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Vice President of Institutional Advancement

Scripps College Claremont, California

www.scrippscollege.edu

Send Nominations or Cover Letter and Resume to:

Libby Roberts

Vice President

617-262-1102, extension 225

[email protected]

Introduction

Scripps College’s mission:

“To educate women to develop their intellects and talents

through active participation in a community of scholars,

so that as graduates they may contribute to society

through public and private lives of leadership, service, integrity and creativity.”

The Opportunity:

LOIS L. LINDAUER SEARCHES is proud to partner with

Scripps College on its search for the position of Vice

President of Institutional Advancement. The ideal

Vice President is an advancement leader who is an

excellent and inspired manager, accomplished

fundraiser, and a strategic, creative, and collaborative

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colleague who will continue to build on an already-strong and well-integrated development and alumnae

relations operation.

Scripps College is the premier women’s college of

the West. For more than 90 years, Scripps has

offered its signature interdisciplinary approach to

a liberal arts education. The College provides a

rigorous curriculum and a robust intellectual

community with a strong commitment to diversity

and inclusion.

Scripps’ 32-acre Claremont campus is on the

National Register of Historic Places and has been

called one of the most beautiful in the world. The

College has received significant acclaim, ranked #26 in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Liberal Arts

Colleges and #8 on Forbes’ list of Best Colleges in the West. Students and faculty have earned prestigious

grants for their research, including Fulbright, National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the

Arts, and Watson Fellowships.

Do You Have the Right Skills and Qualities for This Position?

• Do you have the vision and strategic thinking to lead Scripps to a new level of philanthropic success?

• Are you a superb manager who is an inspiring coach and mentor?

• Are you an accomplished, metrics-driven leader who has impressive expertise in higher education?

• Have you successfully solicited seven- and eight-figure gifts?

• Can you passionately state the case for a women’s college and then leverage that message?

• Do you have the social graces to effectively work with high-level volunteers and donors? Are you

professionally expert and up-to-date on how to reach and build allegiance with young

alumnae?

• Do you have a creative approach that would help Scripps build a donor pipeline of non-associated

prospects?

• Do you have a great sense of camaraderie?

• Are you a terrific communicator and someone who can develop distinct approaches for a variety of

audiences?

• Would you be described as polished, discrete, with a solid core and a personal touch?

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Position Overview – Vice President of Institutional Advancement

Reporting to the President, the Vice President of Institutional Advancement will have the opportunity to

make a significant contribution to this outstanding institution by leading it to new levels of engagement

with its external constituencies and even greater achievement in fundraising. As chief development and

alumnae relations officer, the Vice President and her/his team will develop and execute programs for donor

cultivation and outreach and alumnae engagement. Scripps is seeking a seasoned advancement leader and

manager with a significant track record of personal and successful involvement in individual, major, and

principal giving and a commitment to liberal arts and women’s education. This individual will be aggressive

about goals and a strong motivator of people.

Key Responsibilities:

The Vice President has among her/his principal responsibilities the following:

• Serving as the College’s senior development officer and chief advisor to the president, the trustees, and

other College officials on all matters involving current or potential philanthropic support;

• Designing, planning, and directing the day-to-day operations of the anticipated comprehensive

campaign, as well as other major gift initiatives;

• Hiring, training, supporting, and leading the staff of the Development and Alumnae Relations Offices;

• Developing and providing leadership—in close collaboration with the president, trustees, and other

volunteer leaders, the dean of faculty, other members of the senior management team, and College

staff—for programs that will lead to the philanthropic support required to underwrite priority needs of

the College, including operations, endowment, facilities, and support of continuing programs;

• Working with the vice president of business affairs/treasurer to discuss fundraising plans, trusts, and

annuities investment performance, and to ensure appropriate systems are in place for the proper

accounting and reporting of all pledges and gifts;

• Establishing a vision for and ensuring the execution of a comprehensive program of alumnae and parent

engagement that leads to mutually productive interaction between Scripps College and its many

external constituencies;

• Representing the College as appropriate to alumnae, friends, corporations and foundations;

• Coordinating the identification and solicitation of potential donors, through meetings with the president,

development officers, and others throughout the College;

• Serving as primary staff liaison to the Scripps College Board of Trustees Institutional Advancement

Committee, as well as working closely with virtually all members of the Board; and

• Undertaking such other duties as the president may assign.

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Educational/Experience Requirements:

The Vice President of Institutional Advancement will be an experienced major and principal gift fundraiser

with a track record of leadership. S/he will bring significant experience at a leadership level with alumni/ae

relations programs and with a comprehensive campaign of significant breadth and high aspirations. A

bachelor’s degree is required and an advanced degree is preferred. A track record of progressively

responsible management experience with responsibility for people, programs, and budgets is required.

Position Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Requirements:

• Able to develop strong relationships.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Deep knowledge of and commitment to best practices across higher education.

• Unquestioned integrity, excellent judgment, diplomacy, creativity, and the willingness to assess and take

calculated risks.

