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The Arboretum offers the following job openings. To apply, please visit the U of M employment page, click "search postings" and enter the requisition number of the job listed below. Applicants must complete the University's on-line application form and, if required, submit any additional documents listed on the job posting with the application. For further information about open positions, please contact our Human Resources office at 952-443-1410.
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Current Openings:
Development Officer - Corporate Relations Manager : closed to new applications
Development Officer: Requisition number 176005
Reporting to the Arboretum's Director of Development and Communications. This development professional will serve a comprehensive role for the Arboretum's Development effort. The Development Officer will focus primarily upon increasing annual support from carefully selected, high-affinity, current donors by cultivating, soliciting and stewarding specific prospects. The Development Officer will advance the Arboretum's relationships with those identified in their list of prospects to determine and cultivate the donor's philanthropic interests, and to secure an increase in their gift of annual support. In addition, the officer will work to cultivate specifically designated special gifts from their prospects in support of fundraising priorities, and also to cultivate legacy gifts to the Arboretum. This position complements the development efforts of the Arboretum Director, the Director of Development/Communications, as well as the Annual Fund Officer, the Grants Officer, and the Planned Giving Officer.
Required Qualifications: Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university. Minimum of three (3) years professional development or related experience Demonstrated ability to promote and successfully solicit large annual support and special gifts by identifying prospects, managing caseload, designing and implementing cultivation and solicitation strategies, and ensuring follow-up activities and stewardship. Demonstrated communications and interpersonal skills and success in working in a team setting. Experience with event planning or project management.
Preferred Qualifications: Five (5) years or more experience in direct individual gift solicitations of annual gifts as well as special and legacy gifts. Professional fundraising experience in a museum, environmental, or other non-profit setting. Demonstrated experience in donor/prospect cultivation and solicitation process, including use of volunteers. Strong commitment to a cultural, museum, living-museum, non-profit institution.
Internship Opportunities: OPEN for 2012 Applications
Student Internships at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum: The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is offering Student Internships for summer work and education from April/May/June through August/September. For a complete description see this link: Student Internship Description. The Arboretum is a perfect location to work outside and study horticultural techniques with our gardening staff. Internships may also be available for work on specific research projects, on extension or outreach education and with children’s gardening programs. Complete the Student Internship Application Form.
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