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Current Postings Shown Below - Date Added
Senior Director of Individual and Corporate Giving, The Mind Trust - May 15, 2025
Director of Development - Major Gifts, Ball State University - April 21, 2025
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SENIOR DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE GIVING - THE MIND TRUST
Date Posted: May 15, 2025
Salary Range: $108,700 – $140,000
TO APPLY: Please email a resume and cover letter to Rob Evans, Vice President of Impact at revans@themindtrust.org.
OUR PURPOSE & IMPACT
The Mind Trust is a nonprofit organization based in Indianapolis, dedicated to creating an educational system that ensures every student has access to high quality education – no exceptions. We achieve this by fostering a supportive environment through policy advocacy, community engagement, and empowering talented educators to establish new schools. Additionally, we support existing schools in attracting and retaining exceptional talent. Since our founding in 2006, we’ve launched 51 schools and 15 education nonprofits and placed over 1,800 educators and school leaders in classrooms across Indianapolis.
YOUR IMPACT AS SENIOR DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE GIVING
The Senior Director of Individual and Corporate Giving will be mission-focused and committed to advancing The Mind Trust’s philanthropic efforts. Reporting to the Vice President of Impact, the Senior Director of Individual and Corporate Giving will be responsible for developing and executing aspects of the organization’s development strategy and expanding individual and corporate giving.
In addition, the Senior Director of Individual and Corporate Giving will support all back-end operations for processing gifts and maintaining a robust database, as well as ensuring The Mind Trust implements vital and ongoing efforts to cultivate and steward donors in both traditional and nontraditional ways. The Senior Director of Individual and Corporate Giving will conduct research and data analysis on donors and prospective donors to expand our base of support, increase gifts, and identify motivations and barriers for contributing to The Mind Trust’s mission.
To be successful, the Senior Director of Individual and Corporate Giving must: be an independent, self-motivated, strategic, and operational thinker; demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills; possess exceptional attention to detail and a high bar for quality; be able to organize, prioritize, and direct a large volume of projects and tasks; seek solutions as an active problem solver; and eagerly partner with all colleagues to collaboratively extend The Mind Trust’s impact. Previous individual and/or corporate fundraising experience is required. Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years of experience.
HOW YOU WILL SUCCEED
Lead and execute The Mind Trust’s Individual and Corporate development strategy and activities.
● Create and execute strategy for expanding individual and corporate giving.
● Develop systems and processes related to giving, such as cultivation and stewardship, that engage individual and corporate donors.
● Prepare leadership and other staff members for donor interactions and meetings.
● Analyze data and strategy to create goals that foster growth in individual and corporate giving.
● Collaborate with the Communications team to ensure message alignment between donor needs and expectations in order to inspire giving across all mediums and platforms.
● Contribute to building a culture of fundraising within the organization and advocate for individual and corporate giving programs.
● Re-engage lapsed donors and convert the organization’s community of supporters into donors.
● Develop innovative ways to increase the pipeline of prospective donors by collaborating with staff, participating in related community events and initiatives, and increasing relevant partnerships.
● Identify new ways to engage donors, such as giving clubs and monthly giving, while driving traditional methods such as annual appeals and year-end campaigns.
● Research philanthropy and giving and stay informed about current trends and data related to philanthropy and education.
● Actively participate in bi-weekly meetings with CEO, COO & EVP, VP of Impact, and Senior Director of Development.
● Collaborate with Senior Director of Development, Senior Director of Communications, and other internal team members to design and execute donor engagement events (e.g. Donor appreciation, Celebrating Education Innovation, etc.).
● Provide support for organizational events and initiatives, and be an excellent brand ambassador
Lead the administration of The Mind Trusts’s donor management platform and associated data tracking, data integrity and compliance.
● Serve as the primary team administrator of donor management platform (Bloomerang)
● Ensure the highest level of donor data integrity through documentation, data auditing and revision of Standard Operating Procedures (if/when necessary).
● Establish and maintain appropriate reporting protocols to ensure complete visibility of development efforts, outcomes and opportunities.
● Other duties as assigned.
WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE
Essential Skills, Experience, & Attributes
● Deep commitment to and enthusiasm for The Mind Trust’s mission and methods of ensuring that all children have an opportunity to receive an excellent education.
