Assistant Director of Annual Giving
Loyola Marymount University

Loyola Marymount University offers rigorous undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs to academically ambitious students committed to lives of meaning and purpose. LMU benefits from their location in Los Angeles, a dynamic city that brings into sharp focus the issues of our time and provides an ideal context for study, research, creative work, and active engagement. By intention and philosophy, LMU invites men and women diverse in talents, interests, and cultural backgrounds to enrich their educational community and advance their mission:

• The encouragement of learning
• The education of the whole person
• The service of faith and the promotion of justice

The University is institutionally committed to Roman Catholicism and takes its fundamental inspiration from the combined heritage of the Jesuits, the Marymount Sisters, and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange. This Catholic identity and religious heritage distinguish LMU from other universities and provide touchstones for understanding our threefold mission.

Please visit Mission and Ministry to view the full Mission Statement.

• At the direction of Director of Annual Giving, assist in planning and executing of annual giving appeals and solicitations including direct mail, email, social media, and other channels. Participate in weekly solicitations meetings to track progress and evaluate appeal performance. Work closely with cross-unit colleagues to secure key project components: from appeal language and graphics to mailing lists and segmentation analysis.
   
• Collaborate with campus partners to develop and continually improve LMU’s crowdfunding program. Educate and advise every group looking to launch a crowdfunding project on key success factors and best practices around communication strategies, to ensure maximum fundraising outcomes. Maintain and expand the crowdfunding manual, which includes how-to materials like email templates.
   
• Coordinate preparations for the annual Day of Giving, focusing on tracking of all participating schools and units, as well as helping to oversee day-of planning. As part of crowdfunding responsibility, support volunteer fundraisers participating in Day of Giving. After the event, collect outcome data and assist the Director in evaluating results and suggesting opportunities for improvement.
   
• Work with members of the Annual Giving team and colleagues in greater Advancement Services department to develop and document standard operating procedures for key business processes.
   
• Manage Annual Giving applications, including the project tracking tool and the crowdfunding platform, serving as the liaison to the corresponding software vendors for troubleshooting and training.
   
• Additional duties as assigned.

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or 3-5 years of nonprofit fundraising and/or direct marketing experience required. Experience in higher ed advancement preferred.
   
• Ability to work collaboratively and multitask to achieve goals in a deadline driven environment.
   
• Must be goal-oriented and self-motivated individual who can demonstrate accountability, initiative, creativity and focus in a rapidly changing and intellectually stimulating environment.
   
• Exemplary communication (both written and oral), project management, and organization skills.
   
• Demonstrated computer competency and experience with fundraising databases (e.g., Salesforce or Advance) and project management software (e.g., Smartsheet) strongly preferred.
   
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, sound ethical judgment, and experience handling highly confidential information.
   
• Motivation to continue upgrading knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to keep abreast of regulation/policy changes, as well as changing trends in higher education philanthropy.
   
• Understanding of LMU’s mission and University Advancement fundraising.