DONOR RELATIONS GURU

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA

Salary Range: Starts at $105,000

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The Director of Donor Relations leads the planning and implementation of a comprehensive donor relations program that includes stewardship, recognition, and engagement. Within the program's scope are the specific functions of:
 

• Implementation of creative and meaningful strategies for recognition and stewardship for leadership gifts,

• Oversight of endowment and impact reporting,

• Development and management of meaningful stewardship programs, including giving societies, and

• Creation and execution of a variety of high-impact donor experiences, including but not limited to events
   

The Director is a passionate advocate for innovative donor relations practices, thinks about donor experience holistically, and is comfortable leveraging both broad-based digital and personalized, individual engagement strategies to enhance Swarthmore’s connection to and relationship with donors.

Chinese American International School
San Francisco, CA

Salary Range: $215,000 - $235,000

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Founded in 1981 as the first Mandarin immersion school in the United States, the Chinese American International School (CAIS) educates 500 students from two-years-old through grade eight. Over the last four decades, CAIS has been recognized globally as a leader in bilingual education and an innovator for its commitment to immersive, cultural education through the study of language. CAIS currently operates three separate, divisional campuses in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco. A recent, once-in-a-lifetime, major property acquisition has set the stage for CAIS to unify its students and teachers onto a single, five-acre campus in 2024. Having already secured long-term financing to pay for the purchase of this new campus, the school recently began a development campaign to raise funds for the renovation and redesign work. The quiet solicitation phase for major gifts is well underway and on-track, thanks in large part to a dedicated, mission-aligned advancement department that has built a culture of philanthropy within the CAIS community over the last decade.

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The current director of institutional advancement, who has been at the helm since 2013, will be leaving this summer to move back to the East coast. The next director will come at an important time for CAIS, a few months prior to when the campaign prepares to enter its final, public stage. But other goals are on the horizon once the school moves into its new home. Some of these ideas could involve expanding programming, additional campus renovations, or deepening external ties to the surrounding Chinese community and culture. The next director of institutional advancement will oversee the school’s advancement department, which includes four direct reports when fully staffed. This position, which reports to the head of school, starts later this summer, or in the early fall by mutual agreement.

McIntire School of Commerce Foundation
Charlottesville, VA

Salary Range: $55,000-$65,000 (Hybrid)

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The University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce Foundation is seeking an
Assistant/Associate Director of Advancement Marketing to join its Advancement Team.
The McIntire School Advancement team engages, cultivates, solicits, and stewards alumni,
parents, friends, volunteers, and corporate partners in support of the mission of the McIntire
School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. Our approach is thoughtful, meaningful,
and constituent-centric.

 

In collaboration with McIntire Advancement and UVA Advancement, the Assistant Director of
Stewardship will develop stewardship communications that convey recognition and
appreciation, including prompt, accurate, and personalized gift acknowledgments. The person in this position will coordinate and implement cultivation and stewardship programs for McIntire School Foundation donors.

Working closely with the Senior Director of Annual Giving & Advancement Operations, this
position will also support annual endowment and scholarship reporting initiatives, lead efforts and events to educate McIntire School students about the impact of philanthropy and help execute a comprehensive strategy for the stewardship and donor engagement efforts for McIntire’s Inspire the Next Century campaign

RAND Corporation
Santa Monica, CA

Salary Minimum: $71,000 - $105,400

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The RAND Corporation has an exciting opportunity for a Development professional who is looking to use their expertise to a highly collaborative and mission-driven organization.   This position, Director of Engagement, will contribute to RAND’s fundraising objectives which supports to RAND’s mission of improving policy and decision making through research and analysis.    Reporting to the Senior Director of Donor Relations and Engagement, this role will collaborate with the  donor relations team, major giving team, and development leadership to conceive and execute engagement opportunities for RAND donors and prospects. The successful candidate will also coordinate logistics and provide leadership on data-backed strategy and evaluation across all types of engagement including events, communications, and surveys.

Monument Lab

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Hybrid)

Salary Minimum: $90,000 - $95,000

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The Director of Advancement will work to strengthen the mission of Monument Lab by creating, leading, planning, and managing a comprehensive development and fundraising effort to deepen and sustain our organizational growth. In collaboration with a wide network of partners and stakeholders, internally and externally, the Director of Advancement will play a key role in supporting existing organizational relationships and cultivating new opportunities with institutional, corporate, and individual donors.

Reporting to the Director of Monument Lab, this position will serve on the leadership team and work in close coordination with the Chief Operating Officer and Board of Directors. The Director of Advancement will collaborate across all departments to organize and execute development initiatives. The position will develop systems and implement best practices to shape an expanding advancement team. In addition, this position will have supervisory responsibilities.

