Manager of Gift Accounting
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The Opportunity:
As the Manager of Gift Accounting, you will be responsible for planning, organizing, and managing gift processing operations of the WSU Foundation. You will be comprising private gifts and pledges to the University and WSU Foundation for an annual average of $200M in donations during WSU’s $2B campaign. As the Manager, you will lead and supervise 5 – 7 employees and be responsible for unit operations. This includes ensuring the accuracy of work completed, defining scope of work and duties for assigned staff, as well as training and developing staff. Additionally, you will promote and emphasize a customer service culture within gift processing, oversee and monitor all gift record and processing functions for accuracy and timeliness, and provide gift information and reports. In this role, you will interpret and explains IRS and university gift regulations and policies and use independent judgment to make decisions and act as a resource and liaison between Advancement Services units, WSU Foundation, WSU staff, and WSU colleges and units to improve processes, create documentation, answer inquiries, provide feedback, and research policies and information. You will participate in planning and managing meetings with staff at all levels in the WSU Foundation, and WSU colleges and units.
Applicants must submit their completed application by Monday, March 18, 2024 by 11:59 p.m.
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Director of Development 2 or 3
COUGAR ATHLETIC FUND
The Opportunity:
The Director of Development is a key member of the WSU Cougar Athletic Fund staff, sharing responsibilities for the advancement of the CAF’s development goals in the Northwest, California, and local areas. This position is based out of the Pullman Campus with remote options for those located in Washington state. The position will serve as the departmental liaison to assigned booster groups, establish strong corporate relations, provide stewardship to current athletic donors, lead efforts in discovery visits in assigned regions, provide leadership of regional engagement events (to include attendance and sponsorship sales goals) and aid in servicing ticket holders and donors.
Screening of applicants began on March 11, 2024. Posting will remain open until the position is filled.
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Director of Development
EDWARD R. MURROW COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION
The Opportunity:
As the Director of Development, you are responsible for supporting unit fundraising goals by planning and conducting outreach designed to promote constituent understanding of Murrow College’s activities and research with the aim of cultivating donors and raising money. These efforts may include, but are not limited to annual giving, major gift development of $25,000 or more, and planned gift identification and advancement. Extensive travel in Washington State, the Pacific Northwest and potentially elsewhere is required. A Director of Development manages a portfolio of at least 200 prospective donors, opens/plans a minimum of 100 solicitations, and has an annual fundraising goal between $100,000 and $250,000.
This position is located in Pullman, WA. Once training is complete, this position may offer a hybrid schedule of up to two days per week remote as business needs dictate.
Applicants must submit their completed application by Sunday, March 17, 2024 by 11:59 p.m.
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Senior Director of Development 3
Summary of Duties:
As a member of the Washington State University (WSU) Pullman leadership team, the Senior Director of Development 3 is responsible for developing, implementing, and administering the WSU Pullman campus development and advancement strategy. In partnership with senior leadership, this role creates a strategic philanthropic plan that includes ambitious and realistic goal setting for fundraising and plans for the establishment of programs for the identification, cultivation, and solicitation of top-tier prospects, which includes creating partnerships with staff, alumni, and external constituents to fulfill fundraising goals. This position will oversee development efforts for WSU Pullman Student Affairs and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, while providing strong mentorship, coordination, and collaborative leadership to additional areas (campus units, colleges, and areas) to ensure cohesion across the campus.
The Senior Director of Development will develop methods and strategies to accomplish fundraising/philanthropic goals. This position builds collaborative partnerships and relations with various organizations, programs, and professionals, both internal and external to WSU.
These efforts may include but are not limited to, annual giving, major gift development, corporate and foundation relations, and planned gift identification and advancement. This position works collaboratively with the Washington State University Foundation development team in support of the university’s strategic development goals.
This is a Pullman-based employee, with options for a hybrid work arrangement.
This recruitment has been re-posted and will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Screening has begun and will remain ongoing.
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Business Data Analyst
WSU FOUNDATION
Summary of Duties:
As the Business Data Analyst at the WSU Foundation (WSUF), you will be responsible for providing accurate Advancement data from its systems and applications used for external consumption by donors, stewards, constituents, investment firms, etc. In this role, you will also incorporate project management responsibilities, including coordinating and overseeing projects related to data auditing, updating, correcting, and reconciling all business data generated for external purposes. You will be expected to develop and implement processes for auditing, updating, and reconciling business data. Additionally, you will be collaborating with Advancement Innovation Business Intelligence, Gift Accounting, Finance, Operations, Board of Directors, and constituents, and will verify and correct business data from the Advance or CRM systems, ensuring accurate recording and reconciliation to Workday, endowment, stewardship reports, and campaign reports. Furthermore, in this role you will be analyzing, interpreting, and developing operational and strategic reports for WSUF and Advancement leadership to evaluate operational effectiveness and strategic strengths and weaknesses. You will recommend processes or protocols to strengthen internal controls, develop internal investment reports and cash flows, and instruct Advancement Financial Services or other Advancement staff on new analyst protocols or reports, while also managing projects related to these initiatives. You will report to the Associate Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Washington State University Foundation (AVP/CFO).
This position may be eligible for a hybrid schedule.
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