- Develop personal skills as a Catholic leader
- Pursue and maintain an active, growing relationship with God through daily prayer.
- Regularly celebrate the sacraments.
- Read Scripture and other Catholic works to further knowledge of the faith.
- Attend or participate in one continuing education program each year.
- Pursue and maintain an active, growing relationship with God through daily prayer.
- Develop personal skills as a Catholic leader
Minimum Requirements:
- Practicing Catholic in good standing with the Catholic Church
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Two (2) + years prior experience in professional fundraising work preferred
- Passion and enthusiasm toward the mission of Elon Catholic Campus Ministry
- Good teamwork skills with an aptitude for continuous learning
- Thoroughness in planning and ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to be flexible and work independently on a variety of projects
- Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to work with staff, students, board members, and donors.
- Proficiency using database software (Raisers Edge NXT), Microsoft Office (especially Excel), and Google Workspace.
- Employment is contingent upon applicant satisfactorily passing criminal background and reference check.
- Must complete diocese-sponsored Safe Environment Training.
Working Environment
- Students are at the heart of our ministry. All development efforts support the work and spiritual growth of our students.
- Our ministry is collaborative by nature; much time is spent working together with our students, and as a staff.
- Elon University is a private, secular, liberal arts college with high-achieving students, a large Greek life presence, and a commitment to multi-faith efforts
Position Start Date: 07/01/2024