# Development & fundraising staff in the ACC

ACC athletic departments list 229 development and fundraising staff positions across 18 of the 18 covered schools as of 3 Nov 2026 — 4% of the conference's 6,086 tracked positions, an average of 12.7 per department that has the function. Florida State University has the most (22). In the last 90 days Whistle detected 3 hires, 2 departures and 10 title changes in these roles.

_Data as of 3 Nov 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 18 covered ACC schools, re-read on a rolling schedule; roles classified from published titles; changes from successive reads.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc/roles/development_

## Development & fundraising in the ACC at a glance

- **Conference:** [ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc) — NCAA Division I
- **Schools covered:** 18
- **Schools with development & fundraising staff:** 18 (100%)
- **Development & fundraising positions:** 229 (4% of 6,086 tracked positions)
- **Average per department with the function:** 12.7
- **Changes, last 90 days:** 3 hires · 2 departures · 10 title changes

## How many development and fundraising staff does each ACC school have?

One row per covered department. "Positions" counts current (non-departed) staff whose classified role or published title places them in development & fundraising; changes are non-baseline hires, departures and title changes in those positions over the last 90 days, with same-day directory re-reads excluded.

| School | Division | Development & fundraising positions | All tracked positions | Hires (90d) | Departures (90d) | Title changes (90d) |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Florida State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/fsu) | Division I | 22 | 361 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| [Wake Forest University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wakeforest) | Division I | 20 | 291 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [University of Virginia](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/virginia) | Division I | 19 | 328 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of California, Berkeley](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/cal) | Division I | 17 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northcarolina) | Division I | 16 | 444 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Clemson University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/clemson) | Division I | 15 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/virginiatech) | Division I | 15 | 377 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [North Carolina State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ncstate) | Division I | 14 | 341 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Duke University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/duke) | Division I | 13 | 380 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Stanford University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/stanford) | Division I | 12 | 404 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| [Syracuse University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/syracuse) | Division I | 11 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Pittsburgh](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/pittsburgh) | Division I | 11 | 296 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [University of Louisville](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/louisville) | Division I | 10 | 349 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Notre Dame](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/notredame) | Division I | 10 | 362 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [Georgia Institute of Technology](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/georgiatech) | Division I | 7 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Southern Methodist University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/smu) | Division I | 7 | 251 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| [University of Miami](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/miami) | Division I | 6 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Boston College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/bostoncollege) | Division I | 4 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Who sells to development and fundraising staff?

Development & fundraising is the buying group for donor CRM and advancement platforms, giving-day and crowdfunding tools, premium-seating and hospitality vendors. Typical titles in this group: Associate AD for Development; Director of Annual Giving; Major Gifts Officer; Executive Director, Athletics Foundation. Whistle customers filter these positions by conference, school, state and sport, see each person's name, title and contact details where the directory publishes them, and get an alert when one of the positions changes hands.

## Other staff functions in the ACC

- [Ticketing in the ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc/roles/ticketing) — 134 positions at 18 schools
- [Marketing & fan experience in the ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc/roles/marketing) — 125 positions at 18 schools
- [Communications & media relations in the ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc/roles/communications) — 191 positions at 18 schools
- [Compliance in the ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc/roles/compliance) — 71 positions at 18 schools
- [Facilities & event operations in the ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc/roles/facilities-event-ops) — 278 positions at 18 schools
- [Video & analytics in the ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc/roles/video) — 196 positions at 18 schools
- [Strength & conditioning in the ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc/roles/strength-conditioning) — 211 positions at 18 schools
- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc/roles/athletic-training) — 446 positions at 18 schools
- [NIL & brand in the ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc/roles/nil) — 33 positions at 14 schools
- [Equipment in the ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc/roles/equipment) — 117 positions at 18 schools

## Development & fundraising in other conferences

- [Development & fundraising in the Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten/roles/development) — 18 schools
- [Development & fundraising in the SEC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec/roles/development) — 16 schools
- [Development & fundraising in the Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12/roles/development) — 15 schools
- [Development & fundraising in the CAA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/caa/roles/development) — 14 schools
- [Development & fundraising in the AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac/roles/development) — 13 schools
- [Development & fundraising in the Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-10/roles/development) — 13 schools
- [Development & fundraising in the MAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac/roles/development) — 13 schools
- [Development & fundraising in the Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt/roles/development) — 13 schools
- [Development & fundraising in the Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky/roles/development) — 12 schools
- [Development & fundraising in the MVC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mvc/roles/development) — 12 schools
- [Development & fundraising in the ASUN](https://gowhistle.io/directory/asun/roles/development) — 11 schools
- [Development & fundraising in the Big East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-east/roles/development) — 11 schools

## Method

Positions are counted when the published job title matches the development & fundraising pattern (and not an exclusion such as student, intern or graduate assistant); the same rule produces the counts and the change tallies.

Change counts compare successive reads of each school's official directory; a school's first extraction and any day on which 25% or more of a roster appears or disappears at once (a re-read, not turnover) are excluded. This page is published when at least 3 covered ACC schools have the function and they list at least 10 positions between them; smaller combinations are kept out of search indexes.

## Frequently asked questions

**How many development and fundraising staff work in the ACC?**

229 current positions across 18 covered ACC athletic departments as of 3 Nov 2026; Florida State University lists the most (22).

**Which ACC school has the largest development & fundraising staff?**

Florida State University, with 22 development and fundraising staff positions out of 361 tracked positions.

**How much turnover is there in ACC development & fundraising roles?**

15 changes in the last 90 days: 3 hires, 2 departures, 10 title changes, after excluding first reads and same-day re-reads.

**Where does this staff data come from?**

From the staff directories athletic departments publish on their official websites, read automatically on a rolling schedule (NCAA Division I roughly weekly, Division II and III every three to four weeks). Whistle never publishes names, emails or phone numbers on public pages; staff can remove their details at any time at [gowhistle.io/remove-my-info](https://gowhistle.io/remove-my-info).

Selling to development and fundraising staff in the ACC? [Whistle](https://gowhistle.io/pricing) lists every one of these 229 positions with name and title, emails and phones where the directory publishes them, and an alert when one changes. Or [buy the conference as a one-time dataset](https://gowhistle.io/data).

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