The Queer Philanthropy Circle (QPC) is one of Indiana University’s affinity giving circles. It brings donors together around shared identities, experiences, and passions to invest collectively in the people, programs, and initiatives they care about most at IU. It is a community with deep commitment and significant untapped philanthropic potential, and the QPC is ready for a leader who can deepen the impact. The Indiana University Foundation (IUF) is seeking a Director of Affinity Giving who sees that potential and wants to build on it. You will be the primary staff fundraiser and liaison for QPC. You will partner with volunteer leaders, meet one-on-one with members to understand their goals, and grow a pipeline of leadership annual and major gift donors, including prospects with an interest in planned giving.This is a fundraising role first. Roughly half your time will go to major gift work (qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors) and half to volunteer partnership and circle leadership. What You'll Do Major and leadership gifts (about 50%)Manage a focused portfolio of leadership annual and major gift prospects and donors, including members with the capacity to give $5,000 or more.Qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donorsVolunteer partnership and circle leadership (about 50%)Serve as the primary staff liaison to QPC and its volunteer leaders, and recruit and engage volunteers who act as ambassadors, advocates, and peer-to-peer fundraisers.Develop and carry out strategies to increase donor participation, retention, and giving.Partner with volunteers on peer-to-peer outreach, donor engagement, and fundraising.Contribute to the shared-service Affinity Giving model, working with a coordinator who supports QPC and other giving circles. You will meet with them weekly and delegate work.Work with colleagues across IU Foundation, the IU Alumni Association, and university partners to align engagement opportunities with fundraising priorities.Track donor activity and fundraising outcomes in our fundraising systems.Meet one-on-one with members to learn their philanthropic goals and connect them with the areas of IU they care about most. Identify and refer prospects with planned giving interest to colleagues across IU, and help develop a planned giving strategy within the circle.
