Stewardship Associate - Smithfield, United States - Bryant University

Description

Posting Details
Position Information

Job Title
Stewardship Associate

Full Time / Part Time
Full Time

Job Type
Staff

Reports To
Senior Director, Advancement Communications & Stewardship

Position Summary
Reporting to the Sr. Director of Advancement Communications and Stewardship, the Stewardship Associate is an integral part of implementing and administering a comprehensive, centralized program that is designed to ensure that donors are properly stewarded and informed including engagement, recognition, and reporting on the use and impact of their annual and endowed funds. Donor relations cultivates long-term loyalty and commitment of donors while ensuring Bryant fulfills its fiduciary and stewardship responsibilities.
Bryant University is a private New England university with a tradition of innovation and a global vision for success. Our new strategic plan, Vision 2030 , sets a trajectory for the next decade through academic excellence, outstanding student life, competitive athletics and student outcomes among the nation's top 1% for ROI.

Principal Accountabilities

• Manage recurring stewardship activities including acknowledgement of first-time donors, gifts made in honor or memory of individuals, and the fulfillment of Bryant Leadership Council/Society benefits of membership; monitor and train development coordinators on stewardship correspondence development and distribution; working with the advancement content developer/writer, refresh stewardship letters and materials semiannually.
• Prepare and distribute annual and endowed scholarship reports using written correspondence, video capture and distribution, and other innovative ways to engage donors in the life of scholarship students and the impact of scholarship gifts.
• Working with the manager of alumni and parent digital engagement, prepare social media posts to promote scholarship support and partner with the manager of alumni and parent digital engagement on scheduling and engagement tracking.
• Design and deliver an annual Attitude of Gratitude event to capture student data, video and thank you notes to donors. Conduct necessary follow-up to ensure that data is collected from students for reports that will be distributed by prospect managers. Create a tracking system and other tools to ensure timely development and distribution of reports.
• Manage details for fall and spring scholar/donor events working in collaboration with event planners within the division and other key stakeholders in the university community.
• Advise on Athletics stewardship activities; develop athletics stewardship plans in collaboration with the athletics PMs.
• Create and implement a faculty/staff stewardship program for recurring and 1x gifts. Report to donors at calendar year end on gifts made through payroll deduction to steward faculty/staff donors.
• Work with the Senior Director of Advancement Communications and Stewardship and advancement services team to design and launch the stewardship communications module in the CRM.
• Recruit and manage students for departmental projects, speaking engagements, and other projects as needed.
• Spearhead the design and ordering of pledge reminders, receipts, stewardship cards and other projects as needed.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications
Minimum five years of experience in building rapport and establishing cooperative working relationships with colleagues and external partners. Experience working directly with constituents at all levels within the organization. The desire and willingness to work collaboratively in a team-based environment is imperative. Experience in data maintenance, analysis, and reporting with increasing levels of responsibility. Experience must include the ability to create accurate and professional documents for internal and external stakeholders. A Bachelor's degree is preferred.
Some nights and weekends may be required to staff University Advancement events.
Specific requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate persons with disabilities.

Working Environment
Bryant University recognizes that its position as a leader in higher education is greatly determined both by the diversity of its campus community and its intellectual endeavors. Its commitment to link academic and social diversity for the benefit of the learning and living environment reflects its belief that excellence and diversity are mutually reinforcing objectives. We are committed to building an equitable and inclusive campus community, one that values individual difference and fosters greater understanding of the many facets of diversity and other distinctive characteristics that make us different. We encourage applications from candidates with an appreciation for and understanding of diverse backgrounds and experiences. Learn more about our ongoing commitment to building a community of inclusive excellence.

Physical Capacities

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number
STA02534

Work Hours
Monday – Friday; 8:30 – 4:30. May require some nights and weekends as needed to staff University Advancement events.

Open Date
11/03/2023

Close Date

Open Until Filled

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