● Significant alignment and belief in The Mind Trust’s core values.
● Highly organized with demonstrated ability to simultaneously balance several tasks.
● Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively, and thrive in a high-energy, fast-paced environment.
● Ability to incorporate creative approaches to various projects by taking initiative and working independently.
● Master of understanding nuances to build strong relationships with a desire to understand what motivates action.
● Understanding of systems and processes, but can also operate with missing information and ambiguity.
● Willingness to take ownership of your position, hold others accountable, manage up, and advocate for your work.
● Ability to work with a range of people to accomplish complex and ambitious projects.
● Exceptional personal responsibility for meeting goals and a proven track record of success.
● Must be able to influence others and support colleagues in execution.
● Strong research and analytical skills.
● Critical thinker who displays good judgment in prioritizing problems to resolve and opportunities to pursue.
● Motivated by learning and discovering new things.
● Able to work occasional nights, weekends, and off-site as required.
● A bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and/or experience required. (Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years of Corporate and/or Individual development experience)
● Dedication to embracing new ideas to drive educational transformation
● A collaborative spirit and the ability to work effectively in teams and build meaningful relationships with stakeholders
Additional Strengths & Qualifications
● Experience designing and executing Individual and Corporate giving campaigns preferred.
● Experience using a donor management platform, such as Bloomerang, preferred.
WHAT WE OFFER
At The Mind Trust, we support and prioritize the wellbeing and development of our team members. As part of our commitment to our employees, we offer a wide range of robust benefits designed to support your health, wellbeing, and professional growth.
● Healthcare: Access comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with substantial premium support
● Retirement Savings: Secure your future with a 403(b) plan featuring generous employer matching
● Life and Disability Coverage: Gain peace of mind with life and disability benefits, ensuring financial security for you and your loved ones
● Professional Development: Engage in continuing education opportunities to foster growth and learning
● Generous Time Off: Prioritize work-life balance with a competitive PTO policy and paid holidays
● Family Support: Our family leave, adoption assistance, and childcare reimbursements are designed to ease the journey of welcoming new additions and managing family dynamics, ensuring you have the support you need to thrive both at home and in the workplace
PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions, which might include but are not limited to, remaining stationary for extended periods, occasional movement throughout the department, and occasional transport of objects weighing less than twenty pounds. This position requires the ability to communicate to exchange accurate information with others.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The Mind Trust is committed to equal employment principles and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws and regulations. The terms and conditions of the employment relationship with all worksite employees are to be nondiscriminatory – without regard to age, race, physical characteristics historically associated with race, color, national origin or immigration status, citizenship, work authorization status or the period of such a status, ancestry, sex, gender, reproductive health decision making, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religious creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, HIV testing status, status as a victim of a crime or violence, marital status, familial status, veteran status, military status, or any other protected category or class that may be applicable to a candidate or employee.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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director of development - major gifts, ball state university
Date Posted: April 21, 2025
Join Our Team: Director of Development – Major Gifts
Are you ready to be part of an energetic and unified team dedicated to transforming higher education? Our foundation is breaking down barriers between advancement, alumni relations, and stewardship to create a cohesive environment where philanthropy and innovative partnerships thrive. This is your chance to make a significant impact as we fulfill Our Call to Beneficence: The Campaign for Ball State University, aimed at elevating student support both financially and academically.
Why Join Us?
- Dynamic Team Environment: Collaborate with passionate professionals who are committed to our mission.
- Cutting-Edge Initiatives: Be at the forefront of redefining philanthropy in education.
- Unified Structure: Work within a seamless organization with no barriers between key departments.
- Supportive Culture: A high-achieving work environment that values camaraderie and collaboration.
- Impactful Work: A mission that changes lives through education and philanthropy.
The Director of Development – Major Gifts plays a crucial role in shaping the organization’s public image and success as a frontline fundraising with responsibilities to discover, cultivate, and successfully solicit individual donors for the purposes of securing major, annual, and planned gifts for Ball State University. If you are a dynamic leader with a passion for philanthropy, we invite you to join our team and make a difference. Join us
in our mission to support students in realizing their purpose, achieving their dreams, and leading meaningful lives.
