CapDev

• Serve as the President’s primary philanthropic advisor and strategic partner. • Prepare briefings, talking points, call sheets, and follow‑up plans for donor meetings. • Ensure the President spends 50%+ of his time in cultivation and solicitation. • Translate Presidential vision into structured donor strategies and philanthropic opportunities. • Support the Development Committee of the Board to build their engagement in fundraising and building donor relationships. • Build and manage the Seminary’s major‑donor portfolio, including alumni, friends, parishes, dioceses, and foundations. • Develop a curated Presidential portfolio using historical giving data. • Create individualized cultivation and solicitation strategies for high‑capacity prospects. • Establish major‑gift tracking systems. • Write grant applications, as needed. • Build the structures, processes, and reporting systems that support long‑term philanthropic growth. • Implement moves‑management practices and ensure donor relationships are documented and transferable. • Translate institutional priorities into compelling philanthropic cases for support. • Establish early frameworks for legacy giving. • Oversee the CRM (Bloomerang), gift entry, acknowledgement, and stewardship processes. • Use the Seminary’s theological and missional language consistently — philanthropy as stewardship, invitation, and partnership. • Articulate the Seminary’s Gospel focus in a donor‑centered, invitational way. • Build relationships rooted in authenticity, trust, and shared purpose. • Work closely with academic leadership, communications, and community engagement to ensure alignment in messaging and donor experience. • Collaborate and communicate with recruitment and engagement, through the Dean of Student and Community Engagement. • Oversee annual giving and alumni engagement roles as the advancement team grows. • Foster a culture of philanthropy across the Seminary, helping Board members, faculty, staff, and trustees understand their roles in donor engagement. • Develop and oversee the Development budget. • Participate and coordinate with various staff committees: Leadership Team, Marketing, Financial Aid, Alumni Relations, Student Life.