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Georgia Tech Seeks Director of Gift Planning
Pentera client Georgia Tech is searching for a new colleague to join its gift planning team and also expects to expand staff in the near future.
The Georgia Institute of Technology, located in Atlanta, is concluding a successful capital campaign that has exceeded its goal of $1.5 billion, with gifts now totaling nearly $1.8 billion. The office of gift planning had a target of 20 percent of that total and is currently over $365 million. The current full-time opening is for a director of gift planning.
"As we look forward, we will plan for the next campaign - and more staff will be added to gift planning, with another full-time director and an office administrator," said Peter J. Ticconi Jr., senior director of gift planning and senior philanthropic advisor. "Our team is well-positioned for even more success going forward."
Here is the job description:
Director of Gift Planning
Job: Development and fundraising
Primary Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Organization: Office of Development
Job Purpose: Support fundraising efforts through encouraging and promoting gift planning, a process by which donors are able to structure their philanthropic objectives in providing support to the Institute. Gift plans may combine different methods of giving and usually revolve around a particular asset or combination of assets, including cash, publicly traded stock, municipal bonds, real estate, privately held stock, personal property (such as art), or life insurance.
Major Responsibilities
- Participate in development and implementation of marketing plans to promote planned gifts; prepare presentations and other materials describing tax-wise ways of giving.
- Identify and cultivate planned giving prospects, working in concert with major gift officers.
- Prepare illustrations and proposals for planned gifts; work with donors and their professional advisors in completing and documenting planned gifts.
- Provide stewardship of planned giving donors through regular visits and ongoing communication in coordination with major gift officers assigned.
- Provide information, training, and orientation on tax-wise gifts to members of the development staff and external constituencies.
- Work in partnership with GT's planned giving legal counsel in coordinating gift planning legal issues.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Basic Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Work Experience: Six to eight years job-related experience.
- Certifications: N/A.
- Skills: This job requires skills and expertise in personal financial planning and estate and trust administration, especially as applied within a fundraising environment. Additional skills are required in marketing, communications, organization, and administrative skills with the use of office-related computer applications.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Education: Master's degree or law degree
Additional Information: After-hours attendance at events is required. Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check that will include a credit check. Please visit http://www.policylibrary.gatech.edu/pre-employment-screening to obtain GT's background and credit policy.
Impact & Influence: This position will interact on a consistent basis with: office of development executives and officers, institute executives and faculty, alumni, and potential donors. This position will typically advise and counsel: development executives and officers. This position will supervise: N/A.
Department Description: The office of development is principally responsible for securing the understanding and philanthropic support of the private sector for the Institute and its programs. The office focuses its efforts on obtaining commitments for major and principal gifts to the Institute or its associated foundation(s) and leads the comprehensive fundraising efforts that result in gift revenues in excess of $100 million annually. The Institute is in a comprehensive campaign initiative with a goal of $1.5 billion. Philanthropic support is sought to enable the Institute and its colleges, schools, and other programs to achieve strategic objectives that will keep our programs on the leading edge of discoveries and developments.
For more information, contact Pete Ticconi at peter.ticconi@dev.gatech.edu or (404) 385-6715.