Destination 2040: Our Flight Path establishes Ball State University’s ambitious goals for our second century:
• We pledge to provide a premier educational experience for every student.
• We pledge to partner with the community to improve the lives of our neighbors.
• We are dedicated to having a lifelong presence in the lives of our alumni.
And when we complement these promises with our commitment to our enduring values, we define that which makes our University and its culture distinctive.
Our faculty are collegial, collaborative, innovative, inclusive, and adaptive, both within and beyond one’s home unit. These attributes include commitments to collaborative discourse, interdisciplinary inquiry, and enterprising learning practices.
Our faculty are expected to be innovative, adaptive, engaging teachers across modalities; producers of impactful creative and/or scholarly work; leaders in meaningful service activities to multiple communities.
We seek faculty members who are strategic thinkers, engaging our dynamic communities. We are committed to student and faculty success, impact, and access, within an environment that prioritizes inclusive excellence. We inspire each other to be critical thinkers and responsible citizens, so that we can pursue fulfilling careers and meaningful lives.
Ball State University lives the values of Beneficence. We invite you to be part of our community.
At Ball State University, inclusiveness and freedom of expression are a part of our enduring values and inform all of our efforts. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our Inclusive Excellence Plan to learn more about our commitment and to identify how you might contribute to these efforts.
Duties and Responsibilities: Discover, cultivate, and successfully solicit individual donors for the purposes of securing major, annual, and planned gifts for Ball State University; plan and implement ongoing major gift activities on behalf of the university in order to increase the number and size of private gifts.
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. At least three years of experience in philanthropy, fundraising, or related profession. Willingness and ability to travel extensively; possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and be insurable under the university’s auto fleet policy; ability to work as part of an organization without direct daily supervision; outstanding oral, written, and listening communication skills are necessary in order to articulate institutional viewpoint, goal, priorities, and needs.
Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree from an accredited institution. Prior fundraising experience in higher education setting. Strong organizational management and interpersonal skills together with self-motivation, personal accountability, and ability to motivate others including staff, faculty and volunteers; ability to work as a team member within a complex institution; knowledge of or experience in an educational setting; ability to work as part of an organization without direct daily supervision; outstanding oral, written, and listening communications skills are necessary in order to articulate departmental and institutional viewpoints, goals, priorities, and needs.
Candidates for searches must have current authorization to be employed in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.
To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 5/5/2025.
Apply online at: https://bsu.peopleadmin.com/postings/47530. Include the following documents with your application: Curriculum Vitae and in support of your application for this position, please prepare and submit a cover letter that describes how your qualifications and experiences align with the elements of the position description (or leadership profile). In your cover letter, please also describe how you have demonstrated a commitment to our University’s enduring values, including inclusiveness, which we define as a commitment
‘to respect and embrace equity, inclusion, and diversity in people, ideas, and opinions.’
The option to upload transcripts is available. Original, official transcripts showing the highest related degree earner is required at the time of hire (even if obtained at BSU). Degree verification will be conducted.
Ball State is a great place to work! In fact, Forbes has ranked Ball State University as the fourth-best midsized employer—and the only recognized education institution—in the State of Indiana.
Ball State University is located in Muncie, Indiana, on an attractive campus 45 miles northeast of Indianapolis. Approximately 20,000 graduate and undergraduate students enroll in one of eight academic colleges that offer 270+ undergraduate and graduate programs. Many of our master’s, doctoral, certificate, and specialist degrees rank among the best in the nation. We engage students in educational, research, and creative endeavors that empower our graduates to have fulfilling careers and meaningful lives enriched by lifelong learning and service, while we enhance the economic, environmental, and social vitality of our community,
our state, and our world.
The Ball State way is rooted in the Beneficence Pledge – a commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship, honesty and integrity, social responsibility, gratitude and valuing the intrinsic worth of each member of our community. Ball State students, faculty and staff are empowered in a culture that believes in them and demands they believe in themselves. They are partners in an innovative, immersive approach to education. They are supported by living and learning facilities that enable intellectual curiosity. We graduate scholars who are changing the world, and we’ve dedicated our University to do the same.
Ball State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal
consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, genetic information, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, protected veteran status, or any legally protected status.
Salary range: $75,000-80,000 annually
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