Assistant/Associate Director, Yale Alumni Fund; BR
Listed on 2026-02-06
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Non-Profit & Social Impact
Community Health, Fundraising / Charity, Non-Profit / Outreach, Volunteer / Humanitarian
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Bargaining Unit
None - Not included in the union (Yale Union Group)
University Job Title
Development Officer
- Annual Giving
Bargaining Unit
None - Not included in the union (Yale Union Group)
Time Type
Full time
Duration Type
Regular
Compensation Grade
development
Compensation Grade Profile
Development Officer (Ungraded)
Wage Ranges
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Searchable Job Family
Development
Total # of hours to be worked:
37.5
Work Week
Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
Work Location
Central Campus
Worksite Address
157 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Work Model
Hybrid
Position Focus
The Yale Alumni Fund seeks an Assistant/Associate Director to elevate fundraising and volunteer management efforts. Yale’s annual fund programs, which include Yale College, Yale Parents, and Graduate School and Professional Schools, raise unrestricted funds to support the university's core needs, from financial aid and enriching student life, to teaching and research. As an Assistant/Associate Director, you will work as a frontline fundraiser in the Yale annual giving team regularly connecting with prospective donors and volunteers through individual visits, phone, and email to solicit gifts to the university.
Additionally, you will recruit and partner with a substantial group of dedicated volunteers to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward alumni, driving engagement and expanding broad-based donor support in strategic ways to provide a sustainable source of revenue in support of Yale’s mission. As an Assistant/Associate Director you may also support student events by providing event management and marketing strategy, and serve as a resource to annual fund professional school colleagues.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in project management while overseeing multiple priorities and be familiar with relational databases. The Yale Alumni Fund is an integral component of Yale University's For Humanity Campaign, a university-wide fundraising initiative that aims to address the most critical challenges facing our world. Note that business title and salary will be commensurate with experience.
Essential Duties
- Identifies, cultivates and solicits Yale alumni/alumnae and friends who are capable of making major gifts to the University; creates and presents proposals for consideration according to donor's interest and financial situation.
2. Initiates and maintains contact with prospective donors. Visits specified regions to cultivate prospective donors.
3. Acts as liaison among the Office of Development, University Officers, various University departments and donors.
4. Solicits major gifts in a geographical region working with donors directly and working with volunteers, Yale administrators and other department colleagues. Develops, writes and presents proposals appropriate to donor's interest and financial situation. Initiates and maintains contact with prospective donors.
5. Develops financial solicitation programs and meet activity and revenue goals. Promotes positive donor relations. Raises major gifts to fund University programs and enhance development efforts of Schools and Units, with an emphasis on the priorities of the Yale Tomorrow campaign.
6. Devises and recommends cultivation and solicitation strategies. Determines and executes events and programs in support of development activities. Recognizes disinterested donors and devises strategies to redirect their interests.
7. Interacts with external contacts such as volunteers, alumni/ae, friends and other prospective donors to cultivate and solicit gifts. Proactively engages Yale Tomorrow campaign volunteers in a variety of roles, including identification, cultivation, solicitation and events.
8. Interacts with internal contacts such as Deans, Directors, faculty, officers and other Development staff to consult on University needs, formulates proposal strategies and identifies potential donors.
9. Evaluates various gift opportunities and giving vehicles; recommends the most suitable for a particular donor. Assesses success of development events and programs and recommends changes. 10. Keeps abreast of University…
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