Annual Fund Digital Gift Coord
Reporting to the Annual Giving Coordinator, the Annual Fund Digital Gift Coordinator for the Virginia Tech Athletic Fund (VTAF) will assist the Annual Giving Coordinator in carrying out designated duties and responsibilities for the Virginia Tech Athletic Annual Giving Program. This highly motivated professional will focus on long-term, multi-year objectives for growing revenue and building relationships with donors. Responsible for planning, creating and executing digital fundraising efforts and strategies that engage new donors, renew past donors, and upgrade current donors; including developing and delivering fundraising campaigns using online channels such as ScaleFunder, marketing automation, google analytics, social media, and more. This person will demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and interact with donors on a daily basis, with assigned prospects.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and experience or Master’s degree. Demonstrated experience in athletic fundraising, web/digital fundraising, athletic marketing, alumni relations, or related fields. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of fundraising practices and principles. Demonstrated strong computer skills in Microsoft Suite Office, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator Superb writing skills and attention to detail are both necessary. Excellent interpersonal skills to relate to and establish relationships with donors, volunteers and colleagues. Self-motivated with ability to set strategic goals while implementing fundraising principles and tactics. |
Preferred qualifications:
Preference given to candidates with a master’s degree in sports management or related fields.
Experience with Relational database CRM systems such as Blackbaud CRM
Experience using the Paciolan platform: Automation, Google Ads/Analytics
Experience working in athletic annual giving or related field.
Experience in athletic higher education.
Preference given to candidates possessing an understanding of donor/ticketing/constituent database systems and the ability to analyze data, extract conclusions, and use findings to implement plans.
The successful Candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check
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