| Prospect Research: | - Identify major gift prospects and evaluate giving capacities
- Connect prospect to appropriate fundraiser/prospect manager
- Manage cultivation system/contact report system
- Recommend prospect manager assignments
- Overall fundraising coordination
- Provide fundraising training workshop/seminars
- Provide fundraising mentoring
Contact: Mary Jane Lowney, Director of Development Operations
mjlowney@mtu.edu, 487-2312
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| Annual Giving: | - Assist in contacting alumni through direct mail, e-mail, and department newsletters
- Conduct telemarketing for departmental fundraising
Contact: Paula Nutini, Director, Annual Giving
pjnutini@mtu.edu, 487-3609
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| Gift/Estate Planning: | - Assist donors with giving opportunities including charitable remainder trusts, charitable gift annuities, pooled income funds, lead trusts, transfer of securities, bequests
- Promote estate planning through direct mail, estate planning seminars, and newsletters
Contact: Eric Halonen, Director of Major Gifts and Gift Planning
ehalonen@mtu.edu, 487-3604
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| Major Giving: | - Assist in developing cultivation and stewardship strategies
- Assist in all aspects of proposals, including writing, determining the proper amount for the proposal, strategies for major and planned giving proposals, dealing with objections to proposal
- Advice on who to visit and how to secure appointments
Contact: Eric Halonen, Director of Major Gifts and Gift Planning
ehalonen@mtu.edu, 487-3604
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| Corporate Partnerships: | - Assist in building partnerships with corporations, corporate and private foundations, government agencies and other organizations
- Assist in identifying and engaging organizations that have the potential to provide support to university education, research and outreach activities
- Assist with all aspects of coordinating and submitting proposals
Contact: Brent Burns, Director of Corporate Partnerships
bburns@mtu.edu, 487-7746
Contact: Priscilla Khoury, Director of Foundation Relations
pjkhoury@mtu.edu, 487-1608
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| Information Services: | - Provide mailing lists
- Report generation using fundraiser's specific criteria
- Provide access to/training for Web tools, profiles of alumni and prospects
- Provide reporting on gifts and pledges
- Maintain alumni/friend/corporation/foundation database
Contact: Mary Jane Lowney, Director of Development Operations
mjlowney@mtu.edu, 487-2312
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| Accounting: | - Provide information on MTF investments
- Provide official tax receipts to donors
- Provide revenue and expense statements on accounts
- Develop scholarship and endowed funds guidelines
- Process disbursement requests
Contact: Suzanne Morin, Controller
smmorin@mtu.edu, 487-1931
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| Alumni Relations: | - Provide an online event registration service through HuskyLink and assist in communicating event information to alumni and friends.
- Supply packages of Michigan Tech alumni gear, (pens, pins, decals, etc.), for distribution at events and to alumni visitors on campus.
- Offer opportunities for departments to communicate with class reunion attendees in advance of the Alumni Reunion held each August.
Contact: Brenda Rudiger, Executive Director of Alumni Relations
brudiger@mtu.edu or 487-2400
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