Monument Lab

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Hybrid)

Salary Minimum: $90,000 - $95,000

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The Director of Advancement will work to strengthen the mission of Monument Lab by creating, leading, planning, and managing a comprehensive development and fundraising effort to deepen and sustain our organizational growth. In collaboration with a wide network of partners and stakeholders, internally and externally, the Director of Advancement will play a key role in supporting existing organizational relationships and cultivating new opportunities with institutional, corporate, and individual donors.

Reporting to the Director of Monument Lab, this position will serve on the leadership team and work in close coordination with the Chief Operating Officer and Board of Directors. The Director of Advancement will collaborate across all departments to organize and execute development initiatives. The position will develop systems and implement best practices to shape an expanding advancement team. In addition, this position will have supervisory responsibilities.

The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio

Salary Minimum: $49,800 - $66,400

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The Donor Experience Senior Associate assists the Associate Director and Donor Experience team with developing, executing and evaluating donor relations programs and projects to help ensure that those who contribute to the university feel appreciated and aware of the impact of their gifts. The Senior Associate manages stewardship projects and programs for targeted and/or broad donor audiences, working collaboratively with peers across Advancement, the university and medical center. They partner with colleagues to identify impact content and create impact communications to show donors the difference their giving makes. They provide administrative support to the Donor Experience team with report production, data maintenance and procurement and travel processes, and directly support the Associate Director on other related activities. They analyze information and engage in responsible, independent thinking to initiate resolutions in response to inquiries.

OSU Foundation

Stillwater, OK

Salary Minimum: $58,000 - $79,000

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The primary purpose of the Assistant Director is to strengthen overall stewardship strategies through managing the endowment reporting process, executing the university-wide utilization policy and providing general stewardship support and direction for internal and external partners. The person in this role will serve as project manager for the annual endowment reporting process, support implementation and execution of the university-wide Fund Utilization Policy, and collaborate to development and execute the leadership annual giving stewardship program.

Portland Waldorf School
Milwaukie, Oregon

Salary Range: $45,000 - $58,000

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The Development Director works in collaboration with faculty and staff to create and execute a strategy that fosters a culture of philanthropy at Portland Waldorf School and supports the growth of our Mission. The Development Director encourages community engagement. They will coordinate community volunteers and manage our alumni relations program as a foundation for their principal responsibility of coordinating all PWS fundraising efforts, including building endowments, managing capital campaigns, running auctions and other fundraising events. 

Ball State University

Muncie, IN 

Salary Range: $70,000 - $72,000 

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Ball State Foundation is driven by our commitment to students, alumni, donors, and the exceptional individuals on our team. We place an emphasis on fiscal responsibility, the principles of accountability, transparency, and responsible stewardship. Join our team as we continue to grow the culture of beneficence for Ball State University through focus on intentional engagement and exceptional fundraising as we embark on our most ambitious fundraising goal ever — to take student support to the next level, both financially and academically. The person in this role will identify, engage, and successfully solicit individuals and corporations for the purposes of securing major, annual, and planned gifts for Ball State University; plan and implement ongoing major gift activities on behalf of a college or other university constituent group in order to increase the number and size of private gifts.

Davidson College

Davidson, NC

Salary Minimum: $80,000

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The Director of Donor Relations oversees stewardship strategies that effectively demonstrate the impact of philanthropy at Davidson College. The Director is charged with ensuring funds are expended according to donor directions, that acknowledgments are timely and personal, and that leadership donors receive additional stewardship touches as needed. Strong collaboration with senior leadership, fundraisers, and fund managers is essential. The position reports to the Associate Vice President for Engagement and serves as a member of cross-campus oversight committees for restricted purpose funds.

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

Salary Range: Lower $59,000 - $72,000

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Come work at the University of Oregon, in the beautiful Willamette Valley in Eugene, Oregon! Nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the Cascade mountain range, Eugene is an outdoor haven, known as TrackTown, USA, and is located about two hours south of Portland. As the Associate Director for Donor Recognition and Reporting (associate director), you will have the opportunity to work on a collaborative team whose purpose is to ensure University of Oregon(UO) donors feel connected to the university through personalized communication that builds trusting relationships, inspires generosity, and demonstrates responsible stewardship of their gifts.

Your primary responsibility will be implementing and managing a stewardship program for donors to centrally steward scholarships, named faculty positions, select donor-inspired funds, and provost priority funds. You will be able to collaborate with fellow Donor Recognition and Reporting (DRR) and Advancement colleagues and other university partners to build reporting and recognition programs for many donors, such as individual and broad-based impact reports and donor and beneficiary events. Your organization, adaptability, communication, and independence skills will be an asset to this team as we gather and analyze data to improve our practices and recognition programs for our donors.

