Albright College
Director of Alumni Fundraising
🇺🇸 Reading, PA
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Development & Advancement
🗓️ August 6th, 2025
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- Develop and lead annual alumni fundraising strategies aimed at donor acquisition, retention, and upgrades.
- Collaborate with Advancement Services, Communications, and Alumni Relations for multi-channel campaigns.
- Recruit, train, and manage alumni volunteers for various fundraising activities and events.
- Manage a portfolio of 75-100 alumni donors and prospects, including leadership annual fund donors.
- Analyze giving trends to design personalized engagement and pilot new initiatives for young alumni and affinity groups.
- Coordinate closely with Advancement and Marketing teams and provide regular fundraising reports.
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or CFRE preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years progressive fundraising experience with a proven track record of meeting goals.
- Experience with fundraising CRMs, preferably Slate, and strong communication and volunteer management skills.
- Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience; benefits include health, dental, vision insurance, tuition remission, and paid time off.
Director of Alumni Fundraising Full Description
Albright College seeks a dynamic, results-oriented professional to serve as the Director of Alumni Fundraising. This individual will be responsible for developing and executing strategies to engage alumni in philanthropic support of the College, with a focus on increasing participation and annual giving revenue. Reporting to the Assistant Vice President of Development, the Director will play a key role in advancing the College’s mission by fostering a culture of giving among alumni and strengthening lifelong connections with the institution.
Key Responsibilities:
• Alumni Fund Strategy & Management
◦ Develop and lead a comprehensive annual alumni fundraising strategy focused on donor acquisition, retention, and upgrades.
◦ Partner with Advancement Services, Communications, and Alumni Relations to design and implement multi-channel campaigns, including mail, email, social media, phone, and peer-to-peer outreach.
• Volunteer Engagement
◦ Recruit, train, and manage alumni volunteers to support class giving, reunion fundraising, and Giving Day participation.
◦ Serve as staff liaison to the Alumni Fund Committee and collaborate with the Alumni Association Board.
• Donor Portfolio Management
◦ Maintain a portfolio of 75–100 alumni donors and prospects, conducting regular outreach, visits, and solicitations.
◦ Identify and qualify leadership annual fund donors ($1,000+) and work in partnership with major gift officers to cultivate potential pipeline candidates.
• Program Innovation
◦ Evaluate giving trends and donor behavior to inform segmentation and personalize engagement strategies.
◦ Pilot new initiatives aimed at young alumni giving and GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) giving, milestone reunions, and affinity-based campaigns.
• Collaboration & Reporting
◦ Work closely with colleagues across Advancement and Marketing to ensure alignment of messaging and donor experience.
◦ Track results and provide regular reports on alumni participation, donor counts, and fundraising progress.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or CFRE preferred.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in fundraising.
• Demonstrated success in developing fundraising campaigns and meeting/exceeding goals.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to build relationships.
• Ability to manage volunteers and motivate peer solicitors.
• Familiarity with fundraising CRMs (experience with Slate is a plus).
• High level of initiative, creativity, and organizational skills.
Salary is commensurate with experience and competitive with peer institutions. Albright College offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance; tuition remission; and generous paid time off. This is a full-time, in-person position based on Albright’s campus in Reading, Pennsylvania.
About Albright College
Founded in 1856, Albright College is the oldest institution of higher learning in Berks County and one of the most economically and culturally diverse colleges in the country. Nationally ranked as a top performer for social mobility, Albright is home to about 1,600 residential undergraduate students from across the nation and around the globe, working together to cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience. Albright students are encouraged to cross or combine majors to create individualized academic programs, without taking longer to graduate. The college’s flexible curriculum, close faculty mentorship and numerous experiential learning options are all designed to help students exceed their own expectations.
About Reading, Pa.
Ranked a “Best Place to Live” and “Best Place to Retire” by U.S. News & World Report, Reading is a medium-sized city in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Albright College’s 118 acre campus is located in the city’s historic northeast College Heights neighborhood. Catch a concert in Reading’s 9,000 seat Santander Arena or get up close and personal in the historical Santander Performing Arts Center (built in the 1870s — only 20 years after Albright was born!) Start a new art project with materials like hot glass, paint, wood and more at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, enjoy seasonal festivals or take a walk through West Reading’s artisan shops, restaurants and boutiques. See Pennsylvania’s spectacular autumn display from the top of Reading’s Pagoda, a kayak on Blue Marsh Lake, or from a scenic steam train ride. Or leave civilization behind with more than 125 miles of certified biking and hiking trails. The city of Reading is also home to the Philadelphia Flyer’s ECHL ice hockey team and the Philadelphia Phillies’ AA baseball team.
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