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GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES:
Inspire the vision and provide leadership for the Iowa Central Community College Foundation, under minimal supervision of the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives. Working with the Board of Directors, Foundation Board of Directors, volunteers, the President and employees of Iowa Central, develop and implement programs to achieve the Foundation’s priorities. Cultivate lifelong relationships with alumni, families and friends of Iowa Central; and engage in consistent and regular outreach efforts to build a culture of engagement and philanthropy within Iowa Central.
Examples of Duties
Constant (67-100%)
- Provide comprehensive leadership of Iowa Central’s Foundation and Foundation Board Members.
- Develop strategy and plans to support the mission, values, and the goals of Iowa Central and the Foundation.
- Oversee one FTE Foundation support full-time position.
- Provide implementation guidance and direction.
- Lead Iowa Central’s campus-wide fundraising activities, including academics and athletics.
- Serve as the architect of Iowa Central’s major fundraising campaign(s) and gift planning/development efforts and lead the implementation of the plans.
- Serve as an active and collaborative partner to all internal Foundation functions and campus colleagues to foster strategic and effective fundraising practices.
- Develop meaningful and productive relationships with major gift donors, including alumni, friends, and families.
- Share Iowa Central’s and the Foundation’s mission and plans with donors, potential donors, Iowa Central employees, students, alumni, and friends.
- Prepare requests and encourage annual giving by the college and Foundation Board of Directors.
- Identify and research interests of individual and corporate funding sources.
- Seek renewals of designated gifts for scholarships, classroom technology, and other projects from businesses, organizations, and individuals.
- Cultivate and solicit donors and prospective donors through research, personal contacts, relationship building efforts, and events.
- Remain current on fundraising trends, ethics, laws, community fundraising events, national programs, and fundraising activities.
- Report regularly to the Board of Trustees and Foundation Board.
- Annually administer 200+ Foundation scholarship awards.
- Develop scholarship criteria by working with donors.
- Follow Foundation’s Gift Acceptance Policy.
Frequent (34-66%)
- Identify and qualify major donors with long-term goal of soliciting estate giving.
- Speak to public service clubs and other organizations informing about the Foundation’s mission and goals.
- Participate in the service area networking opportunities ensuring community visibility and participation.
- Ensure the financial resources of gifts to the Foundation supports the educational priorities of Iowa Central and are utilized in accordance with the donors wishes.
- Organize special events, including Annual Hall of Fame, to promote the Foundation and Iowa Central and raise funds, through the Iowa Central region.
- Prepare materials for regular and special Foundation Board meetings.
- Manage an information system for all gifts and donor information.
- Ensure that charitable receipts are provided to all donors.
- Develop, recommend, and administer the annual Foundations budget.
- Approve all expenditures of the Foundation and examine monthly financial reports to ensure their accuracy.
- Serve as a permanent member on the College Shared Governance Committee – Alumni and Foundation.
Occasional (10-33%)
- Recruit and provide orientation new Foundation Board members.
- Manage estate gift process with donor family and attorney ensuring donor wishes followed.
- Lead the annual audit and tax preparation processes, ensure all standards set by other regulatory agencies, donors, and media are met.
- Consult with legal counsel, auditors, and other professionals as required.
- Write and collaborate Foundation sections to include in the bi-annual Triton Circle Newsletters to all donors, friends, and others.
- Prepare and write annual report of Foundation accomplishments and year-end financial status for distribution to all donors, faculty, staff, friends, and others.
- Write news releases announcing major gifts and grants.
- Prepare campaign materials and present vision and goals to employees to encourage annual gifts.
- Prepare campaign materials for annual campaigns directed to businesses and individuals.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS:
- Be able and willing to represent Iowa Central Community College in a positive manner with prospective, former, and current students, clients, suppliers, and the community we serve.
- Raise substantial funds for the Foundation.
- Communicate effectively, orally, and in writing.
- Work effectively with many people including faculty, staff, community, and business leaders.
- Manage multiple responsibilities and deadlines.
- Give recognition and credit to others.
- Approach responsibilities and ways of accomplishing goals creatively.
- Establish credibility and build trust with donors and funding sources.
- Persist when there is lack of response or negative response by donors or granting organizations.
- Participate in college activities and events and act as an advocate for the college at all times.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred. Prefer at least 5 years of paid fundraising experience, working the full spectrum of development. Demonstrated success in fundraising, including the ability to close major gifts in a relationship-based culture. Demonstrated ability to form and fully leverage cross-functional teams of colleagues and volunteers towards development and closure of major fundraising priorities. Strong oral and written communication skills. Proven ability to work with a high level of independence, maintain confidentiality, prioritize efforts and manage time effectively. Demonstrated interpersonal skills to foster and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, donors, and community and institutional leadership.
