Director, Foundation Relations
- Employer
- Kennesaw State University
- Location
- Kennesaw
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Director, Foundation Relations
Job ID: 255620
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
About Us
Find your wings at KSU!
Are you ready to join a community leading in innovative teaching and learning? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With our growing enrollment and global reach, we are enjoying increased prominence among Georgia's colleges. We offer more than 150 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to over 43,000 students. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics also draw students from throughout the region and from 92 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, diversity, career opportunities, and rich benefits make us an employer of choice. We are searching for talented people to join our mission. Come to KSU and find your passion.
Location
Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144.
Job Summary
Key role in KSU's institutional giving program, helping to develop and implement an overall fundraising strategy to secure new and renewed funding in support of KSU's mission and goals. Responsible for generating over $4 million in annual contributed revenue from corporate and private foundations. Manages a portfolio of over 75 prospects and concentrates on five to six-figure gifts. Primary responsibility is stewarding existing relationships while continuing to grow the portfolio through the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of new corporate, foundation and government prospects. Ensures that the various reports required from the funders are completed and are delivered on time. Works with deans and directors of development in assigned colleges to develop funding request strategy for individual colleges and faculty. The unit serves as the clearinghouse for private proposal submissions campus wide.
Responsibilities
1. Researches, cultivates, solicits, and stewards corporate and private foundation donors to achieve fundraising goals
2. Writes, edits, proofreads, and submits grant proposals, letters of inquiry, acknowledgment letters, final reports, budget documents, and other materials
3. Works directly with foundations to solicit gifts and build strong community support for programs at Kennesaw State University
4. Ensures prompt acknowledgment of all gifts related to foundation giving
5. Tracks gifts and goals, meets deadlines for proposals and reporting
6. Maintains accurate records for all actions, gifts, and relationships
7. Plans and produces budget documents, program activity reports and other updates in collaboration with faculty and staff, Kennesaw Research Foundation, other campus and advancement and development partners
8. Works with staff, board, and other internal and external partners to set and achieve goals, produce written materials, and meet grant expectations
9. Represents Kennesaw State University to internal and external partners to grow and maintain key relationships
10. Schedules and coordinates agency site visits with corporate and foundation representatives
11. Participates in and assists with department events and cultivation activities as needed
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education
Other Required Qualifications
Current, valid and unrestricted Georgia driver's license
Required Experience
Seven (7) years of experience in foundation relations, development and/or equivalent related experience
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's degree from an accredited institution of higher education
Preferred Experience
Previous experience in higher education foundation relations or development.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
ABILITIES
Able to manage goals and coordinate contacts within a busy schedule of proposals and with many relationships
Able to demonstrate the creativity of approach and ability to work as a member of a team to craft the right proposal for the funding source
Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time, meeting assigned deadlines
KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of fundraising protocols and regulations
Maintains knowledge and keeps up to date with industry best practices
SKILLS
Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem solving, independent judgment, organization, communication (verbal and written), time management, project management and presentation skills
Must have strong analytical skills, able to analyze data and develop targeted development strategies and written proposals based on research
Must be extremely organized and able to plan and implement strategies within a complex environment. Proficient with computer applications and programs associated with the position (i.e., Microsoft Office suite; Blackbaud system and/or other fundraising systems)
Strong attention to detail and follow up skills
Strong writing and customer service skills and phone and e-mail etiquette
Equal Employment Opportunity
Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Kennesaw State University to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, national, origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or status as a protected Veteran. Kennesaw State University is a participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify) effective October 15, 2007.
Participant ID: 61415
Other Information
This is not a supervisory position.
This position has financial responsibilities.
This position will be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position may travel 25% - 49% of the time
Background Check
- Standard Enhance
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Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.
All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.
https://www.usg.edu/hr/assets/hr/hrap_manual/HRAP_Background_Investigation_Employment.pdf
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Organization
Founded in 1963, Kennesaw State University (KSU) is the third-largest in the University System of Georgia with more than 22,500 undergraduate and graduate students representing 142 countries.
KSU is located just northwest of Atlanta in Cobb County near historic Kennesaw Mountain, allowing students to experience the best of Atlanta while enjoying the serenity of a 384-acre, beautifully landscaped pedestrian-friendly campus.
Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), KSU offers 70 bachelor's, master's and doctorate degree programs including undergraduate degrees in education, health, business, the humanities, the arts, science and math and graduate degree programs in nursing, business, information systems, conflict management, public administration, education and professional writing. The university’s expanding doctoral programs currently offer a Doctorate of Education in Leadership for Learning, Doctorate of Business Administration and Doctorate of Nursing.
Additionally, nursing students from Kennesaw State have one of the highest passing rates on the statewide licensing exam and are highly sought-after in the medical community, while the College of Education is the second-largest preparer of teachers in the state. The Executive MBA program, housed in the Coles College of Business, is the second-largest program in the country and has been recognized by BusinessWeek.
KSU’s national reputation has gained steam and has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report for the past two years as an “Up-and-Coming Masters University in the South,” ranking among the top ten (8th) in the 2010 issue of “America’s Best Colleges.” In addition, the university’s First-Year Experience has been named an “Academic Program to Look For” by U.S.News for seven consecutive years and was named one of 12 founding institutions in a project called "Foundations of Excellence in the First Year of College."
The university has committed itself to expanding the global experience of students, faculty and staff through its Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), known as the "Global Learning for Engaged Citizenship" initiative, which began in 2007. This program focuses on increasing opportunities for international learning experiences. In spring 2009, KSU awarded its first Global Engagement Certification to graduate and undergraduate students. This certification recognizes students’ achievements in learning global perspectives and developing intercultural skills.
As a destination campus, KSU offers students plenty of opportunities to experience campus life by participating in more than 150 student groups and organizations, including student government, sororities and fraternities, club and intramural sports, social and special-interest organizations, student publications and honor societies.
In 2009, the Kennesaw State Owls completed a reclassification from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I, competing in the Atlantic Sun Conference. During the transition from 2005-2009, KSU teams have won six Atlantic Sun Conference tournaments in five sports, including men’s indoor and outdoor track, women’s soccer, softball and cross-country.
Kennesaw State University has been recognized as one of the top universities in the country by the Chronicle of Higher Education’s “2009 Great Colleges to Work For.” KSU was recognized among the top 10 schools in six categories – confidence in senior leadership, teaching environment, collaborative governance, professional/career development programs, physical work space conditions and post-retirement benefits.
Kennesaw State was originally established by the University System of Georgia as Kennesaw Junior College serving 1,000 students. The college became a four-year institution in 1976 and was named Kennesaw College in 1977. In 1988, on its 25th anniversary, it was named Kennesaw State College and in 1996 became Kennesaw State University.
- Telephone
- 470-578-6000
- Location
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1000 Chastain Road
Kennesaw
GA
30144
US
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