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Inside Higher Ed · 1 week ago

Associate Director of Donor Engagement

positionOxford, OH
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityLead/Staff, Director/Executive

Inside Higher Ed is seeking an Associate Director of Donor Engagement to enhance relationships between Miami University and its donors. This role focuses on personalized stewardship strategies to improve fundraising outcomes and involves collaboration with development staff and campus partners.

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Responsibilities

Collaborate proactively with development officers to design and implement individualized stewardship plans that strengthen relationships with major gift donors
Manage and maintain systems to track planned, in-progress, and completed stewardship activities to ensure timely, strategic donor engagement
Partner with development officers to coordinate campus visits for donors and timely and effective follow-up after donor meetings
Provide constituent stewardship support for one or more university divisions, including collecting impact statements, providing stewardship reports for the departments to write their own acknowledgements, and providing other stewardship support as needed
Support donor-named spaces and recognition efforts, including maintaining the named spaces database and GiftMap, overseeing campus naming audits, supporting ribbon-cutting events, and conducting research related to naming opportunities
Manage the university’s memorial bench and tree program
Coordinate events for the Prodesse Society, including planning an annual event during Alumni Weekend
Provide support for campus partners during #MoveInMiami in coordination with the Annual Giving Office, including communications for the event, providing a training prior to the event, and on-call support during the event. This includes monitoring progress, communicating about gifts received and other support as needed
Serve as a liaison to UA and campus partners seeking to utilize ThankView and manage ThankView user access
Contribute to additional donor engagement initiatives and support the Stewardship and Donor Relations team as assigned

Qualification

Donor relationsProject managementCustomer serviceWritten communicationVerbal communicationProblem-solving

Required

Bachelor's degree

Preferred

Experience in project management
Experience in donor relations, development, hospitality, or customer service
Experience working collaboratively in a complex, deadline-driven environment

Company

Inside Higher Ed

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Inside Higher Ed is the online source for news, opinion, and jobs related to higher education.
dateFounded in 2004
location
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://www.insidehighered.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2022-01-10Acquired
2006-08-31Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Stephanie Shweiki
Director, Foundation Partnerships
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