Remote Donor Events & Stewardship Leader

PolicyLink; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) with employer matching

Flexible spending account

Disability insurance

Unlimited vacation and sick leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

PolicyLink is seeking a Donor Events and Stewardship Manager to deliver high-quality donor experiences across fundraising portfolios. The role establishes stewardship standards, coordinates recognition and reporting touchpoints, and creates cultivation events that deepen relationships and drive renewed giving.

The position sits within a growing Development team of seven, focusing on institutional, individual, and corporate giving.

Qualifications

• Strong project and event management skills with attention to hospitality and donor experience.
• Excellent written communication, judgment, organization, and follow-through.
• Ability to coordinate donors, executives, fundraisers, program leaders, vendors, and partners.
• Balance consistent stewardship standards with tailored donor engagement.
• Experience using Salesforce or a comparable CRM.

Responsibilities

• Develop stewardship standards by donor segment, gift level, and stage.
• Plan annual stewardship calendars with portfolio owners.
• Coordinate acknowledgments, impact updates, renewal touchpoints, and donor preferences.
• Ensure commitments to donors are visible, assigned, and delivered on time.
• Plan and produce donor salons, briefings, dinners, and roundtables.
• Manage event briefs, budgets, timelines, vendors, invitations, and post-event follow-up.
• Maintain audience and relationship data with clear next steps.
• Create templates and playbooks to standardize donor experience.
• Monitor retention, event conversion, and stewardship performance with Finance/Programs.

Skills

Event management

Donor relations

Project management

Communication

Salesforce

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

PolicyLink is seeking a Donor Events and Stewardship Manager to deliver high-quality donor experiences across fundraising portfolios. The role establishes stewardship standards, coordinates recognition and reporting touchpoints, and creates cultivation events that deepen relationships and drive renewed giving.

The position sits within a growing Development team of seven, focusing on institutional, individual, and corporate giving.