# Development & fundraising staff in the Sun Belt

Sun Belt athletic departments list 60 development and fundraising staff positions across 13 of the 13 covered schools as of 2 Nov 2026 — 3% of the conference's 2,036 tracked positions, an average of 4.6 per department that has the function. Arkansas State University has the most (10). In the last 90 days Whistle detected 2 hires, 2 departures and 1 title change in these roles.

_Data as of 2 Nov 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 13 covered Sun Belt schools, re-read on a rolling schedule; roles classified from published titles; changes from successive reads.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt/roles/development_

## Development & fundraising in the Sun Belt at a glance

- **Conference:** [Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt) — NCAA Division I
- **Schools covered:** 13
- **Schools with development & fundraising staff:** 13 (100%)
- **Development & fundraising positions:** 60 (3% of 2,036 tracked positions)
- **Average per department with the function:** 4.6
- **Changes, last 90 days:** 2 hires · 2 departures · 1 title changes

## How many development and fundraising staff does each Sun Belt 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) |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Arkansas State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/arkansasstate) | Division I | 10 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Georgia Southern University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/georgiasouthern) | Division I | 7 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Old Dominion University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/olddominion) | Division I | 7 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Southern Mississippi](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southernmiss) | Division I | 6 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Appalachian State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/appalachianstate) | Division I | 5 | 176 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [James Madison University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/jmu) | Division I | 4 | 228 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| [Marshall University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/marshall) | Division I | 4 | 158 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Troy University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/troy) | Division I | 4 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of South Alabama](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southalabama) | Division I | 4 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Louisiana at Monroe](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/louisianamonroe) | Division I | 3 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Coastal Carolina University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/coastalcarolina) | Division I | 2 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Georgia State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/georgiastate) | Division I | 2 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Louisiana at Lafayette](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/louisiana) | Division I | 2 | 134 | 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 Sun Belt

- [Ticketing in the Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt/roles/ticketing) — 33 positions at 13 schools
- [Marketing & fan experience in the Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt/roles/marketing) — 29 positions at 11 schools
- [Communications & media relations in the Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt/roles/communications) — 62 positions at 13 schools
- [Compliance in the Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt/roles/compliance) — 32 positions at 13 schools
- [Facilities & event operations in the Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt/roles/facilities-event-ops) — 72 positions at 13 schools
- [Video & analytics in the Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt/roles/video) — 76 positions at 13 schools
- [Strength & conditioning in the Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt/roles/strength-conditioning) — 90 positions at 13 schools
- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt/roles/athletic-training) — 162 positions at 13 schools
- [Equipment in the Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt/roles/equipment) — 30 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 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 Sun Belt 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 Sun Belt?**

60 current positions across 13 covered Sun Belt athletic departments as of 2 Nov 2026; Arkansas State University lists the most (10).

**Which Sun Belt school has the largest development & fundraising staff?**

Arkansas State University, with 10 development and fundraising staff positions out of 149 tracked positions.

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

5 changes in the last 90 days: 2 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 Sun Belt? [Whistle](https://gowhistle.io/pricing) lists every one of these 60 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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