CSULB: Resource Planning Process

Identify Activity That Will Require
Augmentation in FY 2001-02

Advancement Fellow

This position will focus on training of a recent CSULB graduate in the area of university advancement, specifically fundraising. It is anticipated that the individual will enroll in a graduate program and make a two year commitment to the Division. The incumbent, under the supervision of the Vice President for University Relations and Development and the Assistant Vice President for Development Administration, will participate in a structured program to be exposed to all of the functional areas of the advancement program and after a period of review, be assigned a group of individuals to cultivate and engage in the priorities of the University. The ultimate anticipated outcome will be the Fellow’s appointment is a full-time professional with the division.

This position relates to Planning Area VIII: Non-State Revenue, Mid-Range Goals 4 and 5. The recruitment and training of individuals, who have strong ties to the University, will enable the Division to form closer relationships with alumni to engage them in our philanthropic mission. By expanding the available pool of qualified fundraising professionals, the University will be able to both expand the personal and direct contact with a larger number of our alumni population and to increase the number of those individuals who are qualified as major gift prospects and subsequently endowment prospects. Who better to contact and develop relationships with our alumni and donor population than one of our own graduates.