Ready to make waves in your career? Dive into an exciting opportunity at CSU Long Beach as the Senior Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations in Long Beach, CA! Join a vibrant, collaborative team that's all about innovation and impactful relationships. Reporting to the Associate Vice President of University Development, you'll engage with campus leaders to secure substantial philanthropic funding, manage a portfolio of prospects, and align projects with potential funders. In this role, you’ll be at the heart of advancing the university’s mission while working closely with various departments to create and implement strategic partnerships. Plus, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including generous vacation, access to world-class campus events, gym facilities, commuter benefits, and a robust retirement plan—making this the perfect opportunity to grow professionally and personally.

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Another Source’s client, CSU Long Beach, is recruiting a Senior Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations to join their University Relations and Development team in Long Beach, California. Go Beach! 

Here’s a little about CSU Long Beach and the position they are recruiting for:   

The Development team at Cal State Long Beach, one of the largest universities in the CSU system, is dedicated to advancing The Beach through innovative strategies and impactful relationships. We craft and implement programs that inspire philanthropy, secure public funding, and build strategic partnerships, all while enhancing the value of a Beach degree. Our team connects alumni, friends, corporations, and foundations with transformative giving opportunities that support student scholarships, capital projects, faculty programs, and special initiatives. By fostering meaningful investments, we strengthen our university's role as a steward of place and drive organizational effectiveness. 

To learn more about the University Relations and Development division, please visit: https://www.csulb.edu/university-relations-and-development   

Did you know? California State University system is the largest public four-year university system in the world, with more than 486,000 students, and 56,000 faculty and staff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqVB150TbD8 

About the role:   

As the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, you will be responsible for engaging with college and campus leaders to secure philanthropic funding from corporations and foundations for university initiatives. You will identify, cultivate, and solicit six-figure-plus gifts from corporations and foundations. In addition to actively managing a portfolio of prospects, you will collaborate with development colleagues across campus to identify projects and potential funders for the university. You will be responsible for creating proposals and other materials for funding opportunities along with stewarding the donors for relationship building purposes and ongoing support. 

The anticipated yearly salary range for this position is $110,000- 140,000 annually.   

How You Will Spend Your Time: 

60% - Development and Fundraising 

• Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward philanthropic gifts of $100,000 and greater from corporations and foundations to support university initiatives. 

20% - Collaboration 

• Collaborate with faculty, staff and other campus leaders, including development staff, to identify potential corporate or foundation funders for university philanthropic projects. 

10% - Strategy 

• Work with the Vice President and Associate Vice President for Development within University Relations and Development and other key leaders to identify philanthropic priorities and create successful development strategies for each one. 

10% - Community Building 

• Work with various constituents including businesses, community organizations, and community leaders to develop strategic objectives that will result in philanthropic partnerships benefiting the university. 

The Specifics: 

• Ensure all annual fundraising goals established for the Director are met.  

• Identify, cultivate, and solicit prospective corporate and foundation funders to the university.  

• Create prospect strategies which match the university's philanthropic priorities with corporate and foundation partners.  

• Provide counsel to University Relations and Development and university administration on development matters pertaining to corporate and foundation relations.  

• Work with the University Relations and Development team so that corporate and foundation philanthropic priorities are incorporated into the university's comprehensive fundraising plan.  

• Meet and consult with appropriate university faculty, administrators, staff and students pertaining to corporate and foundation fundraising.  

• Work with various constituencies, including community organizations, businesses, and community leaders to create strategic partnerships which will benefit the university's development efforts.  

• Develop proposals and other documents for cultivation, solicitation and stewardship efforts.  

• Work collaboratively with other Directors of Development on University fundraising initiatives.  

• Oversee and attend appropriate events for major gift fundraising purposes. Also, coordinate with other units as necessary.  

• For fundraising purposes, enlist and train volunteers for the university purposes. 

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of demonstrated successful major gift fundraising with a preference in corporate and foundation relations required.  

• Experience in higher education preferred.  

Why a career with CSU is for You: 

The CSU system offers employees a comprehensive benefits package typically worth 30-35% of your base salary. For more information on programs available, please see the Employee Benefits Summary: https://www2.calstate.edu/csu-system/careers/benefits/Documents/employee-benefits-summary.pdf 

• Immerse yourself: Being on campus allows you to enjoy renowned sporting events, artist events, world-renowned speakers. Stroll through trails, museums, and enjoy all campus has to offer. 

• Tuition waiver: up to 2 courses, or 6 units, per semester for employee, spouse, registered domestic partner or eligible dependent child for any of the 23 campuses.  

• Mission driven culture: Transforming the lives of a diverse student body, including first-generation students and under-represented communities. 

• Jury duty: The CSU will continue an employee’s salary while they are on jury duty, regardless of length of jury service. 

• CalPERS Retirement Plan: CalPERS is a defined benefit retirement pension plan. Lifetime medical benefits for you, your spouse, or registered domestic partner. Learn more here: http://www.calpers.ca.gov/ 

• 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Plan (Similar to a 401k plan) 

• Employees in this classification are entitled to two vacation days (16 hours) per month. 

• A healthier you. Access to athletic and gym facilities on campus  

• Transportation support. Pre-tax commuter benefits 

Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination:  

The California State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, gender, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, race, religion or lack thereof, sex, sexual orientation, transgender, or protected veteran status consistent with applicable federal and state laws. This policy applies to all CSU students, faculty and staff programs and activities. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and certain other federal and state laws, prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in all education programs and activities operated by the university (both on and off campus). 

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