Why University of Southern California
FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filedProvides campus services like housing, dining, and parking to support university students, faculty, and staff.
- Instruction and research: approximately 20,000 students in undergraduate classes: approximately 26,000 students in graduate and professional classes: 5,900 bachelor degrees conferred and 12,520 advanced degrees conferred in 2024-2025. The major research is in medicine, engineering and the sciences. The institution…$3.74B spent in FY2024
- Health care services: the doctors of USC are more than 600 physicians and specialists who are full-time faculty members of the keck school of medicine of USC. USC physicians practice at keck hospital of USC, USC norris cancer hospital, USC…$471.2M spent in FY2024
- Auxiliary enterprises: approximately 46,000 students and 33,700 faculty and staff are served by the bookstore, dining services, housing, parking facilities and other services that support educational activities.$337.6M spent in FY2024
Before you apply
FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the orgAbout the role
The org's own posting, as writtenThe University of Southern California seeks an accomplished advancement leader to serve as Chief Development Officer (CDO) for the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. Reporting to the Dean of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, with a dotted-line relationship to the Vice President, Health Sciences Advancement, the CDO serves as the School’s senior fundraising executive and leads all aspects of its comprehensive development program.
The CDO is responsible for planning, organizing, developing, implementing, and executing short- and long-term strategies to secure major, principal, and transformational gifts from individuals, alumni, foundations, corporations, and other philanthropic partners. Working closely with the Dean, Board of Councilors members, faculty, staff, volunteers, Health Sciences Advancement colleagues and university leadership, the CDO advances the school’s strategic priorities through philanthropy.
The position oversees fundraising strategy, donor engagement, stewardship, volunteer management, development operations, and staff leadership while serving as a key ambassador for the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School and USC. The successful candidate will maintain an active portfolio of leadership and principal gift prospects and will be expected to personally secure significant philanthropic investments that advance the school’s highest priorities. The CDO will also recruit, develop, mentor, and retain a high-performing advancement team while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and donor-centered engagement.
The CDO will be expected to build a pipeline of seven- and eight-figure philanthropic opportunities and play a leading role in positioning the school for future university-wide campaign initiatives and transformational fundraising efforts. Opportunity The USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work offers an exceptional opportunity to advance one of the nation's leading schools of social work and a recognized leader in improving health and social outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.
Nationally recognized for excellence in behavioral health, military social work, telehealth innovation, workforce development, health equity, aging, child welfare, juvenile justice, homelessness, responsible artificial intelligence, and community-based solutions, the school addresses society's most pressing challenges through pioneering research, innovative education, and meaningful community partnerships.
Working collaboratively with distinguished faculty, researchers, practitioners, university leadership, the School's Board of Councilors, Central Advancement, and Health Sciences Advancement colleagues, the Chief Development Officer (CDO) will lead comprehensive fundraising efforts that advance the school's strategic priorities. Through the cultivation and stewardship of philanthropic partnerships, the CDO will secure philanthropic investments that support groundbreaking research…
About University of Southern California
From its Form 990- Budget $5.93B · Education
- Staff 46,305 · founded 1895
- Pays its leaders $1.3M–$11.6M (12 reported)
- Open jobs 7 · Jobs at University of Southern California · Full 990 report