Tarleton State University · 7 hours ago
Director of Development, College of Business
Stephenville, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$54K/yr - $76K/yr
5+ years expTarleton State University is a distinguished Doctoral National Comprehensive University, inviting applications for the position of Director of Development for the College of Business. This role offers the opportunity to lead fundraising efforts, build a comprehensive development program, and enhance alumni engagement to support the College's mission and priorities.
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Responsibilities
Work closely with Advancement leadership to enable specific events and opportunities established by the Office of the President, with the Director expected to provide dedicated support to ensure full coordination and successful execution
Assume a supporting and coordinating role for the College on all applicable presidential events involving the college and college leadership. It will be the Director’s responsibility to fulfill requirements for the College as established by the Office of the President for Presidential events and experiences. Such requirements may include:
Providing information essential to guest lists
Supporting operational facets of select events
Providing information essential to presidential briefings
Supporting strategic engagement through the President’s Office such as:
President’s Suite for Tarleton State Football
The Tarleton State University Gala
President’s Suite for Tarleton State Basketball
Identifying sources of support and sponsorship for presidential events
Provide prompt and professional responses to the Office of the President related to requests for information
Evaluate the existing College of Business donor base to identify philanthropic opportunities
Execute concentrated prospect research to prioritize the College’s donor portfolio and identify early opportunities for impact
Collaborate closely with the College of Business dean and leadership to codify priorities established by the dean that align with philanthropic funding
Align philanthropic prospects with COB strategic priorities to successfully advance the dean’s vision and the mission of the College
Subscribe to Institutional Advancement’s moves-management model to demonstrate success vis-à-vis defined fundraising goals:
Solicitations
Gifts closed
Donors engaged
Donors retained
New donors acquired
Collaborate with Advancement Services to diligently execute concentrated prospect research to identify new sources of support
Partner with Advancement’s director of foundation relations to pursue foundation funding aligned with approved priorities
Serve as lead coordinator on major College of Business events following direction from the dean and College of Business leadership
Team with Advancement’s annual fund and donor relations director to develop a best-practice strategy to increase the number of donors to the College (at all levels)
Team with Advancement’s annual fund and donor relations director to leverage the Texan Excellence Fund to expand, at growing levels, the College’s alumni giving percentage
Team with Advancement’s annual fund and donor relations director to establish and deliver consistent, targeted stewardship through the College of Business that maintains engagement with donors and incentivizes additional giving
Team with Advancement’s annual fund and donor relations director to support donor-centric events for the College that yield important revenue for the College and personalized experiences for donors
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree Required
Five (5) years of professional fundraising experience, with strong preference given to a candidate with higher education fundraising experience
Preferred
Master's Degree Preferred
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package for full-time and qualifying part-time employees
Company
Tarleton State University
Tarleton State University is a school in Stephenville.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (24)
2024 (15)
2023 (11)
2022 (7)
2021 (7)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.13MKey Investors
"US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation"
2023-09-28Grant· $0.13M
Leadership Team
Dr. James L. Hurley
President & CEO
Lori Beaty, CPA
Executive Vice President for Finance & Administration/Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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