About BU Hillel

With approximately 4,000 Jewish students, Boston University hosts the largest Jewish undergraduate population of all private universities in North America. Located in the heart of Boston, one of our nation’s most historic and vibrant cities, BU offers remarkable academic, career development, and extracurricular opportunities for students. The 33,000 square foot Florence and Chafetz Hillel House is located at the epicenter of the Boston University’s campus and is one of the most beautiful Hillel facilities in North America. The building houses a kosher dining hall, beautiful spaces for prayer and programming, and comfortable, inviting lounge spaces.

BU Hillel aims to serve all Jewish students, enabling them to make Hillel their own through multiple opportunities. Our Hillel is inclusive, pluralistic, and welcoming to all. Our programs, activities, and events serve as pathways for students to explore their connections to Jewish religion, Israel, history, and peoplehood. We strive to empower participants to examine their own Jewish identities, and to find a meaningful journey within the Jewish tradition.

Development Manager

Under the leadership of the Executive Director, the Development Manager will execute all development plans for BU Hillel and will be responsible for:

• Planning and setting-up logistics for major gift asks (over $1,000) made by the Executive Director, Managing Director, and by lay leaders
• Making solicitations for gifts under $1,000—by phone and in-person
• Planning, managing, and tracking the organization’s prospect list
• Working closely with the Managing Director on parent and young alumni engagement and solicitations
• Generating new prospects—mining the BU alumni database, the BU Hillel database of prior donors, and a wide-range of additional sources for new prospects (e.g., networks of existing Board members and donors, CJP, and other Jewish organizations)
• Conducting mass campaigns via email, direct mail, outbound phone calls, and student phone-a-thons — to the organization’s existing donors, past donors, and prospects
• Coordinating all interfaces and interactions with BU Development, especially ensuring accurate and timely information is added to the BU database and ensuring best possible cooperation with BU’s fundraising agents
• Learning best practices from BU Development and from other successful Hillels
• Tracking and managing grant proposals and grants
• Reporting timely and accurate information to the Executive Director and the Board 

Core Skills:

• Plan, schedule, and organize in-person and phone fundraising meetings for the Executive Director and Managing Director
• Plan, schedule, and organize email and phone solicitations and campaigns
• Manage BU Hillel’s fundraising lists, data, and full-range of uses of the BU Fundraising database (Razor’s Edge)
• Plan and organize logistics for Board meetings (4 per year) and development related special events (1-5 per year)
• Assist in the preparation of grant proposals and reports for individual donors, foundations, Jewish Federations, Hillel International, and other funders
• Work with Program staff to develop compelling cases for donors and sponsorship opportunities
• Work with student leaders on various fundraising initiatives, including recruiting, training, and mobilizing students to partner in Hillel’s development efforts
• Write thank you letters and oversee stewardship transactions 

Fiscal Oversight and Management:

• Track pledges and gifts to ensure monies are received, reported, and deposited in a timely manner
• Ensure grant monies are collected when promised
• Generate weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports that allow for monitoring and forecasting of funds
• Manage and monitor development expenses 

Stakeholder Relations:

• Work closely and collaboratively with all staff members, especially Director of Operations
• Work closely with Board members, especially chairs of Development and Development Committee members, to engage them in fundraising efforts, utilize relationships, and develop leadership gifts
• Serve as the liaison between Hillel and select stakeholders, including CJP, other Foundations, Hillel International Development Staff, and BU Development Staff