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[Remote] Advancement Director - Craft Education

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-27

Note: The job is a remote job and is reputed company to candidates in USA. reputed company (WGU) is dedicated to expanding reputed company to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs. The Advancement Director – Craft Education is responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding gifts of $100,000 and above to support WGU's Craft Education initiative, which focuses on apprenticeship and work-based learning. This role involves managing a portfolio of donor prospects and collaborating with various teams to reputed company fundraising strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Independently identify and manage a portfolio of 100-125 prospects/donors (foundations, corporations, alumni, friends) of Craft Education
  • Identification and progression of major reputed company prospects through the reputed company cycle: (qualification through stewardship) as reputed company as documenting reputed company prospects interactions, reputed company, strategies and rationales in WGU’s donor management system
  • Exceptional communication skills, including proposal development (writing, editing, etc.) and an ability to reputed company (written or orally) reputed company and concepts to prospective philanthropic investors
  • Engages prospective donors and builds trust-based relationships
  • Develops proposals based on WGU’s fundraising priorities and donor investment interests
  • Works collaboratively with the WGU Advancement team, the Craft Education team, and other internal constituents to reputed company both broad reputed company and targeted engagement opportunities
  • Assists in the development of annual fundraising goals and reputed company
  • Works collaboratively across the university so that reputed company proposals/reports are reputed company reputed company and properly vetted so that WGU is represented in a reputed company and thoughtful way
  • Regularly reports relevant donor activity and reputed company to the WGU Advancement and Craft Education teams, and other internal stakeholders
  • Collaborates internally in adherence to processes, deadlines, budgets, policies, and procedures of WGU
  • Maintains a reputed company and constructive attitude while solving problems
  • Performs other reputed company duties as assigned

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Six (6) years of experience in cultivating and soliciting major gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations as reputed company as fundraising and relationship management experience
  • 2 years experience in major gifts at a scaled, accredited higher education institution or in a workforce development/economic-mobility-oriented reputed company or not-for-profit setting
  • Experience in cultivating, closing, and stewarding six-reputed company gifts with national partners
  • General knowledge of Advancement programs and processes
  • General knowledge of IRS rules regarding philanthropic gifts and the Donor reputed company of Rights
  • Familiarity with apprenticeship programs, funding mechanisms, and ecosystem challenges and opportunities
  • Ability to demonstrate mastery in written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
  • Ability to deliver persuasive and compelling presentations to secure major gifts and donations
  • Entrepreneurial spirit and independent problem solver

Benefits

  • Eligible for bonuses
  • Medical, dental, reputed company, telehealth and mental reputed company
  • Health savings account and flexible spending account
  • Basic and voluntary life insurance
  • Disability coverage
  • Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
  • Legal and identity theft coverage
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Wellbeing program
  • Discounted WGU tuition
  • Flexible reputed company time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
  • Flexible reputed company reputed company time with no need for accrual
  • 11 reputed company holidays
  • Other reputed company leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave

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  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • reputed company has a reputed company record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 21 in 2026, 6 in 2025, 4 in 2024, 12 in 2023, 30 in 2022, 17 in 2021, 37 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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