Executive Director of Development, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

Feb 18

Arizona State University Foundation
Tempe, AZ

Anticipated Start Date: TBD

Description

Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with the ASU Foundation in the search for an Executive Director of Development, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Associate Vice President, Unit Development with a liaison reporting line to the Dean, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, the Executive Director of Development for the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts will foster significant philanthropic investment in the Herberger Institute by providing strategic direction to the Dean and the Institute's academic leadership while collaborating with development colleagues across the university to promote opportunities to interested prospects.

The Executive Director will be responsible for all aspects of advancement, including fundraising, community and donor cultivation, campaign management, and other external engagement functions, while managing a major gift prospect portfolio in support of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, the ASU Foundation, and ASU's funding goals and initiatives.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities have been achieved and at least eight years of successful fundraising experience, including at least three years of management experience, is preferred for this role.

The ASU Foundation will consider candidates with a broad range of backgrounds.

If you are excited about this role and feel that you can contribute to the foundation, but your experience does not exactly align with every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply. All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé. Cover letters should be responsive to the mission of the ASU Foundation and the responsibilities and qualifications specified in the position prospectus.

Salary Range and Employee Benefits

$170,000 annually

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About the Organization

The ASU Foundation for a New American University works to unite ideas, people, and philanthropy to further ASU’s mission. Donor support empowers ASU to advance student access, serve the community, protect the planet, create equity in higher education, and conduct research for the public good. The ASU Foundation is a registered nonprofit with a proven history of transparency, accountability, and good stewardship.

With a perfect four-out-of-four stars rating on Charity Navigator, the ASU Foundation is committed to handling philanthropic gifts responsibly and making a lasting impact. ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural, and overall health of the communities it serves. Year after year, ASU ranks at or near the top of the list in areas that matter. Consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the country’s most innovative school, Arizona State University also takes the top spot in the nation for sustainability (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) and global impact (Times Higher Education). ASU is where students and faculty work with NASA to advance and lead space exploration.

Where undergraduates learn from Nobel laureates and Pulitzer Prize winners. Where world-renowned scientists and scholars take on the most pressing challenges facing the planet and its people. Where 83 undergraduate and graduate programs rank among the top 25 degree programs in the country, according to U.S. New & World Report, with 44 programs ranked in the top 10. ASU is where next-generation innovators thrive while advancing pioneering research, strategic partnerships, entrepreneurship, and economic development.

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