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Director of Development, NorthwestThe American Technion Society

San Francisco, CAwww.ats.org

Send Nominations or Cover Letter and Resume to:Jill LasmanSenior Vice President617-262-1102jlasman@LLLSearches.com

The Opportunity:

LOIS L. LINDAUER SEARCHES is proud to partner withthe American Technion Society (ATS) in its search forthe position of Director of Development, Northwest(San Francisco). With its headquarters based in NewYork City, the American Technion Society providescritical support to the Technion-Israel Institute ofTechnology, ranked among the world’s leading scienceand technology universities. Since its inception in 1940,the ATS and its network of donors across the UnitedStates has raised over $2 billion to provide funds tosupport Technion people, ideas and inventions that make immeasurable contributions to the worldincluding life-saving medicine, sustainable energy, computer science, water conservation andnanotechnology.

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Reporting to the Associate Vice President (North Pacific Region), the Director of Development is based inSan Francisco and will help implement the North Pacific geographic area’s portion of a $1 billion+ nationalcampaign to benefit Technion over the next ten years. S/He will manage a portfolio of donors capable ofgifts of $100k+ to support key university initiatives. The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding ofthe major and principal gift continuum, as well as a track record of volunteer management. A passion forIsrael is a critical success factor for this position.

The North Pacific Region is poised for tremendous philanthropic growth due to a number of unique factors,including, but not limited to, the existence of a large technology sector, the overall economic success of theregion, and the significant presence of Technion graduates, as well as a large Israeli population, living in thearea.

Position Overview – Director of Development, Northwest

The American Technion Society (ATS), the U.S. support organization for Technion – Israel Institute ofTechnology, seeks a highly motivated, results-oriented self-starter who is passionate about advancinginnovation-based higher education in Israel to benefit the world. Based in San Francisco, the Director willhelp implement the North Pacific geographic area’s portion of a $1 billion+ national campaign to benefitTechnion over the next 10 years.

This position is responsible for raising major gifts ($100K+) to support key Technion initiatives byprospecting, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding a full portfolio of major gift prospects and donors (150-200 individuals), and supporting the active engagement of ATS and Technion leaders in furthering theseendeavors.

Reporting to an Associate Vice President, s/he effectively manages involvement of key ATS and Technion figures, campaign volunteers and other individuals working with prospects/donors in the North Pacific area with the major focus being San Francisco; partners with the local ATS Board; prepares strategic briefings prior to visits; organizes meetings and events that further donor identification and engagement; manages portfolio of donors and prospects via a major gifts management database; and executes timely and effective follow up from prospect and donor contact.

The Director of Development supervises an Administrative Assistant and collaborates with the ATSdevelopment professional in Silicon Valley. S/He handles other duties as assigned.

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Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred. Knowledge of major gift fundraising practices are essential. 6+ years of related experience. Proficiency with donor databases and major donor tracking systems are essential.

Additional Qualifications:

Experience with higher education fundraising is helpful. A passion for Israel is a critical success factor for this position. Familiarity with the San Francisco Jewish community is a plus. Must be comfortable discovering and pursuing new prospects and leads. Experience with building relationships with high powered, affluent individuals is a key skill. Strategic thinker with superb organizational and writing skills. Outgoing interpersonal skills with proven ability to work collaboratively or independently, especially

in working with a university that is situated overseas. Initiative, tenacity, strong results orientation, entrepreneurial mindset and proven track record in

setting and achieving ambitious goals. Must exhibit professionalism, integrity, intuition and excellent judgment. Ability to learn and use necessary technology-based applications (i.e., Webex) to interact with a

national organization.

Overview of The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

The Technion, located in Haifa, has earned a global reputation for its pioneering work in nanotechnology,life sciences, stem-cell technology, water management, sustainable energy, information technology,biotechnology, materials engineering and aerospace. Popularly branded “Israel’s MIT,” it is one of just tenuniversities in the world that has built and launched a satellite. It is also one of only five similar institutesworldwide that include a medical school, encouraging rapid progress in biotechnology, drug development,and stem-cell technology.

