Assistant/Associate Director, Annual Giving

The Hamilton Fund is one of the top performing college annual giving programs in the US, regularly in the top 10% and often used as a benchmark for others. With greater competition from local, regional and national not-for-profits, we are re-imagining the work to build a new path for annual giving in academia. To that end, the focus is on securing and retaining talent who are looking for a highly rewarding, fast-paced professional experience; working with a dedicated team and incredibly loyal alumni and parents.

This position will work with the Hamilton Fund leadership team to help develop and implement a new strategic direction to engage Hamilton's Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD Group). These alumni make up 25% of all Hamilton Graduates and engaging them is essential to increasing alumni participation to the Hamilton Fund.

This is an exempt position with a pay range of $57,459 - $60,000 for an Assistant Director and $61,000 - $63,000 for an Associate Director.

The Assistant/Associate Director will:

• Identify new opportunities for engagement, both through events and working with volunteers. They will look to convert GOLD alumni engaging with the College in other ways (Career Center, Virtual Events, etc.) to become donors to the Hamilton Fund.
• Liaise with Hamilton Fund volunteers and help facilitate their peer-to-peer solicitation efforts for the GOLD classes, including the 5th and 10th reunion classes.
• Cultivate relationships with, and manage strategies for, an individual portfolio of prospects within the Hamilton Fund. As part of this work, the person filling this role will have opportunities to qualify, steward and develop donors to secure, retain and upgrade Hamilton Fund GOLD Leadership level gifts. 
• Make solicitation calls to prospective Hamilton Fund donors.  The successful candidate must be comfortable asking for money.
• Collaborate and work closely with the student-led Senior Gift Campaign with the graduating class, working with them on programs to facilitate their engagement as they graduate into the alumni body.
• Develop strategic partnerships with athletic teams, student organizations, and campus departments to communicate opportunities and construct various student engagement programs and events to develop tomorrow's alumni leaders who will inspire peer alumni to become informed, involved and invested in Hamilton College.
• Plan and implement programs and events which inspire a culture of service, philanthropy and engagement among students at Hamilton. The Assistant/Associate Director will identify opportunities for campus partnerships in creating a successful 4-year student engagement and philanthropy program.
• Travel both independently and with other staff for both engagement and portfolio management. 

Responsibilities

• GOLD Group Programs (70% of time allocation)
  • GOLD engagement programs (25% of time allocation)
  • Manage GOLD portfolio (20% of time allocation)
  • Coordinate Hamilton Fund volunteers and their peer-to-peer solicitation efforts (25% of time allocation)
• Student Philanthropy program (30% of time allocation)
• Other duties as assigned.

About Hamilton College

United States. Founded in 1793 as the Hamilton-Oneida Academy; chartered in 1812 as Hamilton College; third oldest college established in New York State. Our mission is to provide an educational experience that emphasizes academic excellence and the development of students as human beings, as we prepare them to make choices and accept the responsibilities of citizenship in a democratic world of intellect and diversity. Hamilton's 1,350-acre campus is situated on a hilltop overlooking the picturesque village of Clinton, N.Y. The College is eight miles southwest of Utica, 45 minutes east of Syracuse, one hour from the Adirondack Park to the northeast and 90 minutes west of Albany.