Falcon Club conference call

[factman]

I am curious as to what any of you thought of the Falcon Club conference call last night, both the idea and content?

I love the idea and hope they do more of it with coaches and administrators, but also hope some of the callers put a little more effort and thought into their questions before they call in. I think the more of it we do, the better it will become and I thought the moderator did a nice job of keeping it moving.

[Class of 61]

F-man,

Funny you should post this. Thought I'd posted something similar but it obviously didn't get thru. I raised the 1st question to Babers re: lack of ANY verbals for FB so far etc.
I liked the general format, but would agree some of the calls were a bit " weak" . That being said it was still a good idea and a great way for fans to get to know our coaches better, especially the new ones. Thought Babers was very smooth and polished...will look forward to meeting him in person.

[mscarn]

I agree that the moderator did do a nice job. When things got slow he asked Jans about his staff and brought up things that are pertinent but weren't brought up by the questioners.

Speaking of the Falcon Club, the athletic department is currently searching for a new Falcon Club Director:

Category: Development and Fundraising
Campus: BGSU Main Campus
Opened Date: 05/22/2014
Closing Date: 06/13/2014

Position Summary:
The Director will
•Be responsible for recruiting members to the Falcon Club including leadership annual gifts ($1,000 - $10,000) and Champions Circle gifts ($10,000+).
•Be expected to travel to meet prospects and attend events.
•Share call information with unit fundraisers through electronic contact reports and personal communication.
•Plan and coordinate Falcon Club membership renewal solicitations via direct mail, e-appeals, and personal visits, assisting the Office of Annual Giving with phon-a-thon appeals.
•Assist with coordination of Falcon Club hospitality areas.
•Steward Falcon Club members through mass communication, student thank-a-thons, and other recognition mechanisms.

Essential Duties, Tasks and Responsibilities:
•Develop and implement cultivation and solicitation strategies for assigned prospects with the ultimate goal of closing the gift. Advance relationships with prospective donors and current donors through appropriate stages of qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Collaborate with the appropriate staff in the development of prospect strategies and the relationship building process. Utilize the full complement of fundraising “moves”, including personal visits.
•Coordinate the Club membership renewal calendar and solicitations via direct mail, web/email, personal visits, and phon-a-thon.
•Plan and coordinate stewardship for Falcon Club members, including hospitality areas, thank-a-thons, direct mail, and individual recognition.
•Serve as member of the Athletics Development team to work as team member to advance the priorities of Athletic Department with major emphasis on growing the Falcon Club.
•Perform other duties as assigned by the Associate Athletics Director for Development, Sr. Associate Athletics Director, Director of Athletics etc.

Knowledge, Skills or Abilities:
•Demonstrated success in solicitations or sales.

Minimum Qualifications & Salary:
Bachelor's degree required. Also required, minimum of two years experience in fund development including solicitation of gifts and/or related work experience (e.g. Public relations, marketing/sales). Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and comply with the university’s vehicle use policy.

Salary
Full-time administrative staff position. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. Administrative pay grade 354. Full benefits package available.