Katherine Bulifant Named Assistant Athletic Director for Annual Giving
11/02/2021 | General, Spider Athletic Fund
RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond Athletics Department and the Spider Athletic Fund announced the hiring of Katherine Bulifant as the new Assistant Athletic Director for Annual Giving Tuesday. Bulifant joins the SAF working with Associate Athletic Director of Development Chris Schaefer and will handle all day-to-day efforts in annual giving for athletics.
"We are thrilled to welcome Katherine to the Spider Athletic Fund team," Schaefer said. "Her extensive experience in annual giving, coupled with her enthusiasm and personality will be a great asset to Spider Athletics as we strive to provide the resources necessary for our student-athletes to succeed."
Bulifant joins the Spiders after spending the past two years at Collegiate School in Richmond, spending the past year as the Annual Giving Officer. She was the Chair of Collegiate's annual day of giving, Cougar Pride Day, which resulted in over 950 gifts and raising over $330,000 in donations, a 136% increase from the previous year. She also spent a year at Collegiate as the Associate Director of Annual Giving (2019-20).
"I am so grateful for this amazing opportunity," Bulifant said. "All of my passions have come together – fundraising, higher education, and Division I Athletics. It's a dream to be a part of Richmond's Athletics team, advancing its mission to educate, inspire, and enable student-athletes to achieve beyond even their own academic, athletic and personal aspirations."
Bulifant spent five years in the Longwood University Office of Development, spending her final two years as the Director of Annual Giving (2017-19). She managed a portfolio of over 70 prospects and coordinated four marketing campaigns in the fiscal year. She chaired Longwood's annual day of giving, Love Your Longwood Day, resulting in 2,800 total gifts and raising over $325,000. Her work helped the annual day of giving see a 86% increase in faculty and staff giving and a 134% in student giving.
Bulifant also spent time at Longwood as the Director of Campus Philanthropy (2014-17) and an Interim Development Officer (2014). She graduated from Longwood with a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice in 2013 and a Master of Science in sociology in 2014. She earned an Institute of Philanthropy Certificate from the University of Richmond in 2016.
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"We are thrilled to welcome Katherine to the Spider Athletic Fund team," Schaefer said. "Her extensive experience in annual giving, coupled with her enthusiasm and personality will be a great asset to Spider Athletics as we strive to provide the resources necessary for our student-athletes to succeed."
Bulifant joins the Spiders after spending the past two years at Collegiate School in Richmond, spending the past year as the Annual Giving Officer. She was the Chair of Collegiate's annual day of giving, Cougar Pride Day, which resulted in over 950 gifts and raising over $330,000 in donations, a 136% increase from the previous year. She also spent a year at Collegiate as the Associate Director of Annual Giving (2019-20).
"I am so grateful for this amazing opportunity," Bulifant said. "All of my passions have come together – fundraising, higher education, and Division I Athletics. It's a dream to be a part of Richmond's Athletics team, advancing its mission to educate, inspire, and enable student-athletes to achieve beyond even their own academic, athletic and personal aspirations."
Bulifant spent five years in the Longwood University Office of Development, spending her final two years as the Director of Annual Giving (2017-19). She managed a portfolio of over 70 prospects and coordinated four marketing campaigns in the fiscal year. She chaired Longwood's annual day of giving, Love Your Longwood Day, resulting in 2,800 total gifts and raising over $325,000. Her work helped the annual day of giving see a 86% increase in faculty and staff giving and a 134% in student giving.
Bulifant also spent time at Longwood as the Director of Campus Philanthropy (2014-17) and an Interim Development Officer (2014). She graduated from Longwood with a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice in 2013 and a Master of Science in sociology in 2014. She earned an Institute of Philanthropy Certificate from the University of Richmond in 2016.
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