Do you have experience in annual or major gift fundraising and are ready to take the next step in your career? Come fly with us! Ball State University Foundation is seeking motivated frontline fundraisers to join our successful and growing team. Would you like to work with dynamic, results-focused colleagues in a collaborative, team driven model? Do you prefer a silo free environment-one with no barriers between development, alumni engagement, and stewardship?

We’re committed to an empowering, entrepreneurial management philosophy, and our integrated team is raising funds, engaging alumni, and serving donors in better ways to support Ball State students. We’re committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and excellence. Would you like to join us?

Position Function

Identify, engage, and successfully solicit individuals and corporations for the purposes of securing major, annual, and planned gifts for Ball State University; plan and implement ongoing major gift activities on behalf of a college or other university constituent group in order to increase the number and size of private gifts.

Minimum Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.

Minimum Experience

At least three years of professional work experience.

Preferred Education

Master’s degree from an accredited institution.

Preferred Experience

Three years of experience in fundraising.

Preferred Other

Strong organizational management and interpersonal skills together with self-motivation, personal accountability, and ability to motivate others, including staff, faculty and volunteers; ability to work as a team member within a complex institution; knowledge of or experience in an educational setting; ability to work as part of an organization without direct daily supervision; outstanding oral, written, and listening communications skills are necessary in order to articulate departmental and institutional viewpoints, goals, priorities, and needs.

EEO Statement

Ball State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that is strongly and actively committed to diversity within its community. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide development leadership by identifying, engaging and successfully soliciting individuals for major gifts (major gift=$20,000 or greater) towards annually determined fundraising and solicitation goal.
• Develop solicitation strategies for major gift donors by conducting research, identifying and prioritizing top prospective donors, creating plans for engaging donors with the university, and establishing philanthropic relationships which lead to securing a major gift.
• Responsible for conducting a minimum of 150 visits annually with donors and prospects.
• Provide overall administrative and managerial leadership for a major gift program on behalf of the assigned college/area; leadership includes exercising independent judgment and initiative in creating comprehensive major gift strategies which are aligned with the fundraising priorities of the university.
• Coordinate relationships and development activities with other administrative areas, campus units, peer development officers, and departmental leaders.
• Manage and monitor donor relationships and prospects effectively; ensure appropriate call reports and documentation are properly recorded.
• Contact donors as needed for purposes of gift acknowledgment, stewardship, pledge fulfillment, and gift renewal.
• Promote information about giving societies and donor recognition to prospects and donors.
• Plan and manage special donor events and other functions, when necessary.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.