Strategic Donor Growth & Engagement Leader

The-University-of-Austin-; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UATX seeks an entrepreneurial and relationship-driven Senior Manager of Engagement and Philanthropy to lead broad-base fundraising, donor engagement, and stewardship. You will build a sustainable community of supporters through thoughtful acquisition, retention, stewardship, and donor upgrades.

The Senior Manager will represent UATX with professionalism, creating meaningful donor experiences at events, campus visits, and community engagement opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of annual giving, donor engagement, stewardship, and fundraising communications.
• Proven ability to build and execute donor acquisition and retention strategies.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with willingness to build new programs and test innovative approaches.

Responsibilities

• Own acquisition, retention, and donor upgrade strategies for supporters giving up to $25,000 annually.
• Develop, manage, and execute annual giving campaigns across direct mail, digital fundraising, and other broad-base channels.
• Oversee donor stewardship initiatives, including acknowledgments, impact reporting, and donor recognition.
• Refine and manage the annual donor communications and stewardship calendar.
• Lead strategy for donor engagement opportunities, including campus tours, regional gatherings, and other cultivation experiences.
• Design segmented donor journeys that deepen engagement, increase retention, and strengthen philanthropic support.
• Identify emerging major gift prospects for referral to frontline fundraisers.
• Leverage HubSpot to track donor engagement, campaign performance, stewardship activity, and fundraising outcomes.
• Serve as the primary owner of broad-base fundraising performance and donor engagement outcomes.
• KPIs: 100% of gift acknowledgments deployed within 48 hours, impact reports and annual report delivered on schedule, donor retention, upgrade, and acquisition goals achieved, four broad-base fundraising campaigns deployed annually, year-over-year growth in broad-base donor participation and revenue.

Skills

Annual giving

Donor acquisition

Donor engagement

Donor stewardship

Strategic planning

Relationship management

Tools

HubSpot

Job description

UATX seeks an entrepreneurial and relationship-driven Senior Manager of Engagement and Philanthropy to lead broad-base fundraising, donor engagement, and stewardship. You will build a sustainable community of supporters through thoughtful acquisition, retention, stewardship, and donor upgrades.

The Senior Manager will represent UATX with professionalism, creating meaningful donor experiences at events, campus visits, and community engagement opportunities.