# Development & fundraising staff in the Summit League

Summit League athletic departments list 30 development and fundraising staff positions across 9 of the 10 covered schools as of 3 Nov 2026 — 3% of the conference's 1,188 tracked positions, an average of 3.3 per department that has the function. University of St. Thomas has the most (6). In the last 90 days Whistle detected 1 hire, 1 departure and 1 title change in these roles.

_Data as of 3 Nov 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 10 covered Summit League schools, re-read on a rolling schedule; roles classified from published titles; changes from successive reads.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league/roles/development_

## Development & fundraising in the Summit League at a glance

- **Conference:** [Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league) — NCAA Division I
- **Schools covered:** 10
- **Schools with development & fundraising staff:** 9 (90%)
- **Development & fundraising positions:** 30 (3% of 1,188 tracked positions)
- **Average per department with the function:** 3.3
- **Changes, last 90 days:** 1 hires · 1 departures · 1 title changes

## How many development and fundraising staff does each Summit League 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 St. Thomas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/stthomas) | Division I | 6 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [South Dakota State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southdakotastate) | Division I | 5 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [North Dakota State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ndsu) | Division I | 4 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [University of Denver](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/denveru) | Division I | 4 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Oral Roberts University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/oralsroberts) | Division I | 3 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [University of Nebraska Omaha](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/omaha) | Division I | 3 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of South Dakota](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southdakota) | Division I | 3 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Missouri-Kansas City](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/kansascity) | Division I | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of North Dakota](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northdakota) | Division I | 1 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Western Illinois University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/westernillinois) | Division I | 0 | 95 | 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 Summit League

- [Ticketing in the Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league/roles/ticketing) — 22 positions at 10 schools
- [Marketing & fan experience in the Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league/roles/marketing) — 23 positions at 8 schools
- [Communications & media relations in the Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league/roles/communications) — 39 positions at 10 schools
- [Compliance in the Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league/roles/compliance) — 14 positions at 9 schools
- [Facilities & event operations in the Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league/roles/facilities-event-ops) — 30 positions at 9 schools
- [Video & analytics in the Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league/roles/video) — 21 positions at 7 schools
- [Strength & conditioning in the Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league/roles/strength-conditioning) — 47 positions at 10 schools
- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league/roles/athletic-training) — 113 positions at 10 schools
- [Equipment in the Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league/roles/equipment) — 19 positions at 8 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 Summit League 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 Summit League?**

30 current positions across 9 covered Summit League athletic departments as of 3 Nov 2026; University of St. Thomas lists the most (6).

**Which Summit League school has the largest development & fundraising staff?**

University of St. Thomas, with 6 development and fundraising staff positions out of 159 tracked positions.

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

3 changes in the last 90 days: 1 hire, 1 departure, 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 Summit League? [Whistle](https://gowhistle.io/pricing) lists every one of these 30 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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