TADERA

Director

• Reporting to the Assistant Vice President of Development and Campaign Director.
• Responsible for the vision, design, and execution of a multi-million dollar gift planning program.
• Serve as a critical architect of campaign success to generate over $10 million in annual revenue.
• Manage a high-level portfolio of alumnae and friends to secure transformative gifts.
• Provide technical and strategic guidance to fundraising teams.
• Direct strategy for the College's legacy society and manage high-level volunteer committees.
• Establish policies reflecting industry best practices and oversee relationships with external partners.

Director of Gift Planning

• Revenue Accountability & Strategic Growth: Direct ownership of annual dollar and participation goals.
• Responsible for revenue forecasting and the design of multi-year strategies to reverse national participation trends, with a specific focus on the 2010s and 2020s cohorts.
• Reunion Giving & Campaign Alignment: Lead the overarching strategy for Reunion Giving, ensuring annual fund goals are aligned with broader Campaign priorities and Major Gift objectives.
• Drive strategy for milestone reunions to maximize both immediate revenue and long-term donor lifetime value.
• Omni-Channel Strategy & Digital Depth: Lead a sophisticated omni-channel approach with an emphasis on digital acquisition, peer-to-peer fundraising, SMS, and the adoption of emerging technologies to emphasize modernization.
• Serve as a key strategic partner to CPA and Development Marketing in the design of Giving Day.
• Team Leadership & Volunteer Management: Supervise a team of frontline fundraisers and support staff.
• Oversee high-level volunteer recruitment and training, fostering a culture of high-stakes results and professional mentorship.
• Data-Informed Strategy: Partner with the Fundraising Analytics team to translate data-driven insights and models into actionable fundraising tactics.
• Incorporate provided analytics to identify leadership prospects and refine segmentation strategies.
• Budget & Vendor Coordination: Manage the Annual Giving departmental budget and maintain relationships with external direct response agencies.
• Coordinate with LTS and the AVP of Information Strategy and Operations on technology-related vendor partnerships and platform integrations.

Senior Director, Annual Giving Programs

• Lead the development and execution of advanced data models and predictive analytics for fundraising
• Design, build, and maintain Business Intelligence dashboards and visualizations
• Serve as the primary expert on extracting, analyzing, and interpreting data from Salesforce CRM
• Partner with technical teams on data structure and reporting architecture
• Mentor the Senior Manager of Fundraising Analytics and foster a culture of data quality

Director, Fundraising Analytics

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Serve as an active member of a service oriented, dynamic, and student centered team
• Coordinate assigned processes in the financial aid area
• Assist the Associate Director with the daily operations in financial aid
• Provide financial counseling for both current and prospective students, as well as their parents, in all areas of educational financing
• Responsible for analysis of financial aid applications by performing reviews utilizing both federal and institutional needs analysis
• Make professional decisions based on established policy (federal, state and institutional)
• Participate in outreach efforts and activities that emphasize Wellesley’s commitment to access, affordability, and financial literacy initiatives
• Responsible for a financial aid reading caseload
• Extensive and timely communication with parents and students, prospective and current, in person, email, and on the telephone
• Stay up to date on trends, regulations and policies in Student Financial Services
• Attend professional development programs as required
• Assist with administration of other office processes, as assigned

Director of Gift Planning

Senior Director, Annual Giving Programs

Director, Fundraising Analytics

Assistant Director of Student Financial Services