Donor Stewardship & Development Manager

The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k plan

Paid vacation

Job summary

The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation seeks a Manager, Development & Donor Stewardship to support fundraising and lead donor stewardship. This role will manage donor relations, on-site engagement, and the execution of the annual fundraising event at the National Medal of Honor Museum.

Working with the Director of Major Gifts and cross-functional teams, you will cultivate relationships with donors, partners, and sponsors, while ensuring timely and professional donor experiences aligned

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in development, donor relations, fundraising, events, sponsorship, hospitality, or relationship management.
• Experience cultivating and maintaining relationships with donors, corporate partners, sponsors, or external stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating events, meetings, or donor engagement activities from planning through execution.
• Experience supporting fundraising initiatives, donor stewardship, sponsorship fulfillment, or other development activities.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, nonprofit management, communications, marketing, hospitality, event management, or related field preferred (not required).
• Experience using CRM databases to maintain accurate records and track relationship activity preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead donor stewardship and relations efforts, developing strategies to recognize, engage, and retain donors and partners.
• Serve as a primary on-site contact for donor inquiries, requests, visits, and engagement opportunities with timely follow-up.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with current donors, corporate partners, sponsors, and key stakeholders.
• Coordinate donor communications, acknowledgments, recognition, and stewardship activities to ensure personalized engagement.
• Develop donor stewardship plans with impact updates, recognition opportunities, and ongoing touchpoints.
• Lead planning and execution of the Foundation’s annual fundraising event at the Museum, including budgets and logistics.
• Collaborate with the Director of Major Gifts on prospect research, meeting prep, proposals, and follow-up with donors.
• Support annual fundraising initiatives, campaigns, sponsorship opportunities, and revenue-generating activities.
• Maintain donor records, contact reports, engagement activity, and stewardship information in the CRM.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Education, Museum Ops, Finance to support donor engagement and events.
• Identify opportunities to improve donor experiences and retention; maintain confidentiality.

Skills

Donor relations

Event coordination

Communication

Project management

Relationship building

Prospect research

Hospitality & donor service

CRM databases

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

CRM databases

Microsoft Office

Event management software

Job description

The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation seeks a Manager, Development & Donor Stewardship to support fundraising and lead donor stewardship. This role will manage donor relations, on-site engagement, and the execution of the annual fundraising event at the National Medal of Honor Museum.

Working with the Director of Major Gifts and cross-functional teams, you will cultivate relationships with donors, partners, and sponsors, while ensuring timely and professional donor experiences aligned