Iowa Central Community College offers a competitive salary. Compensation is negotiable based on the candidate's education, experience, and demonstrated qualifications.
This position will remain open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as received, and the posting may close at any time without prior notice.
Supplemental Information
GENERAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES WITH OR WITHOUT A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION:
Position involves constant (67-100%) talking to or listening to persons over the phone and in person, utilizing computer equipment, viewing a computer screen or reading; frequent (34-66%) sitting in an office, traveling to on and off campus facilities, including businesses and personal homes; and occasional (10-33%) stooping, kneeling, carrying, reaching, standing, walking, pulling, grasping, and lifting up to 25 pounds.
The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the essential job duties/responsibilities and performance expectations of the job, which should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individual may perform other duties as assigned.
Description Summary
GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES:
Inspire the vision and provide leadership for the Iowa Central Community College Foundation, under minimal supervision of the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives. Working with the Board of Directors, Foundation Board of Directors, volunteers, the President and employees of Iowa Central, develop and implement programs to achieve the Foundation’s priorities. Cultivate lifelong relationships with alumni, families and friends of Iowa Central; and engage in consistent and regular outreach efforts to build a culture of engagement and philanthropy within Iowa Central.
Examples of Duties
Constant (67-100%)
- Provide comprehensive leadership of Iowa Central’s Foundation and Foundation Board Members.
- Develop strategy and plans to support the mission, values, and the goals of Iowa Central and the Foundation.
- Oversee one FTE Foundation support full-time position.
- Provide implementation guidance and direction.
- Lead Iowa Central’s campus-wide fundraising activities, including academics and athletics.
- Serve as the architect of Iowa Central’s major fundraising campaign(s) and gift planning/development efforts and lead the implementation of the plans.
- Serve as an active and collaborative partner to all internal Foundation functions and campus colleagues to foster strategic and effective fundraising practices.
- Develop meaningful and productive relationships with major gift donors, including alumni, friends, and families.
- Share Iowa Central’s and the Foundation’s mission and plans with donors, potential donors, Iowa Central employees, students, alumni, and friends.
- Prepare requests and encourage annual giving by the college and Foundation Board of Directors.
- Identify and research interests of individual and corporate funding sources.
- Seek renewals of designated gifts for scholarships, classroom technology, and other projects from businesses, organizations, and individuals.
- Cultivate and solicit donors and prospective donors through research, personal contacts, relationship building efforts, and events.
- Remain current on fundraising trends, ethics, laws, community fundraising events, national programs, and fundraising activities.
- Report regularly to the Board of Trustees and Foundation Board.
- Annually administer 200+ Foundation scholarship awards.
- Develop scholarship criteria by working with donors.
- Follow Foundation’s Gift Acceptance Policy.
Frequent (34-66%)
- Identify and qualify major donors with long-term goal of soliciting estate giving.
- Speak to public service clubs and other organizations informing about the Foundation’s mission and goals.
- Participate in the service area networking opportunities ensuring community visibility and participation.
- Ensure the financial resources of gifts to the Foundation supports the educational priorities of Iowa Central and are utilized in accordance with the donors wishes.
- Organize special events, including Annual Hall of Fame, to promote the Foundation and Iowa Central and raise funds, through the Iowa Central region.
- Prepare materials for regular and special Foundation Board meetings.
- Manage an information system for all gifts and donor information.
- Ensure that charitable receipts are provided to all donors.
- Develop, recommend, and administer the annual Foundations budget.
- Approve all expenditures of the Foundation and examine monthly financial reports to ensure their accuracy.
- Serve as a permanent member on the College Shared Governance Committee – Alumni and Foundation.
Occasional (10-33%)
- Recruit and provide orientation new Foundation Board members.
- Manage estate gift process with donor family and attorney ensuring donor wishes followed.
- Lead the annual audit and tax preparation processes, ensure all standards set by other regulatory agencies, donors, and media are met.
- Consult with legal counsel, auditors, and other professionals as required.
- Write and collaborate Foundation sections to include in the bi-annual Triton Circle Newsletters to all donors, friends, and others.
- Prepare and write annual report of Foundation accomplishments and year-end financial status for distribution to all donors, faculty, staff, friends, and others.
- Write news releases announcing major gifts and grants.
- Prepare campaign materials and present vision and goals to employees to encourage annual gifts.
- Prepare campaign materials for annual campaigns directed to businesses and individuals.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS:
- Be able and willing to represent Iowa Central Community College in a positive manner with prospective, former, and current students, clients, suppliers, and the community we serve.
- Raise substantial funds for the Foundation.
- Communicate effectively, orally, and in writing.
- Work effectively with many people including faculty, staff, community, and business leaders.
