TKE Educational Foundation Needs You
Major and Planned Gift Officer
Compensation: Competitive Salary and Benefits
The TKE Educational Foundation is in need of a Major and Planned Gift Officer who will be stationed on the West Coast. If you already live in this area and are interested in affecting Tau Kappa Epsilon in an official capacity for the Fraternity's fundraising arm, we want you. Read the information below and
apply by
April 30, 2012.
Key Job Duties
The Major and Planned Gift Officers will be expected to manage portfolios of 150 major and planned gift prospects. As principal donor strategists, they will work to deepen donor relationships with the Foundation and move donors up in their giving. Officers will conduct direct cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of major and planned gifts, while engaging the
Foundation President,
Fraternity CEO, other
Fraternity staff,
Foundation board members and
Fraternity board members, as appropriate, in these efforts.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university.
- Minimum 3-5 years fundraising experience (or related field) with an emphasis on major gift relationship building.
- Experience developing major gift closing strategies, including advanced cultivation efforts, solicitation and stewardship/recognition.
- Basic knowledge of planned giving vehicles.
- Exceptional personal and written communication skills that are effective across a variety of constituencies.
- High degree of technological proficiency, including past experience working with constituent management software and Microsoft Office.
- Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential preferred but not required.
- Ability to work remotely from major Western city e.g. Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle or Denver with easy air access to territory.
Foundation Staff
In addition to two Major and Planned Gift Officers, the Foundation has a development manager to work closely with Fraternity staff in managing the day-to-day operations of the Foundation. The Major and Planned Gift Officers are expected to spend at least 50% of their time traveling and depending on who is hired, may be assigned to specific regions. Each will report directly to the President/CEO.
The Organization
The TKE Educational Foundation is the non-profit arm of one of the largest social Fraternities in the world - Tau Kappa Epsilon. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana in a beautiful new 23,000 square foot Headquarters. The TKE Educational Foundation has an alumni base of 250,000 members and an undergraduate membership it serves of nearly 11,000 young men on 290 College and University campuses in the United States and Canada.
Just more than 50 years old, the Foundation has more than doubled its asset base in the last five years to more than $6 million. The outstanding
Board of Directors of the Foundation consists of well-respected civic and business leaders who reside throughout the country. The Board works closely with the Foundation’s President,
Gary A. Reed who has served in this role since 2005.
To Apply
Send resume, salary history and cover letter to
Gary Reed. Deadline for applications is
April 30, 2012.
Do not call regarding this opening. All applicants will be informed of the search progress.
TKE is an equal opportunity employer. As such, TKE does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, membership in the uniformed services or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including selection, job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training.
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