Associate Director of Donor Relations Strategy

Associate Director of Donor Relations Strategy

$500


Clemson University's University Development Team is looking for an Associate Director of Donor Relations Strategy to fulfill the following duties:

  • The Associate Director of Donor Relations Strategy is responsible for cultivating and managing relationships with internal stakeholders, including members of the development team and College/Unit partners, in order to ensure a consistent, thoughtful and impactful donor experience. 
  • This position serves as the liaison and subject-matter expert and internal contact for assigned colleges and units. 
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

40% - Essential - Strategic Engagement:
Serves as the liaison for assigned colleges/units for donor relations and engagement activities to ensure a consistent and impactful donor experience for these specific donors bases; Builds relationships with unit leads, deans, faculty, staff and students in order to understand the strategic priorities of each college and identify ways to showcase philanthropic impact; Establishes regular interactions with colleagues within each college to identify opportunities for donor participation and engagement; Identifies and ensures ongoing stewardship of donors not under management but who have significantly impacted the college through an endowment or scholarship; Works in collaboration with other members of the Central Donor Relations team to ensure an engagement strategy appropriate to specific donor interests and aligned with the comprehensive stewardship plan.

35% - Essential - Donor Relations Management: 
Ensures appropriate stewardship within the annual stewardship plan for donors under management by assigned development officers; Works with assigned development officers to develop meaningful stewardship and engagement activities; Coordinates portfolio accountability to ensure timely and effective management of donors through their respective giving cycles.

25% - Essential - Gift Stewardship and Reporting:
Works with the Associate Director of Stewardship Data, the Clemson University Foundation, and the Office of Scholarships to provide regular reporting to the assigned colleges related to philanthropic gifts, unspent endowment funds, and awarded scholarships; Communicates with the Clemson University Foundation, the assigned Business Officer and Development Officer to ensure gifts are recorded, tracked and used with their philanthropic intent.
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