University of Maryland

College Park, MD (Hybrid)

Salary Range: Lower $80,000 to upper $90,000's

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The Program Director of Donor Relations for the College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences (CMNS) will lead and coordinate efforts to strengthen donor relationships with the college and university. In partnership with the university’s central Donor Relations and Stewardship team and development staff, the Program Director will manage a college-wide donor relations and stewardship plan and explore/implement new processes that retain and inspire donors to support CMNS to their fullest potential. The individual will manage donor recognition, acknowledgments, communications, reporting, and programming for stewardship events that convey the impact of philanthropy on the college.

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

Salary Range: $20.12/hr - $25.15/hr

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Works to deepen donor relationships and engagement with Trinity University by fostering lasting relationships between Trinity and those who generously support the institution. Executes a comprehensive donor relations program focused on the cultivation and stewardship of major gift level donors. Responsible for implementing Trinity’s major gift donor recognition, events and other opportunities for donor engagement as well as growing our stewardship efforts for corporate donors. This role works to ensure that stewardship policies, procedures and protocols are followed efficiently and in a timely manner while also celebrating our donors for their generous support.

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, MB

Salary Range: $50,769–$71,599

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Are you passionate about generosity? Do you embody an attitude of gratitude? Do you have a donor-centred mindset? Are you knowledgeable in the Four Pillars of Donor Relations?

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We are revolutionizing the donor experience at UM and are looking for a new member of our dynamic and dedicated team. Our core principles of respect, accountability, transparency, and excellence guide all our efforts in projects large and small.

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The Donor Stewardship Officer will be a problem solver, collaborator, independent contributor, and self-starter who gets excited by a challenge and maintains a high standard of excellence.

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Reporting to the Director, Donor Stewardship, you bring strengths in project management, customer service, and impact storytelling, and are motivated to keep the donor experience at the centre of all that you do. Your combination of skills, passion, and commitment will make you successful in this role.

The Girls’ Middle School

Palo Alto, CA

Salary Range: $150,000 - $170,000

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The Girls’ Middle School (GMS) is an inspiring, mission-driven, independent school serving 200 girls* in grades 6-8. Located in Palo Alto, GMS provides students with a robust curriculum and inclusive learning environment, designed to allow girls to explore a wide variety of interests and academic subjects. GMS helps to develop each girl’s self-confidence and ignite personal passions as students navigate the complex and fragile time of middle school.

GMS now seeks a director of advancement to help the school achieve an ambitious list of annual and long-term fundraising goals. Yearly targets include not just a traditional annual fund, but also a separate fund that supports 15% of families with full-ride scholarships, so that a diverse array of students can experience not just a transformative middle school education but also receive additional support during and after their tenure at GMS. The director of advancement will have the opportunity to build upon an existing culture of philanthropy at the school, and cultivate relationships within the GMS community as well with donors, benefactors, and foundations throughout the Bay Area. This position reports to the head of school and starts this summer. This is an on-site position requiring continued presence in both the school and donor communities to build relationships. However, in the spirit of wanting to find the best possible candidate the head of school is willing to explore the possibility of a hybrid or flexible engagement with some amount of remote work.

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, VA

Salary Range: $91,000 - $101,000

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Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) seeks a talented fundraising professional to join their team as a Major Gifts Officer. This position is responsible for soliciting gifts of $25,000 and higher from individuals (alumni and non-alumni friends) while managing relationships with approximately 150 prospective donors. The Major Gifts Officer plays an integral role on the Development and Alumni Relations team working collaboratively with volunteers, other development staff, faculty and staff and other EVMS representatives to identify, cultivate and solicit donors for institutional priorities.

UC San Diego

San Diego, CA

Salary Range: $63,400 - $80,000

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Reporting to the Executive Director of Development, Student Success and Parent Program, the Assistant Director of Development, Chancellor's Associates is responsible for delivering and overseeing the execution of a donor-centric campus campaign for Chancellor's Associates that helps advance the mission of UC San Diego. In this role, the Assistant Director will plan and implement strategies for identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding leadership, special and high-end annual gifts.

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The Assistant Director will play a critical role in identifying and recruiting volunteers for the Chancellor's Associates Council and collaborate with campus volunteers and Advancement colleagues to help strengthen a culture of philanthropy on our campus and help build a sustainable prospect and donor pipeline. In addition, the Assistant Director will be responsible for planning, developing and implementing budget and revenue projections, as well as event and data management, and donor relations activities.