- Manage multiple responsibilities and deadlines.
- Give recognition and credit to others.
- Approach responsibilities and ways of accomplishing goals creatively.
- Establish credibility and build trust with donors and funding sources.
- Persist when there is lack of response or negative response by donors or granting organizations.
- Participate in college activities and events and act as an advocate for the college at all times.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred. Prefer at least 5 years of paid fundraising experience, working the full spectrum of development. Demonstrated success in fundraising, including the ability to close major gifts in a relationship-based culture. Demonstrated ability to form and fully leverage cross-functional teams of colleagues and volunteers towards development and closure of major fundraising priorities. Strong oral and written communication skills. Proven ability to work with a high level of independence, maintain confidentiality, prioritize efforts and manage time effectively. Demonstrated interpersonal skills to foster and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, donors, and community and institutional leadership.
Iowa Central Community College offers a competitive salary. Compensation is negotiable based on the candidate's education, experience, and demonstrated qualifications.
This position will remain open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as received, and the posting may close at any time without prior notice.
Supplemental Information
GENERAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES WITH OR WITHOUT A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION:
Position involves constant (67-100%) talking to or listening to persons over the phone and in person, utilizing computer equipment, viewing a computer screen or reading; frequent (34-66%) sitting in an office, traveling to on and off campus facilities, including businesses and personal homes; and occasional (10-33%) stooping, kneeling, carrying, reaching, standing, walking, pulling, grasping, and lifting up to 25 pounds.
The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the essential job duties/responsibilities and performance expectations of the job, which should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individual may perform other duties as assigned.
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Verify your degree field matches the role
USCIS requires your degree to align directly with Executive Director of Development duties. A business, public administration, or nonprofit management degree maps cleanly. A general liberal arts degree may trigger an RFE, so gather transcripts and a credential evaluation early.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Executive Director of Development roles by verified DOL Labor Condition Application filings. Employers who have filed LCAs for this title before are far more likely to move quickly through the H-1B process than those sponsoring for the first time.
Prioritize cap-exempt institutional employers
Universities, hospital systems, and nonprofit research organizations affiliated with higher education are cap-exempt H-1B employers. Targeting these institutions lets you bypass the annual lottery entirely and file at any time of year.
Request prevailing wage documentation before negotiating
Your employer must file an LCA certifying your salary meets DOL prevailing wage for this occupation in your metro area. Run the OFLC Wage Search for SOC code 11-2033 before your offer discussion so you understand the wage floor your employer is already bound to meet.
Align your portfolio to specialty occupation evidence
USCIS scrutinizes whether Executive Director of Development truly requires a specialized degree. Document how your fundraising strategy, major gift programs, or capital campaign work required specific academic training, not just experience. This strengthens your petition against a specialty occupation challenge.
Negotiate premium processing into your offer terms
Development leadership roles often have defined start dates tied to fiscal calendars or campaign launches. Ask your employer to elect USCIS premium processing so your I-129 adjudication completes within 15 business days rather than several months.
H-1B Visa Executive Director Of Development: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Executive Director of Development role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the employer requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as nonprofit management, business administration, or communications. USCIS looks at whether the specific duties, such as major gift fundraising, board relations, and campaign management, necessitate that specialized academic background. Roles where any degree suffices can face RFEs on specialty occupation grounds.
Which types of employers most commonly sponsor H-1B visas for this role?
Higher education institutions, large hospital foundations, and national nonprofit organizations file the most LCAs for Executive Director of Development positions. Universities and their affiliated foundations are especially useful targets because they are cap-exempt H-1B employers, meaning you can file outside the annual lottery window. Browse verified sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate to see which organizations have active LCA filing history for this title.
How does the H-1B annual cap affect my job search for this position?
If you're targeting for-profit employers or non-cap-exempt organizations, your petition enters the annual lottery capped at 85,000 visas. Registrations open each March for an October 1 start. Cap-exempt employers, including most universities and affiliated nonprofits, can file year-round. Planning your search around employer type and the lottery calendar significantly affects your timeline.
Can my employer start the H-1B process before I leave my current role?
Yes. H-1B portability under AC21 lets you change employers after your new petition has been pending for 180 days, provided your new role is in the same or a similar occupational classification. For Executive Director of Development positions, the role should map to a related SOC code. Your status remains valid while the transfer petition is pending, so you're not required to stop working during the process.
What happens to my H-1B status if my employer is a nonprofit and loses funding?
If your employer terminates your position, you have a 60-day grace period to find a new sponsoring employer, change to another valid nonimmigrant status, or depart the country. Your new employer must file a transfer petition before or upon your start date. Development leadership roles at well-capitalized institutions carry less funding risk, which is one reason to review an employer's financial stability before accepting a sponsored offer.