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Missouri State University

Director of Development

🇺🇸 Springfield, MO 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Communications 🗓️ May 30th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Missouri State University is hiring a Director of Development. The role involves securing major gifts of $25,000 or more by qualifying, cultivating, and soliciting prospects, while collaborating with Advancement leadership, University administration, and faculty. The Director manages a portfolio of donors, develops solicitation strategies, administers gift agreements, manages a budget, and coordinates donor-related travel.

Highlights
  • Primary responsibility: securing major gifts ($25,000+) through donor qualification, cultivation, and solicitation.
  • Manages and strategically engages a defined portfolio of donors including alumni, friends, parents, and organizations.
  • Collaborates with Advancement leadership, university administration, faculty, and staff to cultivate donors.
  • Evaluates solicitation methods and identifies appropriate giving vehicles such as outright gifts or planned/estate gifts.
  • Manages gift agreement processes from initiation to completion for accurate gift administration.
  • Responsible for donor-facing travel and manages assigned budget.
  • Requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Requires at least three years of successful professional experience, preferably in higher education fundraising.
  • Must have strong interpersonal, oral and written communication, organizational skills, and computer literacy.
  • Position is full-time, exempt, with salary commensurate with experience; no visa sponsorship available.