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uphold gender equality as foundational to progress, affirm diversity as
crucial to educational excellence, value connection and community, empower
individuals for social change, and commit to integrity and academic freedom
in our pursuit of knowledge. Join us in this transformative journey!
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Job Posting Title
Director of Major Gifts and Leadership Annual Giving - Hybrid
Job Description Summary
Admin Exempt
Job Description
Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with Wellesley College in the search for a Director of Major Gifts and Leadership Annual Giving.
In a newly created position, the Director of Major Gifts and Leadership Annual Giving will provide deeper and broader coverage of Wellesley's robust alumnae and donor pool. The Director will serve as part of the frontline unit (principal gifts, gift planning, corporate and foundations relations, major gifts, and leadership annual gifts) while simultaneously creating and overseeing a new fundraising unit comprised of two teams, the Major Gifts (MG) team and the Leadership Annual Giving (LAG) team. The Director also will maintain and grow their own pool of prospects. The Director will identify and use AI programs and other digital and technological resources to complement and supplement officer assignments and to ensure coverage of donors in anticipation of a campaign and for the long-term future. The MG team will be anchored by a seasoned gift officer and will ultimately have up to four additional gift officers to cover a portfolio of 2,200 prospects and donors rated $250K up to $5M. The LAG team will start with three officers to cover a portion of the 6,500 prospects and donors rated between $10K up to $250K, with the potential to grow as the success of the team increases.
Wellesley College was founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant, who were passionate about the higher education of women. The first president, and nearly all the College's early faculty and staff were women. Today, Wellesley is still known as a unique community that continues to send accomplished women out into the world, committed to making a difference. Situated on a breathtaking campus in the quintessentially New England town of Wellesley, and home to over 2,400 of the highest-achieving female undergraduates in the world, Wellesley is a lively learning community dedicated to probing inquiry and creative, cross-disciplinary thinking. With a focus on collaboration, students are encouraged to question, debate, and refine their points of view with each other, and the world-class faculty. As a private, liberal arts institution, Wellesley places a great deal of importance on preparing its graduates for the real world in all senses. The College's full-engagement philosophy ensures that the student voice is central in decision-making with students serving on major committees of the Board of Trustees, participating in faculty searches, and contributing to strategic planning. Accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, Wellesley grants bachelor's degrees in more than 50 majors and boasts an 8:1 student to faculty ratio.
Over 90 percent of students participate in at least one internship during their time at the College, and several hundred students choose to spend a semester, or longer, abroad each year. With a commitment to the importance of experiences beyond the traditional classroom, Wellesley offers more than 150 student organizations and provides both cultural centers and multifaith life on campus.
The College also fields 13 athletic teams that compete in the NCAA Division III New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference, which includes the 2022 NCAA Division III rowing champions. With an alumnae base of more than 35,000, the women of Wellesley continue to support the institution, and one another, long after they leave the beautiful campus. This powerful network of alumnae helped the College raise a record breaking $514 million in its most recent campaign, The Wellesley Effect.
Wellesley's motto, Non Ministrari sed Ministrare (Not to be ministered unto, but to minister), is evident in the College's mission to provide an excellent liberal arts education to women who will make a difference in the world. This mission is advanced by working together as a community, focused on shared values of intellectual discovery and excellence; gender equality; diversity, equity, and inclusion; connection and community; empowerment and social change; and integrity and academic freedom.
Wellesley graduates are ready to make a difference in the world, evidenced by the fact that 98 percent of the most recent graduating class were in jobs, graduate education, the military, or service within six months of graduation. The 2024 US News and World Report ranks Wellesley College as the fourth best national liberal arts college in the nation, #20 in best undergraduate teaching, and sixth in best value schools. Wellesley received an A+ rating from NECHE (New England Commission of Higher Education). Wellesley is the only liberal arts college that consistently rates in the top 50 colleges and universities in producing the largest number of women Ph.D.s in STEM. Considered to have created the most powerful women's network, Wellesley College was ranked #57 in the top colleges and universities of 2023 by Forbes and #36 in private colleges. Not forgetting the beautiful setting of Wellesley, the College was voted first among the best river and lake colleges by College Consensus.
WELLESLEY COLLEGE'S COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE
Wellesley is committed to creating the conditions that make it possible for all students and all members of its community to excel. Inclusive excellence represents the strength of difference and the power this gives Wellesley to fulfill its mission.
Wellesley was founded on the radical idea that women have an equal right to the best education in the country. It still believes-in fact, it knows from experience-that the boldest ideas, the brightest solutions, and the healthiest communities draw on a range of voices, perspectives, and experiences. It is dedicated to ensuring that all members of the Wellesley community have an equal opportunity to flourish, no matter their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, physical ability, or any other category that can be used to divide people.
Wellesley students come from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. They hail from 87 countries of citizenship and 59 countries of residence. At least one language other than English is spoken in 47% percent of students' homes; over 30 languages are spoken on campus. 52 percent of the class of 2023 identify as students of color. 18 percent of students in the class of 2023 will be the first generation in their families to graduate from college. The Office of Intercultural Inclusion and Engagement-whose mission is to promote cultural competence through intercultural programs and activities-equips students with the skills they need for life and leadership in a diverse, inter-dependent, and every-changing world. There are also a multitude of formal and informal advising and mentoring for students of color and LGBTQ+ students. 13 religious organizations serve students from agnostic to Zoroastrian and everything in between.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
The Director of Major Gifts and Leadership Annual Giving will report to the Associate Vice President for Development, Marisa Jaffe and will oversee seven gift officers and a Development Associate.
FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT
Wellesley has a longstanding tradition of educating women who will go on to make a difference in the world. The best and brightest students from across the world join our community to learn from brilliant faculty at the forefront of their fields, explore new interdisciplinary areas of study, and pursue their passions. A Wellesley education prepares students to reach their highest aspirations.
Our alumnae go on to live lives of service and leadership and are passionately committed to ensuring today's students and faculty have the resources they need to thrive. Their unwavering support has enabled Wellesley to continue need-blind admission for all domestic applicants and to meet 100 percent of calculated financial need for admitted students, eliminating socioeconomic status as a barrier to education. Our alumnae helped Wellesley to build a brand-new Science Complex to provide students with access to a first-class STEM education and unique research opportunities unavailable at many undergraduate institutions.
They care deeply about the College, its traditions, and its future. And so do we. The College is looking ahead to its next comprehensive campaign-an ambitious endeavor that will help us fulfill the brilliant promise and unlimited potential of students for generations to come. The Director of Major Gifts and Leadership Annual Giving is critical to our success in this campaign.
I am creating this new position because I feel that we need complete coverage of our alumnae and donor portfolio when we embark on a new campaign. The Director will join a strong team with extensive institutional knowledge and will have the opportunity to build new major gifts and leadership annual giving teams to complement their work. I am looking for someone who thinks creatively and strategically about our philanthropic goals; a fundraiser who can connect with alumnae across a range of ages, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and experiences; and a leader who can motivate a team to inspire prospective donors to support Wellesley.
Wellesley was founded on the radical idea that educating women leads to progress for everyone. I believe in the vital role of women's education in shaping the leaders of tomorrow and am proud that Wellesley is a global leader in teaching and empowering women to change the world. Rarely does one have the opportunity to work at an institution where you can have such an extraordinary impact. I look forward to supporting an equally passionate and energized fundraising leader who will help us lead Wellesley, and the world, toward an extraordinary future.
-Crystal L. Daugherty, Vice President for Development
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Director of Major Gifts and Leadership Annual Giving will
Atrius Health |
Newton-Wellesley Hospital(NWH) |
Roth Staffing Companies |