Director Donor Relations and Stewardship

Lifespan; Town of Providence (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University Health is seeking a senior leader to oversee the enterprise donor stewardship program, ensuring timely, meaningful recognition and coordinated donor relations across hospitals and fundraising programs.

You will develop standards, partner with frontline fundraisers for major gifts, and manage reporting, inventory, and stewardship events to enhance donor retention and engagement.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of advancement, stewardship, donor relations, or fundraising support experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing donor stewardship programs and leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage Brown Health's enterprise donor stewardship program.
• Align and manage standards for acknowledgements, recognition, naming opportunities, stewardship reporting, concierge services, and donor appreciation across the system.
• Partner with frontline fundraisers to implement customized stewardship strategies for major and principal donors.
• Oversee stewardship reporting and recognition fulfillment.
• Manage donor recognition inventory, naming opportunities, and stewardship tracking.
• Lead donor concierge services, phone support, and stewardship presence at fundraising events.
• Partner with Leadership Giving to strengthen grateful patient program and stewardship.
• Develop departmental policies, procedures, and service standards while coaching and developing staff.

Skills

Advancement

Donor relations

Stewardship programs

Team leadership

Job description

SUMMARY:

Leads Brown Health's centralized donor stewardship program, ensuring every donor receives timely, meaningful, and consistent recognition and appreciation. Develops enterprise stewardship standards and manages the execution of donor relations activities across all hospitals and fundraising programs.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Brown University Health is actively committed to a diverse workforce that represents the patients and community that we serve.

Brown University Health employees are expected to embrace Brown University Health's mission of "Delivering health with care" and successfully role model Brown University Health's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Brown University Health Competencies which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Brown University Health Competencies include:

• Instill Trustand Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focusand Collaborate

In addition, our leaders will demonstrate an aptitude for:

• Ensure Accountabilityand Build Effective Teams
• Drive Vision and Purposeand Optimize Work Processes

By applying core and leadership competencies, leaders help Brown University Health achieve its strategic goals.

Performance Expectations

• Achieve enterprise service standards for acknowledgements, stewardship activities, and donor recognition.
• Improve donor retention through consistent stewardship and engagement practices.
• Maintaintimelyexecution of stewardship plans,communications, and specialinitiatives.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and manage Brown Health's enterprise donor stewardship program.
• Align and manage standards for acknowledgements, recognition, naming opportunities, stewardship reporting, concierge services, and donor appreciation across the system.
• Partner with frontline fundraisers to implement customized stewardship strategies for major and principal donors.
• Oversee stewardship reporting and recognition fulfillment.
• Manage donor recognition inventory, naming opportunities, and stewardship tracking.
• Lead donor concierge services, phone support, and stewardship presence at fundraising events.
• Partner with Leadership Giving to strengthen grateful patient program and stewardship.
• Develop departmental policies, procedures, and service standards while coaching and developing staff.

EXPERIENCE

• 7+years of advancement, stewardship, donor relations, or fundraising support experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing donor stewardship programs and leading teams.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

Yes

Pay Range

$110,302.40-$182,000.00

EEO Statement

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location

BHCS 15 LaSalle Square - 15 LaSalle Square Providence, Rhode Island 02903

Work Type

M-F 8:00am-5:00pm

Work Shift

Day

Daily Hours

8 hours

Driving Required

No