Donor Relations Program Lead — Hybrid Impact

Stanford University School of Medicine; Redwood City (CA); Ibrido; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford Redwood City is seeking an Assistant Director of Donor Relations to lead donor engagement strategies and manage stewardship projects in a hybrid schedule (on-site at least two days/week). You will collaborate with gift officers and cross-functional partners to maximize philanthropy and donor impact.

Bachelor’s degree with at least three years of relevant experience is required, along with strong writing, organizational, and project-management

Competenze

• Superior organizational skills.
• Excellent writing, research and editorial skills; ability to synthesize information and compose clear and effective materials.
• Ability to listen and respond with diplomacy and tact.
• Demonstrated experience managing and coordinating multiple complex projects with competing deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to quickly understand and remember details about donors and projects to which they are assigned.
• Strong customer service focus; excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated sound judgment in situations requiring independent decision-making and in handling confidential and sensitive material.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite and database applications.
• Demonstrated project management skills.

Mansioni

• Manage a portfolio of annual reporting and donor engagement activities on behalf of the university by establishing and executing project plans, timelines, tasks, and objectives.
• Develop and provide recommendations on best methodologies to engage individual donors by analyzing past trends, researching donor profiles, and collaborating with colleagues to identify and produce key donor relations deliverables, including donor correspondence, videos or events.
• Responsible for a timely gift acknowledgment process including identifying gifts that qualify for acknowledgement. May write original copy of acknowledgements on behalf of university leaders (e.g., the president, board chair, dean).
• Work with non-development colleagues in the process of executing stewardship activities and to ensure funds are spent in alignment with donors’ wishes. Escalate discrepancies when needed.
• Manage the process of requesting gift usage information from beneficiaries, (such as students, faculty). May draft, edit, rewrite, and exercise judgement to determine appropriateness of content. Create reports and ensure timely delivery to donors using appropriate messaging.
• Independently project manage donor recognition projects, including creating communications with donors, colleagues, and vendors which may include: donor walls, signage and websites.
• May initiate the gift entry process. Perform an annual audit of assigned portfolios against the development database to ensure that all related documents, fund, steward, and beneficiary information are accurate and complete. Identify and resolve any inaccuracies.
• May assist with creating and executing events; coordinate with the donor relations community on cross functional events.

Conoscenze

Organizational skills

Writing/editing

Diplomacy

Project management

Attention to detail

Customer service

Decision making

Formazione

Bachelor's degree

Strumenti

MS Office Suite

Database applications

Descrizione del lavoro

Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford Redwood City is seeking an Assistant Director of Donor Relations to lead donor engagement strategies and manage stewardship projects in a hybrid schedule (on-site at least two days/week). You will collaborate with gift officers and cross-functional partners to maximize philanthropy and donor impact.

Bachelor’s degree with at least three years of relevant experience is required, along with strong writing, organizational, and project-management