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Texas State Job Bank Development Specialist in Austin, Texas
Donor relations and gift stewardship, including: Draft and prepare correspondence on behalf of the Dean and Executive Director. Manage the endowment compliance annual letters project, requesting and gathering letters from faculty members and other endowment holders/beneficiaries. With assistance from the scholarship/awards coordinator, coordinate reporting on student scholarship recipients to endowment principals and other donors.Working with the Executive Director and Associate Director, coordinate arrangements for development events and advisory council activities, including the generation of invitation lists, contract negotiations, paying vendors from appropriate accounts, preparing university work orders, and other duties.Manage the processing of gifts and pledges to the School of Architecture, tracking gifts to ensure they are deposited into correct accounts and issuing proper receipts and acknowledgments in a timely manner.Maintain alumni records in the central CRM and endowment and donor files at the School of Architecture. Assist the Executive Director and Associate Director in prospect identification through report writing in the central database. Oversee special projects related to data conversion from VIP to a new CRM system.Assist with scheduling meetings, engagements, and events and managing the Executive Directors calendar. Provide administrative, travel, and event support for development and constituent relations activities.Provide administrative support and back-up at the front desk in the deans suite as needed.