Donor Experience & Stewardship Specialist

Duke Athletics; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke Athletics is looking for a Donor Stewardship & Engagement Specialist to cultivate meaningful donor relationships and demonstrate the impact of philanthropic support. You will lead stewardship initiatives across multiple donor tiers and collaborate with Athletics, Advancement, and University partners to deepen engagement.

The role requires creating personalized engagement opportunities, managing recognition programs, and producing donor impact reports while maintaining data integrity and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Two years of experience in fundraising, alumni relations, public relations, student engagement, program administration, or a related field.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Donor Stewardship & Engagement across annual, leadership, major, and principal gift donors.
• Develop and implement comprehensive stewardship strategies to deepen donor relationships.
• Coordinate donor recognition programs for giving societies, endowed funds, and major programs.
• Plan stewardship-focused events, hospitality experiences, scholarship celebrations, and VIP engagements.
• Create donor impact reports and distribute stewardship materials and updates.
• Maintain accurate stewardship and engagement records in donor management systems.

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Project management

CRM platforms

Donor databases

Donor recognition

Impact reporting

Special events

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Paciolan

Advance

Salesforce

Blackbaud

Canva

InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Duke Athletics is looking for a Donor Stewardship & Engagement Specialist to cultivate meaningful donor relationships and demonstrate the impact of philanthropic support. You will lead stewardship initiatives across multiple donor tiers and collaborate with Athletics, Advancement, and University partners to deepen engagement.

The role requires creating personalized engagement opportunities, managing recognition programs, and producing donor impact reports while maintaining data integrity and