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Lehigh University

Associate Director, NY Region

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Bethlehem, PA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $83K - $101K

💻 Development & Advancement

🗓️ October 14th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Lehigh University is hiring an Associate Director, NY Region. The role involves managing a portfolio of major gift donors and prospects, overseeing the full gift cycle from initiating contact to stewardship, and collaborating with volunteers and university leadership to secure funding for university priorities. The position requires strategic solicitation, proposal writing, and donor database management to foster lasting donor relationships.

Highlights
  • Manage a portfolio of major gift donors and prospects throughout the full gift cycle
  • Cultivate relationships and negotiate gift agreements to secure funding
  • Write proposals and grant applications to support fundraising goals
  • Develop stewardship strategies for donor retention and collaboration with university leadership and volunteers
  • Extensive regional and national travel to meet donors and prospects
  • Maintain accurate records in donor database systems
  • Requires Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 5-8 years in development with proven major gift securing track record
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and donor cultivation skills
  • Knowledge of fundraising principles and donor database management preferred
  • Compensation range approximately $82,670 to $100,570 with competitive benefits and professional development opportunities