Jobs at Indiana University Foundation

Develop and edit marketing and fundraising content across web, email, social, print, video, and events. Partner with strategists, designers, project managers, and campus partners to create audience-tailored messaging that supports engagement and fundraising goals, aligns with brand voice, and uses performance data to inform content strategy.

Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward high-net-worth prospects for transformational gifts ($5M+). Build a portfolio from scratch, conduct personal visits, design individualized solicitation strategies, prepare complex proposals, collaborate with academic leaders and donor relations, use fundraising data to set goals, and meet ambitious annual targets while managing documentation and travel.

Provide in-house legal support for a university foundation by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts; conducting legal research; advising on nonprofit, compliance, policy, governance, and risk matters; supporting strategic initiatives and partnerships; and serving as a legal resource to staff and university partners.

Lead a unified annual giving strategy for IU regional campuses. Manage donor portfolios across seven campuses, run multichannel acquisition, renewal, and lapsed-donor campaigns, analyze segment performance, test and refine campaigns, and partner with campus leaders and a marketing analyst to translate data into strategic recommendations and stakeholder-facing reports.

Own the full lifecycle of foundation accounts, translating gift agreements into accurate account structures, managing activations and closures, and controlling gift posting. Triage and assign incoming requests, resolve discrepancies with campus fiscal officers and Revenue Operations, maintain documentation, and drive process improvements to ensure data integrity and compliance.

Lead comprehensive fundraising strategy for The Media School and Indiana Public Media, focusing on major and principal gifts, alumni engagement, corporate and foundation partnerships, and donor stewardship. Partner with the Dean and advancement leadership to identify transformational opportunities, strengthen philanthropic culture, and support students, faculty, experiential learning, and public media impact toward $6M+ annual goals.

Lead enterprise technology strategy and AI enablement for the Foundation. Oversee CRM and enterprise systems, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, vendor partnerships, and business transformation. Drive large-scale CRM migrations, modernization, cross-functional collaboration, and organizational change to support fundraising and institutional strategy.

Provide high-level administrative and project support to the VP of Marketing & Communications: manage complex calendars, meetings, events, budgets, expenses, and office organization; draft reports, presentations, and communications; coordinate retreats, conferences, and team-building; and drive special projects from concept to completion while handling confidential information with discretion.