Director of Gift Planning

Bowling Green State University
Hybrid | Bowling Green, Ohio

Bowling Green State University seeks a strategic and collaborative Director of Gift Planning to lead and grow its planned giving program during a defining moment in the University's history. As BGSU launches its most ambitious comprehensive fundraising campaign to date, this leader will partner with donors, professional advisors, and Advancement colleagues to secure transformational legacy gifts that advance the University's mission and long-term priorities. Reporting to the Executive Director of Development, the Director serves as the University's primary expert on charitable gift planning while managing a portfolio of major and principal gift prospects and overseeing the 1910 Society, gift planning marketing, donor education, and program administration.

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Job Requirements

• Manage a portfolio of planned giving prospects, identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major and principal gift donors.
• Lead all aspects of BGSU's gift planning program, including the 1910 Society, donor education, planned giving marketing, and gift documentation.
• Partner with Advancement colleagues and professional advisors to develop and implement sophisticated charitable giving strategies.
• Provide planned giving expertise, training, and consultation to University Advancement staff.
• Supervise the Coordinator for Gift Planning and oversee charitable trust, gift annuity, and related planned giving programs.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; J.D. strongly preferred.
• Minimum of five years of experience in legal estate planning or as a major gift fundraiser or planned giving leader in higher education or another large nonprofit organization.
• Demonstrated expertise working with estate plans, deferred gifts, and charitable gift planning vehicles.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, organizational, and project management skills.
• Valid driver's license required.

Compensation

Bowling Green State University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, retirement, wellness resources, professional development opportunities, and tuition fee waivers for employees, spouses, and dependent children.

About Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University is a nationally recognized public university committed to student success, academic excellence, and public impact. Serving more than 20,000 students across nine academic colleges, BGSU is experiencing record enrollment, growing research activity, and exceptional fundraising momentum. With the launch of a new seven-year comprehensive campaign, the University is investing in scholarships, academic innovation, research, and student success while expanding opportunities for generations of Falcons.






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