Faith L. Linsky Email & Phone Number

Hadley, Massachusetts, United States

Responsible for increasing the University’s fundraising capacity through the development and oversight of comprehensive annual giving strategies that engage and solicit alumni, student, parent, friends, faculty, and staff of the university, with a particular focus on increasing alumni participation. In collaboration with the Director, also responsible the strategy, content creation, execution, and success of all fundraising appeals and annual giving campaigns for gifts up to $25,000.

Responsible for the planning, implementation, coordination, and oversight of fundraising initiatives to create a robust annual giving program, build a donor pipeline, establish and maintain a leadership giving program, improve donor stewardship and support additional initiatives aimed at increasing alumni engagement, participation and philanthropy. This includes the cultivation and solicitation of prospects and donors, supervision of an Annual Giving Specialist, program analysis and evaluation, and budget management. Also responsible for instituting a campus-wide giving day and senior class gift program.

400 Jefferson Street, Hackettstown, Nj

Responsible for providing strategic direction and oversight to all broad-based fundraising appeals and implementing a variety of focused programs and events aimed at deepening connections and increasing philanthropy among Centenary’s alumni, faculty, staff, parents, community leaders and friends. This includes creating a robust annual giving program, building a donor pipeline, establishing a reunion giving program and improving donor stewardship activities as well as collaborating with University departments and all advancement team members. Also responsible for the mentoring and training of development and alumni relations staff.

Kutztown, Pa

Responsible for the planning, implementation, coordination and oversight of fundraising initiatives to create a robust annual giving program, build a donor pipeline, establish and maintain a reunion giving program, improve donor stewardship and support additional initiatives aimed at increasing alumni engagement, participation and philanthropy. This includes the cultivation and solicitation of prospects and donors, supervision of phon-a-thon student callers, program analysis and evaluation, and budget management. Also responsible for managing database management, prospect research, communications and reception staff, pledge collection processes and other day-to-day functions of the front office.

Kutztown, Pa

Responsible for the planning, implementation, coordination and oversight of fundraising initiatives to create a robust annual giving program, build a donor pipeline, establish and maintain a reunion giving program, improve donor stewardship and support additional initiatives aimed at increasing alumni engagement, participation and philanthropy. This includes the cultivation and solicitation of prospects and donors, supervision of phon-a-thon student callers, program analysis and evaluation, and budget management.

Keene, Nh

Responsible for the design, implementation and management of all fundraising, friend-raising and alumni relations activities within the division of institutional advancement. This includes the cultivation and solicitation of major gifts and planned giving, supervision of the annual fund, administrative and reporting functions, staff development and supervision, program analysis and evaluation and the departmental budget management.

Responsible for raising $1.3 million through the American Diabetes Association's cycling program as well as manage 5 staff across New England. Coordinated the Association's only 7 day bicycle tour. Other responsibilites included serving on the New England Management Team, volunteer recruitment and stewardship, volunteer board maintenance and major gift prospect identification.

Responsible for a $1.4 million goal from special events and corporate promotions. Supervised 6 full time and up to 12 temporary staff members. Also part of the senior development team that reported directly to the President & CEO.

Responsible for establishing and maintaining volunteer chapter boards and working with the medical and business communities to develop and coordinate programs in fundraising, health education and patient services.

Responsible for raising unrestricted annual gifts from alumni through telemarketing, direct mail and face to face solicitations as well as through a targeted reunion giving program.