Assistant​/Associate Athletics Director For Development

Job Overview

Full-time benefited position through The Bulldog Foundation (BDF). BDF is the fundraising arm of Fresno State Athletics and provides Bulldog alumni, fans, and friends with the opportunity to support Fresno State student-athletes.

• Coordinate and track major gift fundraising efforts by the Bulldog Foundation, including capital projects and the annual fund.
• Supervise and evaluate the Associate Director of Development and Development Officer.
• Lead the coordination of the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of donors in the “Green V Society” ($10,000+) and “Meyers Champions Circle” donors.
• Act as a major gift fundraiser, identify and cultivate prospective donors, solicit major gifts and steward major gift donors.
• Aggressively identify and formally qualify new prospects and existing donors through personal visits, phone calls, correspondence, events and university activities to meet donor goals.
• Manage a portfolio of primarily new/discovery prospects.
• Create written proposals and case statements for solicitation of individuals and organizations. Coordinate clearance with other development officers and administrators.
• Conduct stewardship, including gift acknowledgements/thank you correspondence, recognition, communications, and special events for “Green V Society” and “Meyers Champions Circle” donors.
• Collaborate with development staff, coaches, faculty, program directors, other university administrators, and volunteers to identify, qualify, cultivate, and solicit prospective donors.
• Identify, cultivate, and solicit major gifts: regularly meet and communicate with potential donors, rank and prioritize potential donors, listen to passions of potential donors and further engage them, collaborate with athletic and campus colleagues to strategize, then solicit potential donors for gifts, thank donors promptly and continue appropriate stewardship of them.
• Perform special duties and projects as requested by the Director of Athletics and the Associate Athletics Director for Development.
• Assist with marketing, public relations, and ticket sales efforts to meet annual goals of attracting an increasing number of gifts to the Bulldog Foundation, and establish and maintain corporate relationships to increase donation levels, season tickets, and corporate sponsor ships.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive prospecting plan for university alumni, with an emphasis on identifying and qualifying prospective donors who are potential high-end annual ($2,500+) and major gift ($100K+) prospects using tools provided by the Office of Prospect Management and Analytics.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Two (2) or more years of collegiate athletics development or related experience, preferably within a Division I institution.
• Experience managing a major gift donor portfolio or business clientele.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Experience working with Advance and Paciolan donor and ticketing software preferred.

Assistant Athletics Director of Development: $6,800.00 - $7,666.67 per month ($81,600 - $92,000 annually). Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement, vacation, sick leave and holiday pay.

Associate Athletics Director of Development: $7,500.00 - $8,333.33 per month ($90,000 - $100,000 annually). Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement, vacation, sick leave and holiday pay.

Employer will assist with relocation costs.

Application review begins December 1, 2025. Position will remain open until filled.

Please submit a cover letter, resume and references to bulldogfoundationsnostate.edu.

Resumes will not be accepted without a completed application.

Application can be found at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..pdf

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Employment for this position is by The Bulldog Foundation. This is not a State of California position.

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