Companies including Google, Microsoft, IBM, Qualcomm, Yahoo!, Hewlett-Packard and others establishedtheir operation near or even on campus, where they can take advantage of the Technion’s research powerand outstanding graduates. In an August 2013 report by Bloomberg Rankings, the Technion was named one

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of the “Top 10 Colleges for Tech CEOs.” The Technion (tied for #7) is the only university outside of the U.S.on the list.

To focus interdisciplinary effort on research in priority subjects, the Technion – with funding from theAmerican Technion Society – has established a growing network of research centers in such fields asnanotechnology, energy, water, life sciences, autonomous systems, aerospace, software and neuroscience.

Founded in 1912, the Technion is Israel's oldest institution of higher learning. As such, it has been closelylinked with the country's development, providing the education and expertise that built its infrastructure,created its military might and turned the desert into orange groves. Today, it is Israel's primary source forthe scientists, engineers and applied research that drive its technology-based economy and secures itscitizens against terrorism.

The Technion’s influence is known the world over, and a growing number of universities, municipalities andbusinesses are eager to partner with it. One that speaks volumes about the Technion’s reputation is itspartnership with Cornell University to create a new applied science educational institution in New York City.At the very heart of this initiative is the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute (JTCII),which offers a dual master’s degree from both universities, and which is expected to help create tens ofthousands of jobs and businesses.

Another prime example of the Technion’s burgeoning global influence is its joint venture with ShantouUniversity to build a new academic facility in China called the Technion Guangdong Institute of Technology(TGIT). This partnership is viewed by many as part of the broader movement of globalization now sweepingthe academic world.

As Israel’s center for high-technology education and research, the Technion is central to the nation’seconomic progress. As the premier institute of its kind in the region, Technion breakthroughs can benefit allthe nations of the Middle East.

And as a world-class research university, whose faculty includes three Nobel laureates, the Technion helpsadvance the frontiers of science and technology to benefit people around the world.

The Technion’s Global Outreach:

Today, The Technion is becoming a tremendous bridge of scientific and technological progress betweenEast and West, North and South. The core of this progress is found in world-class infrastructure and

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laboratories, the excellence of faculty, and above all, in the well-being and support of each and everyTechnion student.

In September 2013, a memorandum of understanding was signed for the establishment of the Technion-Guangdong Institute of Technology (TGIT) opening a new era of research and innovation in science,engineering, and life sciences in China with a joint venture between Israel Institute of Technology andShantou University (STU). TGIT – sponsored by the Li Ka Shing Foundation (LKSF) with a US$130 milliongrant to the Technion – will represent unprecedented cooperation between the People’s Government ofGuangdong Province and Shantou Municipal Government, the Technion, and STU. The establishment of theinnovation center, connecting industries in Guangdong with Israel’s technological creativity, will bridgeIsraeli technology into China and promote joint research and innovation.

Additionally, over the next several years a two million square foot build-out spanning 12 acres on NewYork’s Roosevelt Island will be completed, housing the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion Cornell InnovationInstitute. The Institute is a vital component of Cornell NYC Tech, and a model for graduate applied scienceeducation that is expected to transform New York City's economy, furthering its future as the technologycapital of the world. Through the Technion’s international partnership with Cornell Tech, this sustainable andinnovative academic building will take its cue from the tech world by offering open-plan space andextensive collaborative work areas. The phase one academic building, if completed today, would be thelargest net-zero energy building in the eastern United States, with all of its power generated on campus.

The Technion’s New York and China projects have provided it with international visibility and exposure. Inthe interest of enhancing its global outreach, it has also signed strategic agreements this year with theUniversity of Michigan, the French École Polytechnique, the University of Waterloo in Canada and the HongKong University of Science and Technology.

Technion Breakthroughs:

Some of the world’s most significant breakthroughs come from the Technion, opening new frontiers andcreating novel products for the benefit of mankind.

Computer Science:The Technion Faculty of Computer Science is ranked among the best in the world. If you rely on a computer,it is very likely that your processor was developed by Technion graduates working at companies such asIntel. Your online communications are for the most part made possible by the Lempel-Ziv algorithm, namedfor the two Technion professors who discovered a way to compress data. If you use a flash drive, theunderlying technology was also developed by a Technion graduate.

