Development Coordinator — Alumni & Donor Engagement

Yale University; New Haven (CT); Hybrid; USD 90,922,000 - 103,320,000; Full time

Job summary

Yale University, through the Divinity School - Development Operations, seeks a Development Coordinator to support the Annual Fund, alumni engagement, and office operations. You will manage gift processing, CRM updates, event logistics, and communications, ensuring accurate acknowledgments, donor stewardship, and timely mailings and reporting.

In this role, you will coordinate travel, assist with Convocation logistics, and collaborate with gift officers while exploring AI-assisted workflows to

Qualifications

• 3+ years of related work experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with donors, alumni, students, faculty, and staff.
• Experience managing collaborative projects with short deadlines.
• Advanced spreadsheet applications.
• Familiarity with data analysis.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications (preferred).
• Knowledge of Blackbaud/Hopper and Workday (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Drafts a variety of written materials for donors and university initiatives.
• Coordinates research on individual donors and gift commitments as needed.
• Cerates reports on prospect pools summarizing giving and data points.
• Assists in coordinating events and donor recognition activities.
• Designs and produces ad hoc reports from primary databases.
• Oversees stewardship functions to keep donors informed of benefits.
• Supports fundraising directors and gift officers in related activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Advanced spreadsheets

Data analysis

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Associate degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Blackbaud Hopper

Workday

Job description

Yale University, through the Divinity School - Development Operations, seeks a Development Coordinator to support the Annual Fund, alumni engagement, and office operations. You will manage gift processing, CRM updates, event logistics, and communications, ensuring accurate acknowledgments, donor stewardship, and timely mailings and reporting.

In this role, you will coordinate travel, assist with Convocation logistics, and collaborate with gift officers while exploring AI-assisted workflows to