Job Summary

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The University Annual Giving Team (UAG) in the Office of University Development (OUD), is excited to add an Annual Giving Alumni Donor Acquisition Specialist to the team.

Reporting to the UAG Associate Director, you will support the broader fundraising community by focusing their efforts on philanthropically re-engaging alumni with the university. You will work across the university annual giving team to identify giving opportunities that may resonate with non-donor alumni. You will create content and manage standalone solicitation efforts to support those efforts. Also, you will help to develop reporting that assesses the efficacy of current donor acquisition efforts and identify additional opportunities to engage the alumni non donor population.

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Responsibilities*

• Create, plan, and implement programming that identifies alumni non donors who have not made a gift to Michigan in at least the past six years.
• Solicit the non donors through mail, email, and digital channels for support to areas they may have an affinity for, and steward them in the hopes they become repeat donors.
• Help develop plans for donor engagement, pipeline development and solicitation improvement by working with teams and the community to help partners best leverage existing programming to increase new donor counts.
• Provide annual giving expertise, including regular, value-added analysis and program review.
• Develop reporting tools and presentations to identify acquisition opportunities, advocate for acquisition investment, and highlight the importance of acquiring new donors to the fundraising community.

Required Qualifications*

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience
• One or more years of work experience in a professional environment with increasing levels of personal responsibility
• Working knowledge of database software
• Experience in a team environment

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Additional Information

This is a full time, term-limited position ending after two (2) years from the hire date and is eligible for UM benefits. Before the end of the term limit, it could be considered for a term extension or for transition to an open-ended position.

This is a hybrid role requiring at least 2 days per week in office.

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For additional information about this position and to review other current openings in Development, please visit our website at: https://giving.umich.edu/um/careers

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

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The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.

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