Yale University · 1 week ago
Assistant/Associate Director, Yale Alumni Fund
New Haven, CT
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff
2+ years expYale University is seeking an Assistant/Associate Director for the Yale Alumni Fund to enhance fundraising and volunteer management efforts. This role involves connecting with prospective donors and volunteers, managing alumni relations, and implementing effective fundraising programs to support the university's core needs.
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Responsibilities
Develops revenue and donor goals; develops and implements effective fundraising programs for each assigned class or constituency, including external personal visits, personalized written campaigns, phonathons, social media, direct mail, and email
Recruits, trains, and manages a substantial group of alumni volunteers; creates communications to large number of volunteers; supervises mass mailings to volunteers; informs volunteers of updated information and deadlines; evaluates individual donor and volunteer needs and provides other personal support. Has the authority to represent the University to alumni donors and volunteers
Advises, educates, and solicits potential alumni donors through external face-to-face meetings, phone contacts, and written communications
Monitors, on a weekly basis, annual giving solicitation strategies as well as participation and dollar goals for all supported classes. Identifies opportunities/needs to adjust strategies in order to reach fund raising goals. Implements new and modified strategies as needed
Continually reviews alumni donor profiles to identify potential top annual donors and determines individual solicitation strategies
Develops, fosters and maintains positive alumni relations to keep alumni engaged and disposed to give back to the University
Coordinates special annual programs with a targeted focus
Plans and attends meetings and events on and off campus
May perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Outstanding organizational and interpersonal skills, including attention to detail
Ability to handle diverse, simultaneous tasks and attend to follow-through
Professionalism, maturity, and the ability to maintain strict confidentiality
Commitment to an inclusive workplace
Highly motivated and energetic, ability to show initiative and work independently
Outgoing personality and ability to initiate and enjoy direct communication with alumni; customer-service orientation
Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite tools and the willingness to learn new online tools and database programs as needed
Bachelor's Degree in a related field and two years of direct fundraising, marketing, communications or volunteer management experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Preferred
Familiarity with fundraising/relational/marketing databases
Demonstrated success in project management while overseeing multiple priorities
Company
Yale University
Yale University is a research and education institution that prioritizes its students.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (355)
2024 (449)
2023 (214)
2022 (208)
2021 (190)
2020 (155)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$42.86MKey Investors
Bezos Earth FundAlfred P. Sloan FoundationHyundai Hope On Wheels
2025-10-23Grant
2025-05-21Grant· $0.05M
2023-01-01Grant· $1.27M
Leadership Team
Geoffrey Chatas
Senior Vice President for Operations
Jack Callahan
Senior Vice President for Operations
Recent News
2025-12-10
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