About this role
The Assistant/Associate Director, Major Gifts is responsible for driving revenue growth, setting strategy, and supporting team efforts to secure major gifts while building a strong pipeline of donors. Reporting to the Executive Director of Major Gifts, the Assistant/Associate Director manages a portfolio of approximately 100+ prospects and donors, including alumni, parents, families, and friends of Skidmore College. This role focuses on soliciting gifts of $50,000 and higher and recruiting and managing fundraising volunteers. The Assistant/Associate Director partners with Advancement Research to identify and qualify new prospects, oversees solicitation strategies for annual and non-annual gifts, and develops individualized stewardship plans. The position works closely with Advancement colleagues, volunteers, administrators, and faculty across campus to advance institutional priorities and philanthropic goals.