[donnab]

Howdy from one newbie to another -- I have a lot of experience with development and alumni relations/institutional advancement, so let me offer another .03 (inflation) of info: generally, the director of development is concerned with the "outside" face of the institutional advancement division. He or she directs the people and campaigns the outside constituents will see -- the development officers works for and with her/him; this person helps to plan/coordinate capital campaigns and any other campaigns in progress, etc. -- this is the outer face of the Janus which is Development -- the inner face is the director of operations, or even the director of internal operations -- this person coordinates and manages the in-house/back-office work -- advancement services/systems/information systems, budget, etc.

This is how I think of the division of labor, and it helps me because it makes a logical division.

Hth --

DonnaB