# Development & fundraising staff in the Big Sky

Big Sky athletic departments list 40 development and fundraising staff positions across 12 of the 14 covered schools as of 3 Nov 2026 — 2% of the conference's 1,613 tracked positions, an average of 3.3 per department that has the function. California Polytechnic State University has the most (5). In the last 90 days Whistle detected 3 hires, 2 departures and 1 title change in these roles.

_Data as of 3 Nov 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 14 covered Big Sky schools, re-read on a rolling schedule; roles classified from published titles; changes from successive reads.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky/roles/development_

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

- **Conference:** [Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky) — NCAA Division I
- **Schools covered:** 14
- **Schools with development & fundraising staff:** 12 (86%)
- **Development & fundraising positions:** 40 (2% of 1,613 tracked positions)
- **Average per department with the function:** 3.3
- **Changes, last 90 days:** 3 hires · 2 departures · 1 title changes

## How many development and fundraising staff does each Big Sky 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) |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [California Polytechnic State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/cal-poly) | Division I | 5 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of California, Davis](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ucdavis) | Division I | 5 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Northern Colorado](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northerncolorado) | Division I | 5 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [California State University, Sacramento](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/sacramentostate) | Division I | 4 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Montana](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/montana) | Division I | 4 | 116 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Idaho State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/idahostate) | Division I | 3 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Idaho](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/idaho) | Division I | 3 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Weber State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/webstate) | Division I | 3 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Eastern Washington University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/easternwash) | Division I | 2 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Montana State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/montanastate) | Division I | 2 | 112 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [Northern Arizona University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northernarizona) | Division I | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Southern Utah University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southernutah) | Division I | 2 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Portland State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/portlandstate) | Division I | 0 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [Utah Tech University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/utah-tech) | Division I | 0 | 101 | 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 Sky

- [Ticketing in the Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky/roles/ticketing) — 26 positions at 12 schools
- [Marketing & fan experience in the Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky/roles/marketing) — 27 positions at 14 schools
- [Communications & media relations in the Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky/roles/communications) — 50 positions at 14 schools
- [Compliance in the Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky/roles/compliance) — 31 positions at 14 schools
- [Facilities & event operations in the Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky/roles/facilities-event-ops) — 39 positions at 13 schools
- [Video & analytics in the Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky/roles/video) — 54 positions at 13 schools
- [Strength & conditioning in the Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky/roles/strength-conditioning) — 64 positions at 14 schools
- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky/roles/athletic-training) — 143 positions at 14 schools
- [Equipment in the Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky/roles/equipment) — 31 positions at 13 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 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 Big Sky 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 Sky?**

40 current positions across 12 covered Big Sky athletic departments as of 3 Nov 2026; California Polytechnic State University lists the most (5).

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

California Polytechnic State University, with 5 development and fundraising staff positions out of 140 tracked positions.

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

6 changes in the last 90 days: 3 hires, 2 departures, 1 title change, 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 Sky? [Whistle](https://gowhistle.io/pricing) lists every one of these 40 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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