EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/PRINCIPAL & PLANNED GIFTS & REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The Executive Director of Principal and Planned Gifts and Regional Development supervises a team of regional development directors and reports directly to the Deputy Chief of Advancement and Campaign Strategies. This position serves as the senior advisor and development officer for planned gifts that range from simple bequests to complicated transformational philanthropic investments. This position is responsible for developing and implementing a communication plan to promote planned giving opportunities and services to alumni and other prospective donors, along with managing a portfolio of donors and philanthropic partnerships that lead to significant increases in major, principal, and planned gifts. The Executive Director has the added responsibility to raise upwards of $3,000,000 annually.

Bachelor’s degree.
Six years of experience in planned gift fundraising and legal/financial experience with charitable gift planning, including tax and inheritance law.
Experience developing and implementing a successful marketing plan for a planned giving program.
Supervisory experience.
Considerable knowledge of best practices in planned giving, including relevant rules, regulations, and programs/policies which comply with various planned giving vehicles.
Considerable knowledge and a successful record of donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
Extensive knowledge of and skill in using fundraising databases and planned giving software.
Ability to project a positive attitude that enables effective teambuilding and mentorship.
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain relationships with a diverse constituent base.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Master’s degree.
Eight years of fundraising experience.
Experience working in higher education.
Comprehensive campaign experience.
Demonstrated track record of securing six and seven figure major and/or planned gifts.
Demonstrated ability to mentor and train other development professionals.

Manages a select portfolio of upward of 125 significant prospects and philanthropic partnerships with the responsibility to raise upwards of $3,000,000 annually in major, principle and planned gifts.
Works with donors (and their financial advisors) to market, negotiate, and close a wide range of outright and planned giving arrangements including, but not limited to, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder and lead trusts, retained life estates, gifts of real estate, life insurance, and bequests.
Develops and implement a communication plan to promote planned giving opportunities and services to alumni and other prospective donors, including a gift planning website, e-newsletter, social media posts, customized estate planning guide, and a wide variety of electronic and print publications.
Provides planned giving materials, proposal language, and relevant training to the Advancement team and university leaders.
Supervises assigned development and support staff, including regional development officers.
Works with assigned staff members to develop, implement, and evaluate fundraising business plans and donor strategies designed to meet/exceed fundraising goals and objectives.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisors are expected to support the Leadership Standards of Central Michigan University and foster a culture that inspires excellence. The Leadership Standards define how we lead and treat others in our teams. As leaders, it is our responsibility to seek input from our teams to continuously improve leadership abilities and demonstration of the standards. Additionally, it is our responsibility to encourage and support the growth and development of those whom we lead. At CMU, we encourage employees to grow both personally and professionally, and thus advance CMU’s culture of excellence.

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

Supervisors are expected to support the Leadership Standards of Central Michigan University and foster a culture that inspires excellence. Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.

CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex‐based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see https://www.cmich.edu/offices-departments/OCRIE).

 

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Office: 103 E. Preston St.
Bovee University Center, suite 306
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
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