DRG Job Board

The Associate Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship serves as a strategic leader and storyteller within the University Advancement Marketing and Communications team. Charged with advancing a culture of gratitude and philanthropic impact, this role designs and implements comprehensive stewardship communications, donor recognition strategies, and data-driven engagement initiatives that strengthen donor relationships across all levels of giving.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Donor Relations, the role is responsible for overseeing annual donor reporting focused on endowment and scholarship impact, providing support for the management of donor recognition programs, and ensuring effective systems for tracking and evaluating stewardship efforts. This role partners closely with colleagues in Financial Aid, Advancement Services and the Treasurer’s Office to ensure a coordinated, personalized, and mission-driven approach to donor engagement.

The Senior Director serves as a strategic leader responsible for building and sustaining a strong pipeline from student experience to lifelong alumni involvement, with a focus on increasing affinity, volunteerism, engagement, and philanthropy among emerging generations of alumni. This position is responsible for designing and executing engagement strategies that inspire pride, foster loyalty, create traditions, and build a lifelong culture of philanthropy and involvement.

Through signature events, student programs, and cross-campus collaboration, the Senior Director ensures that students and young alumni (primarily ages 22–35) see themselves as valued members of the Ball State community—now and in the future.

The Senior Director serves as a strategic leader responsible for building and sustaining a strong pipeline from student experience to lifelong alumni involvement, with a focus on increasing affinity, volunteerism, engagement, and philanthropy among emerging generations of alumni. This position is responsible for designing and executing engagement strategies that inspire pride, foster loyalty, create traditions, and build a lifelong culture of philanthropy and involvement.

Through signature events, student programs, and cross-campus collaboration, the Senior Director ensures that students and young alumni (primarily ages 22–35) see themselves as valued members of the Ball State community—now and in the future.

The Stewardship Officer is responsible for developing and executing strategic, behaviour-based stewardship and recognition programs that foster deeper donor engagement across all levels of giving. This role leads the planning of personalized donor experiences—from tailored communications and milestone celebrations to virtual and in-person events—ensuring every interaction is meaningful, timely, and aligned with donor preferences and institutional goals.

Acting as a central resource for recognition strategy, the position manages naming opportunity inventory, advises on institutional naming policies, and ensures consistent, policy-aligned recognition in gift agreements, signage, publications, and event materials.

The Air Force Museum Foundation seeks a dynamic and strategic Major Gift Officer
(MGO) to support its growing fundraising efforts.

Reporting to the Chief Development Officer (CDO) and serving as a critical member of the
Development team, the MGO will play a pivotal role in developing and executing donor
discovery, qualification, engagement, solicitation, and stewardship strategies. The MGO
will consistently drive and manage strategic, personalized engagement with individual,
corporate, and foundation donors, matching donors' interests and philanthropic
priorities with the mission and goals of the museum and the foundation

This position is responsible for securing major gifts to support the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS), with a focus on the College of Health, Science and Technology and other assigned units. The role involves managing a portfolio of up to 125 major gift prospects (with a giving potential of $25,000 or more), and conducting at least 15 donor visits or significant contacts each month. Key responsibilities include identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors; leading fundraising strategies and campaigns; coordinating closely with UIS leadership, deans, and unit directors; and maintaining accurate records in the fundraising database. The role requires regional travel and participation in donor events and campus visits.

The Division of University Advancement is looking for a seasoned donor relations professional with proven leadership experience as we prepare to enter our next campaign. The Director will be responsible for auditing, analyzing, implementing, and continuously improving the donor relations and stewardship functions of the Division of University Advancement. This includes the Four Pillars of Donor Relations: Stewardship, Acknowledgment, Recognition, and Engagement.

The Associate Director of Donor Relations is responsible for developing, maintaining and executing donor relations activities that complement our fundraisers’ external, face-to-face work for major and principal donors. Efforts will primarily focus on donors with $1 million+ lifetime giving. Working closely with the Donor Relations team, University Advancement leadership and other key leaders and staff across the university, this individual will be a strategic partner responsible for designing and implementing stewardship, recognition and engagement strategies, including premium hospitality experiences in athletic suites. Additionally, they will create individualized communications to support this work and ensure donor engagement and satisfaction.

As the Implementations Lead, you’ll be responsible for leading the onboarding and configuration of new customers on the Awarded platform. This role combines project management, data analysis, customer success, and some technical implementation. You’ll work closely with university administrators in financial aid, advancement, IT, and enrollment, helping translate their goals into a successful product rollout.

This is a hands-on role for someone who’s equal parts builder and communicator — a self-starter who’s energized by problem-solving and process improvement.

Reporting to the senior director of development, the director of donor engagement will play a critical role in supporting CDP’s mission and donors. This is a key leadership role at CDP, responsible for cultivating and stewarding relationships with current and prospective donors, ensuring a best-in-class donor experience.

This position focuses on building strong, long-term relationships through personalized engagement, proactive communication and demonstrating the impact of donor contributions. The director will develop and lead the implementation of comprehensive donor engagement strategies that prioritize attentiveness, recognition and meaningful connections, ultimately increasing philanthropic support for CDP’s mission. We envision this to be different from traditional donor relations or stewardship positions because it has a greater donor-facing component and will help provide concierge-level engagement for major donors.

As a member of the Donor Marketing and Engagement (DME) team the Stewardship Specialist, Planned Giving (Specialist) will carry out their responsibilities as an embedded partner on the Planned Giving team, focused on stewardship strategy for the planned giving donor constituency known collectively as The Evergreen Council (TEC).

The Specialist will work closely with the Planned Giving team to design, coordinate, and drive activity aimed at ensuring $415 million (and growing) in revocable planned gift commitments are seen through to fulfillment. This includes oversight and execution of stewardship activities encompassing TEC (2,500+ members), as well as bespoke planning for top planned gift donors. The Specialist will coordinate with fundraisers across Development on stewardship strategy and messaging for planned giving donors that overlap with other donor constituencies. Within the DME team, the Specialist’s work will take place in close coordination with the Associate Director of Stewardship and other stewardship team colleagues to ensure strategies for diverse constituencies are consistent and aligned with the Earthjustice donor stewardship philosophy.

The Associate Director is an integral member of the Donor Relations & Stewardship team and plays a key role in updating donors on the impact of their philanthropy. This position will oversee and develop a systematic process to manage the data and information needed to successfully steward donors through reports and events. This position will work to build and maintain relationships with donors in servicing our scholarship program. This position will evaluate processes and programs to most effectively steward donors. Participates in stewardship strategy meetings and partners with gift officers and other key stakeholders to create meaningful stewardship. The ideal applicant will be creative, innovative and possess excellent , interpersonal and organizational skills. In addition, the role requires strong project management skills. This position reports directly to the Senior Director Donor Relations & Stewardship and has supervisory responsibilities.