Director of Development
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The Director of Development builds and manages an active portfolio of 50 to 65 prospective donors, developing relationships and strategies to secure major gifts of $100,000 or more and principal gifts of $1 million or more. The role aims to raise more than $3 million annually and prepares funding proposals, develops the prospect pipeline, maintains donor records in VIP, and works with university leaders and development officers.
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Full job description
Build and carry an active portfolio of 50 to 65 prospective donors. Engage in qualification, strategy, and relationship building to close major gift(s) of $100,000+ and principal gifts of $1M+. Consistently raise more than $3+ million per year. (35%)Conceptualize, prepare, and present funding proposals and other materials necessary to solicit and close gifts. (30%)Develop prospect pipeline through visits, events, correspondence, and regular calls as required for donors in the portfolio. (10%)Maintain appropriate electronic documentation on a timely basis, including proposal tracking, contact reports, donor strategies, and forecasting in VIP. (10%)Effectively work with faculty, academic, and administrative leaders. (5%)Work collaboratively, proactively, and in a professional, service-oriented manner with all University development officers to further the development goals of the University. (5%)Perform other related functions as assigned. (5%)
How this job compares
Set against the 674 open Development jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$94–160K/yr21 salary ranges
- US median$28–41/hr44 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 72 open Development jobs in Texas and 674 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (this employer)29 open
- American Heart Association6 open
- Accenture4 open
- Experience
- Development postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (504 postings).
- Education
- 346 of the 674 open Development jobs (51%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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