• Demonstrated track record of working and interacting productively with diverse people and groups.

• Familiar with the latest technology in use in the advancement arena.

Development Overview

In 2013, Scripps College launched the most

ambitious campaign in its history. Its theme,

“More Knowledge, More Truth, More

Imagination, More Justice, More Opportunity—

We Want More: The Campaign for Scripps

College,” paid homage to Scripps’ founder, Ellen

Browning Scripps, who wanted more for women

and humanity.

This $175 million comprehensive campaign is

aimed at providing the resources for long-term

institutional growth and to achieve strategic goals. Some of the key campaign priorities include scholarships,

faculty and curriculum support, signature campus projects, including the expansion of academic and

residential facilities, and strengthening unrestricted endowment funds. The completion of this campaign will

position Scripps to not only continue, but to accelerate, its trajectory of success, achievement, and national

prominence.

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Slated to end in June 2018, the campaign has raised $147 million, or 84%, of the overall goal to date.

Accomplishments include the establishment of four endowed faculty chairs and 34 new scholarship

endowment funds, the construction of three new facilities, and the establishment of the Laspa Center for

Leadership.

The Scripps Fund continues to be a priority as well. This past year, alumnae, families, and friends gave nearly

$3.9 million to the fund; the fund has grown by 50% since 2012.

Overview

When Scripps was founded, it was one of few institutions dedicated to educating women for lives of

commitment and engagement. Since then, Scripps has continued to champion qualities of both mind and

spirit in accordance with the vision of its founder, newspaper entrepreneur and philanthropist Ellen

Browning Scripps. Scripps today offers a rigorous interdisciplinary curriculum, a robust intellectual

community, a commitment to diversity and inclusion, and a rich residential experience designed to shape

the next generation of leaders.

As an internationally recognized leader in

women’s liberal arts education, Scripps has an

increasingly competitive admissions process that

reflects the growing demand for a Scripps

education. The College has garnered numerous

prestigious national grants for student and faculty

research, curriculum development, and

educational initiatives, and has established a

reputation for thoughtful leadership among

higher education peers. Scripps students win

many national fellowships and research grants

and offer the skills employers value and society needs: strong critical thinking, written and oral

communication abilities, a global orientation and intercultural competence, and the ability to collaborate

effectively.

Scripps currently has 65 majors available to its 1,000 undergraduate students. It consistently receives awards

and recognition for its high-quality education and student experience. The Princeton Review named Scripps

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one of the country’s best colleges due to its

accessible professors, rigorous academics, and

high quality of life—categories that

underscore the College’s commitment to

access and excellence.

Scripps College is a member of the

prestigious Claremont Colleges, a liberal arts

consortium that includes four additional

undergraduate institutions: Claremont

McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, and Pomona

Colleges; and two graduate institutions, Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute. Each of

The Claremont Colleges is an independent institution with its own student body, faculty, campus, and

distinctive mission and identity. Together, the schools form a rich intellectual network with myriad benefits

for students, faculty, and staff: joint academic programs, cross-registration in courses, a two-million-volume

library, student bookstore, health and counseling services, chaplain’s offices, and recreational facilities,

among others.

Leadership

Lara Tiedens

President

Lara Tiedens was appointed the ninth president of

Scripps College in June 2016, by a unanimous vote

of the College’s Board of Trustees. As president,

she holds the title of the W.M. Keck Presidential

Chair, established in 1980.

Before joining Scripps as president, she was the

Jonathan B. Lovelace Professor of Organizational

Behavior and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She

served as the Morgan Stanley Director of Stanford’s Center for Leadership Development and Research and

taught in a variety of programs, including the MBA program, Executive Education, and the PhD program at

Stanford University.

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Tiedens was an associate editor of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and was a Fellow at

Center for the Advanced Study of the Behavioral Sciences. She holds a BA in psychology from Carleton

College, and an MA and PhD in social psychology from the University of Michigan.

Location

Claremont, California:

Claremont is a small city with the resources of a

larger metropolitan area in Los Angeles County

– and only 35 miles from downtown Los

Angeles. Located at the foothills of the San

Gabriel Mountains, Claremont is the

quintessential college town, known as the “City

of Trees and PhDs.” The center of Claremont is

the Village, a strollable downtown destination

where café tables dot the sidewalks and shops

invite browsing on tree-lined, bicycle-friendly

streets. A movie theater, street festivals, and

weekly farmers’ market provide entertainment. The population is just under 35,000. Claremont has nearly

1,800 acres of public parkland, 99% of which is wilderness. Commuter train service to Claremont is provided

by Metrolink on the San Bernardino Line that also serves Los Angeles.

Background Checks:

Prior to submitting your resume for this position, please read it over for accuracy. LLLS does verify academic

credentials, and our clients frequently conduct background checks prior to finalizing an offer.

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To learn more, call

Libby Roberts, Vice President at

617-262-1102, extension 225

or send nominations or cover letter and resume to

[email protected]

All inquiries will be held in confidence.

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