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Missouri State University

Director of Development

🇺🇸 Springfield, MO 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Communications 🗓️ March 27th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Missouri State University is hiring a Director of Development. The role involves managing a portfolio of donors, qualifying, cultivating, and soliciting major gifts of $25,000 or more to support the university's mission. The Director collaborates with advancement leadership and university staff, oversees gift agreements, and manages donor-facing travel and a budget.

Highlights
  • Major responsibility: securing major gifts by cultivating and soliciting donors including alumni, friends, parents, and organizations.
  • Manages the entire gift agreement process to ensure accurate administration.
  • Works closely with Advancement leadership, University administration, faculty, and staff.
  • Determines solicitation approach: formal written proposals or verbal requests; identifies giving vehicles such as outright or planned/estate gifts.
  • Requires bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and at least three years of professional fundraising experience, preferably in higher education.
  • Essential skills: exceptional interpersonal, oral and written communication, organizational, and computer literacy (word processing, internet, databases).
  • Travel required for donor visits; attendance at evening/weekend events is expected.
  • Position is exempt, full-time regular with pay commensurate with experience.
  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.; no visa sponsorship available.
  • Physical requirement: occasional lifting of 25-50 pounds.