Bennington College invites applications and nominations for the position of Associate Vice President for Development. Working in partnership with senior leadership, the Associate Vice President will lead a high caliber and developing advancement program that reflects Bennington’s culture, mission, and evolving strategic plan.
The College
Bennington College is a distinguished residential liberal arts college that has, since its founding in 1932, been a laboratory for new ideas and an intellectual home to countless artists, activists, and thinkers who have shaped contemporary culture. Bennington is in the midst of an immensely exciting and transformative period in its history and experiencing extraordinary growth. In 2020, Laura R. Walker took office as the 11th President of Bennington College, previously serving as a pioneering media executive as former President & CEO of New York Public Radio for 23 years. Under President Laura Walker’s leadership, the college has launched a community-driven strategic planning process to articulate a unified and shared vision of Bennington’s future. Simultaneously, college-bound students are choosing Bennington at record rates. This past year alone, the college enrolled the largest class ever with a 23% increase in applications, and has received even more applicants this year, this time by 64%, effectively doubling its pool in just two admissions cycles. The community now approaches nearly 800 students—undergraduate and 102 graduate.
Bennington is currently developing a strategic plan which will define an exciting, radical vision for the future, including creating innovative partnerships for social impact, on campus and in the larger community and beyond. Funders have embraced this vision: the college has recently received generous support from alumni, including one of the largest donations in its history, as well as support from The Ford Foundation, Endeavor Foundation, and several others to support programs in sustainability, mental health, social justice, and storytelling, and is also poised to double its endowment in the next five years.
Situated on 440 breathtaking acres in Bennington, Vermont, the campus is a convergence of creative minds, distinctive buildings, and expansive spaces. Bennington has been named one of ten college campuses with the best architecture by Architectural Digest. From campus, it is a short drive to MASS MoCA, Clark Art Institute, and other cultural offerings of the northern Berkshires in Massachusetts; Albany, New York; and many of Vermont’s top recreational centers. New York City, Boston, and Burlington, Vermont are all within three and a half hours by car.
The Position
Reporting to the Vice President for Institutional Advancement, the Associate Vice President for Development serves as a senior development leader in Institutional Advancement and is responsible for the development of fundraising goals, strategy, and the execution of those goals to meet the College’s institutional advancement priorities. The Associate Vice President carries a portfolio of high-priority leadership gifts prospects and is responsible for cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding these prospects. As part of this work, the Associate Vice President will:
Qualifications
The successful candidate must be a strategic and highly engaged leader who has a passion for liberal arts education and demonstrated success with major gift fundraising. Candidates must have a proven track record in managing, and motivating/mentoring a highly effective, diverse team. Candidates must possess outstanding communication skills, the ability to effectively engage volunteer leadership, and a deep commitment to instilling practices and a culture within advancement that reflects Bennington.
Bennington serves a diverse student population inclusive of members of ethnically/racially minoritized, international, LGBTQIA+, and disability communities as well as diverse gender identities, socioeconomic backgrounds, religions, and political beliefs. Our staff and faculty also reflect diverse and intersecting backgrounds and identities. All employees are expected to be respectful and responsive to these differences in the service of building community that promotes student and employee success. Each individual (faculty, staff and students) will be accountable for upholding these values. The College’s approach to pluralism and inclusivity—both as fields of inquiry and practice—is to prioritize flexible thought, and to invite the examination of access, value, power, and privilege through its institutional policies and areas of study. We encourage applicants from diverse realms of interest, backgrounds, experience, and accomplishment to apply.
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