Director of Major Gifts
University of Redlands - Redlands, CA
University of Redlands seeks a Director of Major Gifts to lead and oversee the Major Gifts team, partnering with the Vice President, Associate Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Principal Gifts, and Director of Planned Giving to establish and lead a dynamic program to secure major gifts at the $50,000 and above level from alumni, parents, and friends of the university. The Director will carry a personal portfolio of major gift prospects and cultivate, solicit, and steward major gifts across the pyramid of giving.
University of Redlands is a private, nonprofit, Hispanic Serving Institution that provides a welcoming environment where access and opportunity come together to equip individuals to build a bright future for themselves. The main residential campus is in the heart of Southern California, within an hour’s drive of beaches, mountains, and deserts. With a focus on California, Redlands has acquired Woodbury University with a 22-acre campus in Los Angeles that is home to architecture, design and business programs and Redlands maintains a 13-acre campus in the San Francisco Bay Area, 15 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. The Bay Area campus is home to the San Francisco Theological Seminary and the Presidio Center for Sustainable Solutions. Redlands serves more than 3,000 students, 48 percent of whom are first-generation college students. A 13:1 student-to-faculty ratio allows Redlands to provide a collaborative community with faculty who care about student success.
Founded on the principle of living a life of meaning, impact, and joy, University of Redlands is an innovative university leading California in personalized education designed to prepare students personally and professionally through a wide range of academic opportunities and immersive, hands-on learning outside of the classroom. Redlands offers over 70 undergraduate and graduate programs in business, education, geographic information systems, communications, music, theology, and public policy. The Redlands Promise guarantees students earn a degree in four years and ensures affordability.
"We are seeking a Director of Major Gifts who is eager to join the Advancement leadership team to help strengthen an effective, high-functioning, relationship-focused team. A successful fundraiser who loves to train, inspire, and mentor others, engage with passionate alumni and donors, develop systems of accountability, and implement data-informed practices would be an ideal candidate. This is an outstanding opportunity to play a leadership role in building out the Advancement division and an exciting time to join the Bulldog community." — Jed Schwendiman, Vice President for Advancement
For more information, including core competencies and qualifications, please refer to the full prospectus.
University of Redlands is a private, nonprofit, Hispanic Serving Institution that provides a welcoming environment where access and opportunity come together to equip individuals to build a bright future for themselves. The main residential campus is in the heart of Southern California, within an hour’s drive of beaches, mountains, and deserts. With a focus on California, Redlands has acquired Woodbury University with a 22-acre campus in Los Angeles that is home to architecture, design and business programs and Redlands maintains a 13-acre campus in the San Francisco Bay Area, 15 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. The Bay Area campus is home to the San Francisco Theological Seminary and the Presidio Center for Sustainable Solutions. Redlands serves more than 3,000 students, 48 percent of whom are first-generation college students. A 13:1 student-to-faculty ratio allows Redlands to provide a collaborative community with faculty who care about student success.
Founded on the principle of living a life of meaning, impact, and joy, University of Redlands is an innovative university leading California in personalized education designed to prepare students personally and professionally through a wide range of academic opportunities and immersive, hands-on learning outside of the classroom. Redlands offers over 70 undergraduate and graduate programs in business, education, geographic information systems, communications, music, theology, and public policy. The Redlands Promise guarantees students earn a degree in four years and ensures affordability.
"We are seeking a Director of Major Gifts who is eager to join the Advancement leadership team to help strengthen an effective, high-functioning, relationship-focused team. A successful fundraiser who loves to train, inspire, and mentor others, engage with passionate alumni and donors, develop systems of accountability, and implement data-informed practices would be an ideal candidate. This is an outstanding opportunity to play a leadership role in building out the Advancement division and an exciting time to join the Bulldog community." — Jed Schwendiman, Vice President for Advancement
For more information, including core competencies and qualifications, please refer to the full prospectus.