Positions Available
National Endowment for Financial Education
Denver, Colorado
Vice President, Organizational Effectiveness & Operations
The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE), a nonprofit operating foundation and financial education think tank dedicated to championing financial educational policy and research in the United States, seeks a strategic leader as its founding vice president, organizational effectiveness and operations (VPOEO). Reporting to president and CEO and working closely with colleagues on the executive leadership team, the new VPOEO serves as the key leader stewarding organizational effectiveness initiatives and improvements across administrative functions at NEFE.
For over 30 years, NEFE (www.nefe.org) has served as the leading independent advocate for financial education in the United States. NEFE’s laser focused mission is to champion effective financial education to create a nation where everyone has the knowledge, confidence, and opportunity to live their best financial life within an ever-changing fiscal landscape. this critical mission is supported through research, advocacy, philanthropy, and convening, as well as strategic partnerships designed to elevate the quality of financial education programs, increase access to effective financial education, and improve financial education outcomes and impact.
As an organization that positions itself to lead ahead of change, NEFE seeks a forward-thinking VPOEO who will lead organizational effectiveness improvements in a people- and culture-centric way. The VPOEO will design policies and best practices to underpin and support NEFE’s dedicated staff and the foundation’s rapidly expanding national reach. The new VPOEO will have strategic oversight of all operations, exclusive of finance and treasury—human resources, talent development and management, information technology, project management, legal and contracts. The new VPOEO will assess and improve internal systems, policies and tools, and provide operational clarity in a small (30 FTE’s, $198M in assets), fast-paced, matrixed organization.
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with a demonstrated track record implementing organizational and talent management plans, strategies and solutions within a mission-driven organization, and who will be a passionate collaborator, steward, and advocate for NEFE’s staff and purpose – to ensure financial literacy for all.
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Solmonese Search Partners has been engaged to conduct searches for an assistant/associate director, individual giving; associate director, gift planning; and an associate director, family and parent philanthropy. These positions become available at a pivotal time in Swarthmore’s history, as it launches an ambitious $100M campaign to construct a new athletic center and seeks to implement Swarthmore Forward, a strategic plan that emphasizes holistic development of the student, integrating advising and academic excellence with opportunities for personal growth, recreation, civic engagement, and joy. Funds generated from the development team will enable Swarthmore to realize its mission to foster innovative research and creative production; create opportunities for education and growth among faculty, students, and alumni; and build a diverse, equitable and inclusive community that enriches experiences and broadens perspectives.
Assistant/Associate Director, Individual Giving
The assistant/associate director will manage up to 150 prospects capable of making gifts of $100K+ and inspire them to new levels of philanthropic support; collaborate with colleagues across advancement and the College to engage potential donors; and utilize data and research to identify prospects, develop meaningful cultivation plans, and formulate effective solicitation strategies.
The ideal candidate will have a track record of success securing philanthropic gifts in support of a non-profit organization; the ability to collaborate with colleagues to advance the mission of an institution; and exemplary interpersonal, community-building, and communications skills as well as a high degree of comfort and cultural sensitivity engaging and inspiring prospects and donors.
Associate Director, Gift Planning
The associate director will manage and maintain a portfolio of prospects likely to make bequest intentions, establish life income gifts, and/or donate real estate and alternative assets at the six- and seven-figure levels; formulate and implement short-term and long-range plans that help grow an established gift planning program and develop a robust pipeline of deferred giving donors; share expertise and educate Individual Giving team and other key development staff members on how to identify and engage planned gift prospects and educate them on the financial advantages of planned gifts for both the prospect and the College.
The ideal candidate will have a keen understanding for how tax implications, accumulation of assets, and other factors influence a donor’s decision on whether, when, and how to make charitable gifts; recognize the benefits and potential challenges of non-cash contributions; and will have a track record of success establishing deferred giving vehicles and securing complex donations comprised of cash, real estate, securities, and other assets.
Associate Director, Family and Parent Philanthropy
The associate director will partner closely with colleagues in alumni and family programs to identify meaningful engagement opportunities for parents and family members; manage a portfolio of up to 150 prospects capable of making gifts of $100K+ and inspire them to new levels of philanthropic support; and utilize data and research to identify prospects, develop cultivation plans, and formulate effective solicitation strategies.
The ideal candidate will have a track record of success securing philanthropic gifts in support of a non-profit organization; the ability to collaborate with colleagues to advance the mission of an institution; and exemplary interpersonal, community-building, and communications skills as well as a high degree of comfort and cultural sensitivity engaging and inspiring prospects and donors.
Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development
Boston, Massachusetts
Major Gift Officer
Boston University’s (BU) Wheelock College of Education & Human Development seeks a driven and collaborative individual to join an enterprising team of advancement professionals. Together they will identify and engage alumni, parents and friends who may support the goals and priorities of the college and allow students and faculty to change society through action—locally, nationally, and globally. The position becomes available as BU welcomes Melissa L. Gilliam, a dynamic and accomplished leader in medicine and academia, as its new president; and as Penny Bishop, an expert in middle and secondary education, assumes the position of Wheelock dean. It also follows BU’s successful completion of the university’s first comprehensive campaign, which raised $1.8 billion in private philanthropic support.
The major gift officers will engage up to 150 prospects capable of making gifts of $100K+ and inspire them to new levels of philanthropic support; collaborate with colleagues across advancement and the University to engage potential donors; and utilize data and research to identify prospects, develop meaningful cultivation plans, and formulate effective solicitation strategies.
The ideal candidate will have a track record of success securing philanthropic gifts in support of a non-profit organization; the ability to collaborate with colleagues to advance the mission of an institution; and exemplary interpersonal and communications skills as well as a high degree of comfort and cultural sensitivity engaging and inspiring prospects and donors.
Boston University College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Boston, Massachusetts
Major Gift Officers (2)
The Boston University College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (BU CAS) seeks two enterprising individuals to join a highly collaborative and motivated team of development and alumni relations (DAR) professionals and manage the donor giving journey through the gift cycle—from identification through to gift closure. The position becomes available at a pivotal time in BU’s history, following the successful completion of the University’s first comprehensive campaign, which raised $1.8 billion in private philanthropic support, and as it welcomes Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam, a dynamic and highly accomplished leader in medicine and academia, as its new president. Funds generated from the DAR team will enable BU CAS to expand the possibilities in scientific and academic research; prepare students to become leaders in an increasingly global, complex, and changing world; and recruit and support faculty members and researchers who are thought leaders in their fields.
The major gift officers will engage up to 150 prospects capable of making gifts of $100K+ and inspire them to new levels of philanthropic support; collaborate with colleagues across advancement and the University to engage potential donors; and utilize data and research to identify prospects, develop meaningful cultivation plans, and formulate effective solicitation strategies.
The ideal candidate will have a track record of success securing philanthropic gifts in support of a non-profit organization; the ability to collaborate with colleagues to advance the mission of an institution; and exemplary interpersonal and communications skills as well as a high degree of comfort and cultural sensitivity engaging and inspiring prospects and donors.