Associate Director of Development (Southeast)
Overview
The Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation (AEPi Foundation, or “the Foundation”) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization dedicated to bolstering the values of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity. This is done
through leadership development, partnerships with educational and Jewish communal
organizations, and the provision of scholarships, financial support, and programming for the
betterment of AEPi brothers, their campuses, or their community. Generous alumni and
undergraduate members, parents, private philanthropists, and foundations, as well as other
“Friends of AEPi” support the AEPi experience through the Foundation. This is done by
providing:
• Individual scholarships for academic excellence, attendance at leadership development
conferences, and educational trips to Israel
• Individual subsidies for AEPi’s leadership development, Jewish identity, and civic
engagement programs
• Chapter programming grants for leadership training, Israel advocacy training and Jewish
holiday programming
AEPi Foundation’s Southeast Region Associate Director of Development maintains and grows a
portfolio of donors within a given region of the United States. The Southeast region consists of
the territory that includes Washington DC, Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. The
main goal of this professional is to continually identify and steward current and new donors to
the foundation to drive critical fundraising support for the Fraternity.
The Director of Development will work closely with and report to the Foundation’s executive
leadership team to implement and execute on strategies aimed at increasing engagement and
fundraising outcomes in support of AEPi. They will continually diagnose the needs and
capacities of their assigned communities.
Job Responsibilities
• Identify, develop, and maintain a large fundraising portfolio of donor prospects with
approximately 875 in DC, 2500 in Virginia, 1850 in N. Carolina, 700 in S. Carolina, 3600 in
Georgia, and 10,000 in Florida with a target of 2,900 donors through cul(va(on and
stewardship with an end goal of successful direct solicita(ons
• Work directly with the Executive Director to identify, engage, and solicit major donor
prospects and to retain existing major donors.
• Meet benchmarks and goals based on donor base, regional activity and dollars raised
with the goal of bringing more than $1,000,000 annually from donors within the region.
• Breakdown fundraising goals by region/territory based on donor base population and
capacity
• Pursue fundraising activities that encompass or lead to prospect and donor visits,
solicitations, and successful gift closures
• Maintain a deep understanding of donors’ and prospects' philanthropic inclinations,
capacity, and motivations
• Design and execute dynamic, multi-phase personalized strategies that leverage
community leaders, culminating in the successful solicitation and closure of substantial
gifts
• Partner with local agencies and stakeholders within assigned communities to engage
new donors
• Build engagement committees, fundraising opportunities, programs, and events in
specific communities
• Develop current AEPi donors into lay leaders and solicitors to grow regional campaigns
organically and sustainably
• Work closely with lay leadership to achieve fundraising an engagement goals
• Collaborate with colleagues working for AEPi Fraternity and ESPONDA Associates with
an end goal of supporting all fundraising initiatives and events throughout the
organizational matrix. Initiatives and tactics may include but are not limited to
o Housing Capital Campaigns for chapters within the region
o Chapter support campaigns
o Parlor mee(ng
o Gala Dinners (In coordina(on with events staff)
o Reunion and affinity events (In coordina(on with events staff)
o Managing the 1913 Society at Regional Events
o Individual outreach and solicita(on
To apply, submit a cover le?er and resume to with the job Atle in the
subject line.
Overview
The Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation (AEPi Foundation, or “the Foundation”) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization dedicated to bolstering the values of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity. This is done
through leadership development, partnerships with educational and Jewish communal
organizations, and the provision of scholarships, financial support, and programming for the
betterment of AEPi brothers, their campuses, or their community. Generous alumni and
undergraduate members, parents, private philanthropists, and foundations, as well as other
“Friends of AEPi” support the AEPi experience through the Foundation. This is done by
providing:
• Individual scholarships for academic excellence, attendance at leadership development
conferences, and educational trips to Israel
• Individual subsidies for AEPi’s leadership development, Jewish identity, and civic
engagement programs
• Chapter programming grants for leadership training, Israel advocacy training and Jewish
holiday programming
AEPi Foundation’s Southeast Region Associate Director of Development maintains and grows a
portfolio of donors within a given region of the United States. The Southeast region consists of
the territory that includes Washington DC, Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. The
main goal of this professional is to continually identify and steward current and new donors to
the foundation to drive critical fundraising support for the Fraternity.
The Director of Development will work closely with and report to the Foundation’s executive
leadership team to implement and execute on strategies aimed at increasing engagement and
fundraising outcomes in support of AEPi. They will continually diagnose the needs and
capacities of their assigned communities.
Job Responsibilities
• Identify, develop, and maintain a large fundraising portfolio of donor prospects with
approximately 875 in DC, 2500 in Virginia, 1850 in N. Carolina, 700 in S. Carolina, 3600 in
Georgia, and 10,000 in Florida with a target of 2,900 donors through cul(va(on and
stewardship with an end goal of successful direct solicita(ons
• Work directly with the Executive Director to identify, engage, and solicit major donor
prospects and to retain existing major donors.
• Meet benchmarks and goals based on donor base, regional activity and dollars raised
with the goal of bringing more than $1,000,000 annually from donors within the region.
• Breakdown fundraising goals by region/territory based on donor base population and
capacity
• Pursue fundraising activities that encompass or lead to prospect and donor visits,
solicitations, and successful gift closures
• Maintain a deep understanding of donors’ and prospects' philanthropic inclinations,
capacity, and motivations
• Design and execute dynamic, multi-phase personalized strategies that leverage
community leaders, culminating in the successful solicitation and closure of substantial
gifts
• Partner with local agencies and stakeholders within assigned communities to engage
new donors
• Build engagement committees, fundraising opportunities, programs, and events in
specific communities
• Develop current AEPi donors into lay leaders and solicitors to grow regional campaigns
organically and sustainably
• Work closely with lay leadership to achieve fundraising an engagement goals
• Collaborate with colleagues working for AEPi Fraternity and ESPONDA Associates with
an end goal of supporting all fundraising initiatives and events throughout the
organizational matrix. Initiatives and tactics may include but are not limited to
o Housing Capital Campaigns for chapters within the region
o Chapter support campaigns
o Parlor mee(ng
o Gala Dinners (In coordina(on with events staff)
o Reunion and affinity events (In coordina(on with events staff)
o Managing the 1913 Society at Regional Events
o Individual outreach and solicita(on
To apply, submit a cover le?er and resume to with the job Atle in the
subject line.