Boston University Hillel
Development Coordinator
Development Job Description
Role Overview
Make your mark on Jewish student life by joining Boston University Hillel, a thriving nonprofit organization situated at an amazing world-class private University. You’ll power BU Hillel by supporting efforts to connect people, vital funds and resources to our mission. Boston University is home to one of the largest Jewish undergraduate populations at a private university globally, with 4,000 Jewish undergraduate students and 2,000 Jewish graduate students.
BU Hillel also works closely with a world-class advancement department, BU Advancement, employing 200+ fundraising professionals. You will get the chance to work closely with BU Advancement by partnering with giving officers and staff and being a valued member of their team.
You will work closely with the Executive Director, CEO and Chair of the Development Committee. The Executive Director is an award-winning 10 year employee of BU Hillel and Professor at BU's College of Communications. The CEO is a former McKinsey partner, public company director, and Professor at BU's Questrom School of Business. The Chair of the Development Committee is former head of Development for all of Boston University. You will report to the Executive Director.
What You’ll Do
Donor Cultivation and Solicitation
• Drive efforts to grow and sustain major gifts program of 160 donors giving $1,000+
• Create, manage, and update BU Hillel Annual Development Plan.
• Manage major prospect research through strategic work with BU Major Gifts Officers in partnership with BU Hillel Executive Director.
• Support the Board’s Development Committee.
• Provide staffing support (e.g., scheduling, development of materials, taking minutes) for Board of Directors and various other lay leader groups.
Grant and Foundation Management
• Research, write, and track grant 20-30 proposals/reports annually from $1,000-$100,000+.
• Administer and report on grants
• Manage stewardship of foundation partners with campus updates, multimedia, and ongoing 1x1 communication
Data Management
• Supervise Database Intern
• Manage the organization’s full donor and prospect and growth lists.
• Organize cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship plans for CEO and Executive Director for major and leadership gift asks of up to $150,000+.
• Generate weekly reports on fundraising performance.
On a day-to-day basis you will
• Execute prospect research, primarily of BU donors who give Jewishly, but not yet to BU Hillel.
• Continue building relationships with BU Major Gifts Officers in effort to enhance prospect work.
• Track all donor plans, and cultivate, solicit, and steward personal portfolio in a timely manner.
• Track and prepare for CEO and Executive Director’s solicitation and stewardship meetings.
• Coordinate all interfaces and interactions with BU Development in partnership with Executive Director, ensuring best possible cooperation with BU’s fundraising agents.
• Manage Database Intern to ensure all database entries are updated in a timely manner.
• Manage BU Hillel’s fundraising lists, data, and full-range of uses of the BU Fundraising database.
• Write, track, and manage grant proposals and reports for individual donors, foundations, Jewish Federations, Hillel International, and other funders.
• Serve as a liaison between BU Hillel and select stakeholders, including CJP, other Foundations, and Hillel International Development Staff.
• Report timely and accurate information to the CEO and the Board.
• Work closely with Board members, especially chairs of Development and Development Committee members, to engage them in fundraising efforts, utilize relationships, and develop leadership gifts.
• Plan and organize logistics for Board meetings and Development Committee meetings (4 per year).
• Plan and organize Director’s Council meetings (3 per year).