Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in the search for an Executive Director,
Office of Philanthropic Partnerships.
Reporting to the Senior Executive Director, Resource Development,
the Executive Director, Office of Philanthropic Partnerships (OPP)
will be responsible for the overall leadership and direction of
MITs cause-based major and principal gift fundraising efforts,
with a special focus on non-alumni friends and corporations, both
domestic and international. While raising funds at all levels, the
OPP focuses most of its energy on principal and transformational
gifts. While the OPP occasionally works with alumni, its primary
donor focus is on non-alumni and corporations capable of making
lifetime gifts of $5 million or more. Philanthropy from previously
unaffiliated donors has become a significant revenue stream for
MIT, as individual and corporate donors develop relationships with
MIT based on shared objectives for impact on society in areas
including artificial intelligence, climate change, and life
sciences.
The Executive Director will be responsible for setting and
implementing strategies for donor development, market development,
volunteer management, and resource allocation in collaboration with
the offices of Strategic Information Management; Communications,
Events, Donor Engagement, and Stewardship; Development Planning and
Initiatives; and Finance and Operations. The Executive Director
will work closely with the Executive Director of the Office of
Individual Giving and the Executive Director of the Office of
Foundation Relations to maintain a pipeline of solicitation
activity towards an annual giving goal determined by Institute
leadership. In addition, the Executive Director will be responsible
for identifying and informing leadership of new trends in
cause-based giving that may affect success in this realm. The
Executive Director will also establish close cooperative working
relationships with other offices within Resource Development and
across the Institute to assure the best results for MIT. The
Executive Director will establish and track progress towards
appropriate goals and manage and motivate staff to assure that MIT
realizes significant funding from this constituency.
Founded in 1861 to accelerate the nations industrial revolution,
MIT has risen over its history to become one of the most
distinguished and productive higher education institutions in the
world. With ingenuity and drive, its graduates have invented
fundamental technologies, launched new industries, and created
millions of American jobs. At the same time, MIT is profoundly
global. The Institutes community gains tremendous strength as a
magnet for talent from around the world. Through teaching,
research, and innovation, MITs exceptional community pursues its
mission of service to the nation and the world. Originally located
in Boston, MIT moved to Cambridge in 1916. Offering students
opportunities to study and research in state-of-the-art classrooms,
as well as acres of green spaces, gardens, and playing fields, the
campus is home to nearly 12,000 students. A low student-to-faculty
ratio promotes intensive learning that allows students to excel.
MIT offers 56 undergraduate majors and has 50 departments and
programs offering graduate degrees across its five schools. As an
institution with a global reputation, MIT has been home to many
internationally prestigious award winners such as Nobel laureates
and MacArthur Fellows.
Massachusetts Institute of Technologys objective is to promote a
workplace of inclusion that welcomes and supports people of varying
backgrounds, different viewpoints, experience, talents, and ideas.
By respecting and valuing differences in race, gender, ethnicity,
age, physical and language abilities, culture, religion, and sexual
orientation, opportunities become numerous. Approaches to
problem-solving and decision-making are multidimensional, leading
to success and empowering staff to thrive and do their best work.
MIT is committed not only to meeting the requirements of laws, but
also to creating an atmosphere of civility, collegiality, mutual
respect, and inclusion that stimulates and supports all employees
in their work at MIT.
The OPP was created in 2009 and has grown substantially, as the
opportunities for philanthropic partnership with previously
unaffiliated donors from around the world are nearly limitless. The
office nurtures the Institutes relationships with its most
generous non-alumni individual and corporate donors, and cultivates
and engages potential donors from around the globe who have the
capacity to contribute $5 million or more. It complements and works
in close partnership with the Office of Individual Giving, whose
focus is on alumni giving. The OPP has the primary responsibility
of managing relationships with individuals living outside of the
United States capable of making gifts of $5 million or more to MIT.
Secondary responsibilities include collaborating with faculty
leaders to develop and implement the Institutes global strategy
and the myriad funding relationships that result from that
strategy. In partnership with the schools, the OPP also supports
school-based strategies and engages school leaders to support
Institute-wide goals.
A bachelors degree or an equivalent combination of education and
experience and at least ten years of direct fundraising experience
including soliciting and closing principal gifts, as well as at
least four years of experience supervising a staff of ten or more,
setting goals, and managing performance and budgets is preferred
for this position as is experience within a major research
institution, medical center, or university. Massachusetts Institute
of Technology will consider candidates with a broad range of
backgrounds. If you are excited about this role and feel that you
can contribute to MIT, 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 rsum.
Cover letters should be responsive to the mission of Massachusetts
Institute of Technology as well as the responsibilities and
qualifications presented in the prospectus.
The salary range for this position is $250,000 to $300,000
annually.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is committed to the inclusion
of all qualified candidates. If you require reasonable
accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or
participating in the selection process, please contact Tonya
Malik-Carson at tonyamc@aspenleadershipgroup.com .
To apply for this position, visit:
https://opportunities.aspenleadershipgroup.com/opportunities/1425 .
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