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Environmental Engineering:The Technion is a leader in the green technologies that help solve the enormous environmental challengesfacing our world. In Israel, the lack of natural resources has led to innovations that help provide clean waterand air, alternative energy sources and conservation. If you live in an arid region, your drinking water may bederived from desalination methods developed in part at the Technion Grand Water Research Institute.Considering an electric or alternative fuel vehicle? That, too, may be powered by technology created byTechnion researchers or graduates of the Grand Technion Energy Program.

Defensive Technologies:The Technion helps keep Israel – and the world – secure. Technion researchers and graduates are constantlydeveloping new technologies that aid in national defense, thwart terrorist attacks on civilians, and save livesin Israel and throughout the world. Notably, the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system was developedmainly by Technion graduates at Rafael Advance Defense Systems, Ltd.

Medical Research:Technion researchers have transformed basic science into life-changing applications. The intersection ofengineering and medicine at the Lorry I. Lokey Interdisciplinary Center for Life Sciences and Engineering hashelped lay the foundation for a thriving medical device industry in Israel. If you suffer from cancer, heartdisease, or Parkinson’s disease, it’s possible that at least part of your treatment was developed at theTechnion. Velcade, for the treatment of cancer, and Azilect, for the treatment of Parkinson’s, were conceivedand developed by Technion scientists.

Nanotechnology:Considered futuristic a just a few years ago, nanotechnology – where scientists utilize nano-sized objectsmeasuring less than 1/100,000 the width of a human hair – today is showing great promise in areas such asmedicine, materials science and defense technology. Technion’s Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute is aworld-leader in nanotechnology research having made seminal discoveries in the field.

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The American Technion Society – A Fundraising Pacesetter

The mission of the American Technion Society (ATS)is to raise funds on behalf of the Technion-IsraelInstitute of Technology, to help the university beamong the world’s leading institutions, improving thewell-being of Israel and humanity through leadershipin science and technology. Since it was founded in1940, the ATS has raised more than $2 billion for theTechnion, making it one of the fastest-growingfundraising organizations in the United States.

In 1924, Albert Einstein became chairman of the world’s first Technion Society in Germany. Today there are17 Technion Societies around the world. The American Technion Society – the largest – was launched by agroup of visionary entrepreneurs and scientists that included Albert Einstein. The New York City-basedorganization has some 20,000 supporters – served by regional and chapter offices around the country.

To ensure the Technion's continued excellence and growth, the ATS has been steadily increasing itsfundraising campaigns. After completing a three-year campaign in 1999 that raised $210 million, it extendedthat campaign to the 10-year, $750 million “Shaping Israel’s Future” campaign, completed in 2006. Thecampaign was extended once again to $1 billion, and successfully completed in 2010, despite challengingeconomic conditions. In October 2012, the ATS announced a six-year, half-billion-dollar fundraisingcampaign titled "Innovation for a Better World," to support the Technion in its quest to build academicexcellence and create a smarter, healthier and saferworld. Nearly $240 million of the fundraising goal wasraised during the campaign's three-year "quiet"phase. In 2015, the campaign concluded ahead ofschedule, raising $520 million. Leadership is currentlyin the silent phase of its next endeavor, expected tobe historically ambitious for the institution.

On the university's campus on Mount Carmel in Haifa,the American Technion Society’s supportive presenceis clearly visible in a vast network of buildings, laboratories, classrooms, libraries, dormitories andrecreational facilities, as well as in numerous research and academic projects. These include multidisciplinaryresearch centers that focus on cutting-edge fields such as water, energy, nanotechnology, life sciences androbotics; scholarships, fellowships, academic chairs and lectureships; dormitories; the Samuel Neaman

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Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, the Middle East's leading think-tank; and abusiness incubator that turns Technion innovations into successful companies.

The ATS offers supporters many opportunities to participate in the university's achievements. On missions orfield trips to the Technion, they meet students whose scholarships they support and professors whose chairsthey endow, see the teaching and research they fund in action and in their business applications in themarketplace.

Governed by a national Board of Directors whose officers are elected by the membership, the ATS isdirected by Jeffrey Richard, Executive Vice President. Zahava Bar Nir is National President and ScottLeemaster is Chairman of the Board. Many members are actively involved in expanding the organization’sbase, developing new leaders and enhancing fundraising.

