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A world-class and internationally ranked college with programs in art, design, architecture, liberal arts and sciences, and information studies, Pratt Institute (Pratt, the Institute) offers nearly 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Pratt is a renowned artist community that connects a diverse, generous, and creative student body with faculty who serve as active practitioners in their respective fields, creating an educational experience that aligns pedagogy with practicality to ensure student success in creative fields and professional practice.

Pratt is at an inflection point as an institution. The Institute is in the planning and feasibility process of an anticipated nine-figure comprehensive campaign. In parallel, Pratt seeks to deepen its philanthropic sources of support in the coming years to ensure that the team can achieve its goal of increasing operating and endowment funds.

Pratt seeks a creative and strategic Director of Annual Giving (Director) to oversee and expand a robust annual giving program, focused on the growth of direct mail, e-philanthropy, student calling, annual campaigns, and active portfolio management of leadership annual giving prospects. The Director will develop and execute strategies for increasing donor renewals while leading the acquisition of new alumni, parent, family, and friend annual fund donors. The ideal candidate will drive pipeline development and discovery work to target, secure, and retain annual giving prospects while leading moves management to migrate prospects to the leadership annual and major gifts level.

The successful candidate will manage the strategy and operations for the annual giving program, including Pratt’s calendar of annual giving activities and touchpoints, giving days, giving societies, and special alumni giving programs. The Director will have the proven ability to effectively engage and solicit support from defined and non-defined constituencies. They will create and carry a portfolio of alumni, family, parent, and friend prospects with capacity to make annual gifts of $10,000 to $25,000, while simultaneously structuring and supporting their team’s portfolios.

The Director of Annual Giving will report to the Assistant Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Jacob Korb. The Director will lead a team of two direct reports with the opportunity to consider hiring additional staff in the future. The successful candidate will build and structure their team’s portfolios of annual and leadership annual giving prospects.

Pratt Institute has retained Freeman Philanthropic Services, LLC to facilitate this executive recruitment. Please send confidential inquiries and applications directly to Freeman Philanthropic Services, LLC via e-mail at [email protected].