<p>The Director for Stewardship is responsible for leading a portfolio of donor relations and stewardship efforts for the Office of Institutional Advancement, including reporting, communications, programs, giving societies and events.</p> <ul> <li>Manage stewardship programming, including writing and developing creative content, distribution of annual reporting, managing mass mailings, maintaining a stewardship tracking system, and managing occasional event planning. </li><li>Lead regular donor acknowledgment programs across digital and physical platforms. Provide strategic input on best practices for acknowledging donors. Produce and distribute annual reporting on endowed and current use funds. </li><li>Manage the donor platforms (e.g. Thankview), sending personalized videos for birthdays, holidays to over 500 donors. </li><li>Manage over 500 parent and family relationships, sending videos for birthdays, holidays and parent related events like Mother's Day and Father's Day. </li><li>Manage Advancement's gifting process for Board of Trustees and approximately 200 major gift donors, mailing physical gifts or cards for holidays, sympathy, get-well wishes, and birthdays. </li><li>Work closely with the AVP of Alumni and Donor Relations and the Vice President for University Advancement, to coordinate the annual scholarship reporting process in collaboration with the Student Financial Aid Office. Ensure timely awarding of all scholarships. ensuring that scholarship dollars are disbursed fully and in accordance with the donors' intent. </li><li>Write and execute over 200 impact reports annually. </li><li>Collaborate closely with Directors of Development and the AVP of Alumni and Donor Relations on the strategic planning and execution of communications, programming, and events for giving societies. </li><li>Collaborate with the AVP of Alumni and Donor Relations on the planning of the annual university scholarship event and President's Holiday Party partnering with the Vice President for Institutional Advancement and the Development Team on the execution of these and other signature events. </li><li>In conjunction with the VP of University Advancement, maintain partnership with the President's Office to ensure all Presidential events are executed flawlessly. </li><li>Support the planning of Alumni events to increase participation and engagement. Events include, but are not limited to, Reunion Weekend, Golden Shield, DAA, Commencement, the Golf Tournament, Give Miami Day and affinity group programs. </li><li>May occasionally provide support for reports and individual communication to donors for specific major gifts, such as school-wide awards and prizes, stewardship reports on unique endowed gifts, and principal gifts where special reporting is required. Work closely and collaboratively with other members of the Institutional Advancement team to ensure understanding of stewardship and donor relations programs. </li><li>Manage the portfolio of donor engagement activities, including the University's annual donor honor roll, giving society levels and benefits, creation of new special recognition standards/projects, and stewardship materials. </li><li>Review and update gift acknowledgment letters, including customizing acknowledgments for major gift donors and customizing letters from the President. </li><li>Proactively support the Development team in grant writing and designing and executing annual and multi-year stewardship plans for donors and top prospects. </li><li>Manage donor recognition related to the philanthropic naming of physical and non-physical spaces, ensuring that recognition meets the gift agreement and University Requirements. </li><li>Research and write donor profiles prior to events and meetings, with support from Advancement Services and Operations. </li><li>Support the planning of prospect and donor meetings, including related expenses (both on-campus and off-campus). This position supervises graduate students and federal work studies. Other duties as assigned. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>3-5 Years Previous Experience </li><li>Bachelor's Degree preferred </li><li>Extensive understanding of Microsoft Office products and experience with constituent relationship management software (CRM) as well as Scholarship Universe or similar scholarship management platform. </li></ul> <p>Benefits: Barry University offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees that includes health, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement, tuition assistance, paid time off and work/life balance initiatives such as wellness programs, spirituality in the workplace, and training and development.</p> <p>Barry University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.</p>