Leadership

Jeffrey RichardExecutive Vice President

Mr. Richard, a fundraising professional with more than two decades oftop-level experience in the field, previously served as Vice President forUniversity Development at Columbia University, where he played amajor role in Columbia's $6 billion campaign. He served previously asColumbia's Deputy Vice President for Professional Schools andPrograms, preceded by four years as Associate Dean for Developmentand Alumni Relations at Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism. Inaddition to his work at Columbia University, Mr. Richard served asDirector of Development at the New York University School ofContinuing and Professional Studies, where he was responsible forimplementing a comprehensive campaign and successfully increasing

revenue from major gift philanthropists.

Prior to his work in higher education development, he spent a number of years in the Jewish communalworld as the National Coordinator for Major Gifts for the United Jewish Communities, and as AssociateDirector of Development and Annual Campaigns at the Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston. Jeff isactive in his community as a Trustee of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale; a Board member of the HellerSchool Alumni Association at Brandeis University, his alma mater; and is a Development Committee Member

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of RAVSAK: Jewish Community Day School Network. He also served on the Board of Directors of the HillelFoundation at Tufts University.

Mr. Richard received a bachelor's degree in political science from Tufts University. He also received a Masterof Management from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management and a Master of Arts from theHornstein Program in Jewish Communal Service at Brandeis University. He was awarded the Jane AddamsFellowship at the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, and has also been recognized with a number ofawards and scholarships.

Dave DonesonSenior Vice President, Resource Development

Over the course of Mr. Doneson’s career he has built from scratch,rebuilt, or reengineered a fundraising operation multiple times. Whilethe specifics of each situation called for different solutions, he has hadmuch success understanding that they all share a common startingpoint: each organization needs to approach its operations andassumptions with fresh eyes and a new found sense of freedom.

Previous to joining the ATS, he acted as Director of Development for theUniversity of Michigan Health System from 2012-2015. There, Mr.Doneson managed, developed, and coached a team dedicated to majorgifts fundraising in support of the Frankel Cardiovascular Center (CVC)

and the Kellogg Eye Center. During his years with the University of Michigan, Dave successfully increasedfundraising production and closed the second largest gift in the Frankel CVC’s history.

Mr. Doneson has served in many roles during his time at the University of Michigan, including RegionalDirector of Development and Alumni Relations and Director of Major Gifts. Dave has also held outstandingroles with The Dioditus Group, The Shalem Center and Eli Lilly and Company.

Mr. Doneson holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with Distinction from the University of MichiganRoss School of Business (2001-2003). He attended Yale University (1993-1994, during which he took a leaveof absence to visit Israel) and previously attended the Phillips Academy (1990-1993), graduating withHonors in English, Greek, and Music.

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Mr. Doneson has honorably served for the Israel Defense Force (1997-1999) as a Sergeant, Armor Corps, inthe Elite 188th Lightning Division Tank crew.

David ChivoAssociate Vice President

David Chivo serves as the Associate Vice President of the AmericanTechnion Society, overseeing its activities in various parts of the UnitedStates including Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco, Seattle and SiliconValley. In this role, David is managing the efforts in these geographies inconnection to raising funds for strategic imperatives of Technion – IsraelInstitute of Technology.

David’s career in the North American Jewish community spans morethan two decades and includes tenures with several national as well asIsrael-focused organizations. Most recently, he served as the NorthAmerica director of Beit Hatfutsot – the Museum of the Jewish People in

Tel Aviv. Previously, he worked for the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, Jewish Community Centers ofGreater Boston, Hebrew College and for the Jewish Federations in Boston and Vancouver, B.C. He alsoworked for the American Technion Society once before, serving as the assistant regional director for its NewEngland region.

David holds Master’s degrees from Brandeis University in management and Jewish professional leadershipas well as Bachelor’s degrees in International Relations and English Literature from the University of BritishColumbia. He also completed a non-degree graduate program in community development at M.I.T. Davidlives with his family in Mercer Island, Washington, and is active in Seattle’s Jewish community via severalvolunteer roles.

Background Checks:

Prior to submitting your resume for this position, please read it over for accuracy. LLLS does verify academiccredentials for its candidates, and our clients frequently conduct background checks prior to finalizing anoffer.

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