FOUNDATION DIRECTOR

Spoon River College is a positive, team-oriented environment supportive of employee development.
This position is a full-time professional support salary-exempt position.
As a full-time SRC employee, you can look forward to Fridays off, beginning the week after graduation through the end of July.
SRC’s normal business hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 a.
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to 3:30 p.
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New professional support employees receive 15 sick days (pro-rated to start) and 23 accruing vacation days.
The paid holiday schedule includes 8 days and Winter Break (minimum of 10 working days).
SRC staff, their spouse, and qualified dependent children are eligible to use the tuition waiver on credit hour classes.
Join our team and experience success at Spoon River College! Job Title: Director, Foundation Status / FLSA Status: FT / Exempt Classification: Professional Support Department: SRC Foundation Reports To: President Location: Canton Campus (District Wide) Date Updated: December 2023 PRIMARY FUNCTION: The Director of the SRC Foundation directs the operations of the SRC Foundation to seek public and private resources through the solicitation of grants, endowments, and other funds to assist the College with educational, service, capital, and other institutional needs.
Provides leadership for the Spoon River College Foundation, alumni relations, and college fundraising activities.
Creates and executes effective strategies to establish support and lasting relationships with various constituencies to progress the mission and improve the resources of the college.
RESPONSIBILITIES: 1.
Facilitate day to day operations of the Spoon River College Foundation at the direction of the College President including coordinating general and committee meetings of the Foundation Board.
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Collaborate with Board of Trustees, senior leadership, faculty, and Foundation Board to effectively communicate the College’s programs, strengths, and funding priorities to the community, donors, and prospects.
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Develop, update, and maintain Foundation by laws, policies, and procedures, suggesting enhancements as needed.
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Manage Foundation records, legal documents, and ensure compliance to maintain non-profit status.
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Create, lead, implement, and achieve the goals set forth in the annual Spoon River College Foundation fundraising and operational plan along with identifying potential new Foundation Board members.
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Develop and coordinate all aspects of fundraising and development projects for the Spoon River College Foundation.
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Ability to work with diverse groups including SRC Foundation Board, SRC students, employees, donors, and potential donors.
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Work with the SRC Alumni Association to cultivate relationships and fundraising opportunities for the college through a long-range plan.
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Participate in approved public/ civic organizations and activities to increase the college’s exposure in the community.
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Oversee key areas of development including, but not limited to, the development of grants, planning, budgeting, direct mail, special events, grants, major gifts, capital campaigns, phone solicitation, donor recognition, donor cultivation, planned giving, public relations/marketing, and working directly with volunteers.
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Develop and maintain all Foundation Scholarship development and awarding processes.
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Assist the College President in enhancing local, regional, and statewide relations.
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Direct the research, development, and administration of all Foundation grants.
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Build and maintain a strong donor base for estate planning and annual giving.
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Develop and maintain positive relations with donors, potential donors, alumni, and other key constituent groups.
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Prepare, allocate, and manage budget resources for the SRC Foundation.
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Monitor the performance and productivity of volunteers and Foundation Board members within areas of responsibility.
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Attend related conferences, workshops, seminars, and webinars for continuing education purposes.
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Serve as a member of the President’s Cabinet.
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Perform other duties as assigned by the President.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Performs supervisory responsibilities in accordance with federal and state employment law, college policies and procedures, the supervisor handbook, and relevant collective bargaining unit agreements with regard to recruitment and selection, timely review and approval of timesheets, assigning workload and projects, performance evaluation, discipline, communication, departmental leadership, and day-to-day supervision.
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
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Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
A combination of experience and education can be substituted for advanced education or certification.
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Minimum of two years’ progressively responsible development and fundraising experience required; higher education and/or foundation experience preferred.
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Must become a resident within the Spoon River College district within 6 months after the date of hire.
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Certified Fund Raising Executive or other credentialing is preferred.
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Donor-based management experience is preferred.
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Experience supervising employees and delegating responsibilities is required.
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Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
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Experience with Microsoft applications and personal computer skills are required.
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Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities; deal with conflict appropriately; withstand pressure and remain calm in tense situations, accurate; flexible; dependable; responsible; promotes teamwork; demonstrates a positive attitude is preferred.
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A current, valid, and clear Illinois state driver’s license is required.
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Must possess a dedication to student success and a commitment to the community college system.
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Must possess the ability to work independently with a high level of initiative.
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Must possess a high level of confidentiality.
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Must possess organizational abilities, superior interpersonal skills, client service skills, and oral, and written communication skills.
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Ability to assist, influence, and work with a diverse dynamic population.
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Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
Ability to count units of money.
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Ability to read and interpret documents such as rules, policies, procedures, and manuals.
Ability to write routine correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORK ENVIRONMENT: The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Physical demands for this position include the ability to regularly sit, use hands and fingers, talk and hear.
This position requires limited standing, walking, reaching, stooping/kneeling.
Vision requirements for this position include close vision including the ability to view text from a computer monitor.
The work environment for this position includes a typical office environment with no extremes in temperature, noise, and limited physical risk.