Director of Donor and Alumni Engagement

Salary: $82,000.00 - $90,000.00 Annually
Location : Auraria Campus, CO
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 2020-00762
Division: Office of the President
Department: CCD Foundation
Opening Date: 02/14/2025
Closing Date: 2/18/2025 12:00 PM Mountain
Position Type: Administrative/Technical/Professional

Purpose/Summary

This position is only open to current employees of the Community College of Denver. External applicants will not be considered.

Community College of Denver is seeking individuals with demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and work environment. CCD values the ability to work effectively with students, families, faculty, instructors and staff of diverse backgrounds.
Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities - Donors & Development

• Under the direction of the Foundation Executive Director, develop and manage an overall donor engagement/development plan
  • Develop strategic goals for individual and organizational giving
  • Responsible for identifying, cultivating, and stewarding new donors, including individuals, corporations and foundations.
  • Create and maintain a portfolio of current and potential donors who give up to $10,000/year
  • Assist Executive Director in preparing for any large donor gift opportunities
  • Develop specific goals for donor-level commitments each year, aligning these donor goals with the overall foundation strategic plan.
• Create and manage systems and technology to communicate and engage with donors.
  • Develop and design various targeted communication streams to engage donors: social media, email campaigns, phone appeals, and personal touchpoints 1:1
  • As part of the Foundation team, develop and execute various donor in-person events: personal meetings, small gatherings, and galas.
  • Strategically engage donors in their philanthropic interests, in various industries, and desired communication formats.
• Report to Foundation Board of Directors and the Development Committee. on development activities and KPIs leading to strategic goals
• Engage and manage all donor relations for scholarship donors, including letters of acknowledgment, website listings, and student engagement.
• Represent the foundation in the community, attending events and seeking opportunities for speaking at events that will help facilitate and encourage new donor engagement.

Responsibilities - Alumni

• Develop and manage an overall alumni engagement plan and strategic approach to alumni engagement.
• Establish the Alumni Association, its branding, website, and any collateral support materials for the purposes of communication and engagement
• Develop and design various targeted communication streams to engage alumni: social media, email campaigns, phone appeals, and personal touchpoints 1:1
• As part of the Foundation team, develop and execute various alumni in-person events: personal meetings, small gatherings, and galas.
• Strategically engage alumni in their interests, industry, and desired communication formats.
• Develop specific goals for donor-level commitments each year, aligning these alumni donor goals with the overall foundation strategic plan.
• Together with the Executive Director, maintain a regular schedule of community events or speaking engagements that will help facilitate and encourage alumni engagement.

Responsibilities - Supervisory

• Supervise work-study students
• Manage hiring, create job listings, approve timesheets, create schedules, assign projects
• Attend work study supervisor trainings throughout the year
• Supervise Development Assistant
• Manage hiring, create job listings, approve timesheets, create schedules, assign projects
• Develop plan for professional development, providing feedback on a regular basis, as well as an annual review in conjunction with the Executive Director.
• Attend supervisor trainings throughout the year
• Manage Volunteers
• Create volunteer pathways for alumni, staff, and donors
• Communicate volunteer opportunities
• Work with Foundation staff to manage volunteers

Responsibilities - Administrative

• Manage daily office operations, including but not limited to:
• Board meetings, policy creation and documents, and any Board support activities: slide deck, agendas, day-of logistics, etc.
• Support all administrative functions when Development Assistant or work study students are not available

Responsibilities - Communications

• Develop and manage all Foundation communications, including but not limited to:
• Design regular e-newsletters sent to all constituents and various subsets within our database
• Create and curate all copy and content for foundation communications
• Work with Creative Services to create collateral materials, flyers, logos, and any other printed and electronic pieces that support communications, events, and donor, alumni, staff, and student engagement.
• Ensure that information on the Foundation website is up-to-date.
• Design and post all social media campaigns and appeals, keeping all channels current
• Monitor performance of electronic communications and social channels, utilizing analytics to adjust and update audience, times, messaging, etc.

