# Development & fundraising staff in the Big East

Big East athletic departments list 57 development and fundraising staff positions across 11 of the 11 covered schools as of 1 Nov 2026 — 3% of the conference's 1,712 tracked positions, an average of 5.2 per department that has the function. University of Connecticut has the most (15). In the last 90 days Whistle detected 1 hire, 1 departure and 3 title changes in these roles.

_Data as of 1 Nov 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 11 covered Big East schools, re-read on a rolling schedule; roles classified from published titles; changes from successive reads.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-east/roles/development_

## Development & fundraising in the Big East at a glance

- **Conference:** [Big East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-east) — NCAA Division I
- **Schools covered:** 11
- **Schools with development & fundraising staff:** 11 (100%)
- **Development & fundraising positions:** 57 (3% of 1,712 tracked positions)
- **Average per department with the function:** 5.2
- **Changes, last 90 days:** 1 hires · 1 departures · 3 title changes

## How many development and fundraising staff does each Big East 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) |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [University of Connecticut](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/uconn) | Division I | 15 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [Villanova University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/villanova) | Division I | 10 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Creighton University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/creighton) | Division I | 6 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Georgetown University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/georgetown) | Division I | 5 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [Butler University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/butler) | Division I | 4 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [St. John's University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/stjohns) | Division I | 4 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [DePaul University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/depaul) | Division I | 3 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Providence College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/providence) | Division I | 3 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Seton Hall University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/setonhall) | Division I | 3 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Marquette University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/marquette) | Division I | 2 | 121 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [Xavier University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/xavier) | Division I | 2 | 111 | 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 Big East

- [Ticketing in the Big East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-east/roles/ticketing) — 44 positions at 11 schools
- [Marketing & fan experience in the Big East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-east/roles/marketing) — 35 positions at 11 schools
- [Communications & media relations in the Big East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-east/roles/communications) — 59 positions at 11 schools
- [Compliance in the Big East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-east/roles/compliance) — 29 positions at 11 schools
- [Facilities & event operations in the Big East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-east/roles/facilities-event-ops) — 55 positions at 11 schools
- [Video & analytics in the Big East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-east/roles/video) — 28 positions at 10 schools
- [Strength & conditioning in the Big East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-east/roles/strength-conditioning) — 54 positions at 10 schools
- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the Big East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-east/roles/athletic-training) — 147 positions at 11 schools
- [Equipment in the Big East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-east/roles/equipment) — 24 positions at 9 schools

## Development & fundraising in other conferences

- [Development & fundraising in the ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc/roles/development) — 18 schools
- [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

## 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 Big East 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 Big East?**

57 current positions across 11 covered Big East athletic departments as of 1 Nov 2026; University of Connecticut lists the most (15).

**Which Big East school has the largest development & fundraising staff?**

University of Connecticut, with 15 development and fundraising staff positions out of 288 tracked positions.

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

5 changes in the last 90 days: 1 hire, 1 departure, 3 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 Big East? [Whistle](https://gowhistle.io/pricing) lists every one of these 57 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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