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The Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with Pratt Institute in the search for a Major Gifts Officer.
Reporting to the
Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement, the Major Gifts Officer will manage a portfolio of 120 to 150 major gift prospects
and work collaboratively within Institutional Advancement and across Pratt faculty, staff, and the Board of Trustees to secure gifts that
advance the strategic goals of the Institute. The Major Gifts Officer will monitor prospect contacts to ensure positive and purposeful
prospect and donor relations while recommending and assisting with the building and maintaining of relationships across campus. The
Institute works under a hybrid model. The Major Gifts Officer is expected to be on campus once a week as well as for special events and
additional meetings as necessary. The Major Gifts Officer also will be required to travel as part of their core work. Preference will be
given to candidates living in the tri-state area, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Pratt Institute is a top-ranked college with
opportunities in art, design, architecture, liberal arts and sciences, and information studies that provides the creative leaders of
tomorrow the knowledge and experience to make a better world. What began as a radical experiment to expand access to creative careers is now
a community of 5,137 undergraduate and graduate students working across 48 programs with 1,200 dedicated faculty. The Institute’s
impact expands beyond its 25-acre residential campus in Brooklyn to cutting-edge facilities throughout the borough, a landmark building and
public gallery in Manhattan, as well as an extension campus, PrattMWP College of Art and Design in Utica, New York. Since its founding in
1887, Pratt has prioritized diversity and inclusion—welcoming students from all walks of life while developing and sustaining pathways
to more equitable workplaces and careers. Pratt provides a collaborative, interdisciplinary research and inquiry-based education that
prepares students for success in creative fields and professional practice, with the goal of contributing to a fairer and more sustainable
world. With a long-held commitment to the communities of New York, Pratt partners locally through the Pratt Center for Community Development
to work for a more just city. The Institute also offers a variety of programs for local pre-college and continuing education students in the
Center for Art, Design, and Community Engagement K-12 and the School of Continuing and Professional Studies. The value of a Pratt education
is evident in its graduates’ diverse and thriving careers, where their designs, art, work, and environments have reimagined our world.
In over 75 countries across the globe, Pratt’s 61,000 alumni are advancing the creative economy and making a positive impact.
The mission of Pratt Institute is to educate artists and creative professionals to be responsible contributors to society. Pratt seeks to
instill aesthetic judgment, professional knowledge, collaborative skills, and technical expertise in all graduates. A Pratt education is
firmly grounded in the liberal arts and sciences, and blends theory with creative application in preparing graduates to become leaders in
their professions.
Pratt Institute will consider candidates with a broad range of backgrounds. A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent
combination of education and experience and at least five years of major gift fundraising experience within higher education is preferred.
All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé. Cover letters should be responsive to the mission of Pratt
Institute as well as the responsibilities and qualifications presented in the prospectus.
The salary for this position is $100,000
annually.
Preference will be given to applications received by June 6, 2023.
To apply for this position, visit: https://opportunities.aspenleadershipgroup.com/opportunities/1269.