Responsibilities - Scholarships & Grants

• Manage and track all scholarships:
  • Coordinate with Financial Aid to review and approve awards and distributions
  • Track students, thank donors, and provide student engagement opportunities
  • Identify and solicit new scholarship donors and steward current scholarship donor pool through touch points, events, and engagement opportunities.
  • Provide regular reporting to Executive Director on status of spend and budget, donors, and any new or potential scholarship donors.
  • Track and properly report out to COSI and system office
• Manage and track all grant awards:
  • Attend any meetings with CCD stakeholders, grants director, and others about status of grants
  • Provide regular reports to Executive Director on status of grants
  • Assist with donor grant reporting

Responsibilities - Events/Appeals/Fundraising

• Oversee event operations and ensure seamless execution of all Foundation events, providing oversight of the team process:
  • Work with Executive Director on strategic planning for events, including fundraising, communications, and execution
  • Create a planning/development calendar that includes events and fundraisers
  • Provide oversight for logistics and event planning
  • Manage work studies and their jobs/projects for the event
  • Create/design event communications
• Work with other departments and staff to develop and execute institutional events for the community and our current/future partners and donors.
• Develop and execute plans for fundraising appeals throughout the year, including goals, strategies, communications, and tactical details, including:
  • End of Year Giving Appeal
  • CO Gives Day Appeal
  • CCD Day of Giving
  • Employee Giving

Responsibilities - College

• Currently serving as Team Lead for Microgrants in the multi-year Moonshot for Equity Initiative
• Other duties or leadership responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications
Required Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum five years of development experience in a non-profit or charitable organization, including:
• Experience creating and executing development plans and strategies
• Experience in donor identification, cultivation, and stewardship
• Experience with non-profit donor/constituent donor database software
• Prior management and supervisory experience, including
  • Development support staff
  • Volunteers, including external board members and event support volunteers
• Prior experience in developing and managing small and large donor events
• Experience in communications and marketing mediums, social media mediums, and other donor-targeted communications
• Proven experience in external community engagement, including public speaking.
• Bachelors degree
• Preference for an advanced degree, Masters degree, and/or fundraising certifications
• Preference for additional professional development education in fundraising-related skills, non-profit management, and governance.

Supplemental Information
Our campus is located in downtown Denver, adjacent to two light rail stations, and just minutes away from shopping, restaurants, and event venues. When you visit our campus, it will be immediately evident that our faculty, staff, and instructors are passionate about serving our diverse student population. At CCD our passion is to help others, and we offer career pathways that will make a difference in the lives of our students.
If you are interested in sharing our passion for student success, CCD offers generous medical, dental, vision, life, and retirement options. We also offer the opportunity to expand your education, and those of your dependents, through our tuition reimbursement program.
CCD is a Learning College where policies, programs and practices support learning as the major priority. The Community College of Denver is an Equal Employment Opportunity Educational Employer.
Background checks will be conducted on all finalists for employment consideration.
CCD recognizes that administration, faculty, instructors, and staff reflect the diversity of its students and community and prohibits employment and student discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
For a complete review of the benefits we offer, please click on the following link:

https://www.cccs.edu/employee-resources/employee-benefits/.
SELECTION PROCESS
Preliminary screening will be made on the basis of completed application packet submitted by candidate. Completed application packet includes: a letter of interest of no more than five pages, addressing in general the items under "Primary Duties" and specifically each item under "Minimum Qualifications"; an online application; resume; and transcripts. All candidates, including current Community College of Denver

employees must submit a complete application packet which includes all material listed above.
Only completed application packets will move forward for screening. Please review the job duties and minimum requirements carefully. Meeting the minimum qualifications for a particular position does not assure the applicant an interview. Selected applicants will be invited by the screening committee for interviews. All application materials become the property of Community College of Denver and cannot be copied.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

Interested applicants must submit a complete application packet at which includes:

Electronic Application, Click 'New Resume' at the bottom of this page

Cover Letter

Resume

References - Names, phone numbers, addresses, & email addresses of three professional references

Copies of transcripts, unofficial preferred

Copies of appropriate credentials, if applicable

**All included attachments should be saved with the following nomenclature: Last name, First name Document; for example Doe, John Resume; Doe, Jane Transcripts
***Your resume should clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications. Those applicants that do not meet the minimum qualifications will not be considered. Part-time experience is the equivalent of full-time experience. Example: Four (4) years applicable part-time experience equals 2 years full-time equivalency.
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Non-Classified Benefit-Eligible Employees
Benefits for administrative, professional and technical (APT) staff and faculty are administered through the SBCCOE Trust. Effective July 1, 2015, employees in APT and faculty positions that are budgeted at .75 FTE or more are eligible for benefits beginning on their date of hire. Information regarding benefits can be found at Additional information regarding leave accruals can be found in We encourage lifelong learning; non-classified employees are also eligible for

Retirement

CCD and most employment categories contribute to , which provides retirement and other benefits to employees of more than 500 government agencies and public entities in the state of Colorado. PERA is the 21st largest public pension plan in the United States. PERA is a substitute for Social Security; CCD employees do not contribute to Social Security. PERA eligible employees are required to contribute a fixed percentage of their salary to the pension. Student employees are not eligible to participate in PERA.

CCD and the State of Colorado offer three tax-deferred investment plans, including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans.