| Position Title: | Manager of Stewardship and Donor Relations | |
| Location: | Big Rapids (Main Campus) | |
| Department: | 71408 - Stewardship | |
| Advertised Salary: | 54,000-56,000 Salary commensurate with education, experiences and other requirements. | |
Benefits:
| Comprehensive benefits package (health care, vacation, etc.). Please see the following link for a list of benefits offered with this position. Admin / Admin Temp Benefit Plans | |
| FLSA: | Exempt | |
| Temporary/Continuing: | Continuing | |
| Part-Time/Full-Time: | Full-Time | |
| Union Group: | N/A | |
| Term of Position: | 12 Month | |
| At Will/Just Cause: | Just Cause | |
| Summary of Position: | The Donor Relations Manager will oversee administrative and operational aspects of donor engagement, ensuring effective tracking, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of current and prospective major donors through a formal Moves Management program. This position combines relationship stewardship with strong data and systems management, supporting leadership and frontline fundraisers in achieving ambitious revenue goals. | |
| Position Type: | Staff | |
| Required Education: | Bachelor's degree.
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| Required Work Experience: | Two-four years of experience in advancement, a non-profit organization, or related field with a particular focus on leadership, donor research, stewardship or project management. | |
| Required Licenses and Certifications: | | |
| Physical Demands: | - Office Environment
- Bending
- Carrying
- Sitting
- Driving
- Lifting
- Pulling/Pushing
- Standing
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| Additional Education/Experiences to be Considered: | Millennium or Raisers Edge CRM experience | |
| Essential Duties/Responsibilities: | Moves Management Administration
• Manage all administrative aspects of the Moves Management program, ensuring accurate tracking of donor prospects and activity in the CRM database.
• Generate reports, dashboards, and pipelines to support leadership and board engagement in major gift fundraising.
• Coordinate internal systems and processes to track donor engagement from identification to stewardship.
Major Donor Program Support
• Work closely with the Associate Vice President, Advancement and entire advancement team to build and maintain a robust major donor pipeline.
• Research, profile, and segment donor prospects for cultivation and solicitation.
• Draft correspondence, grant proposals, and impact reports to support major donor stewardship.
• Manage scheduling and logistics for donor meetings, site visits, and events.
Donor Stewardship & Communications
• Ensure timely acknowledgment of major gifts with personalized letters, reports, and recognition opportunities.
• Develop and maintain a stewardship and event calendar to deepen donor engagement and loyalty.
• Work closely with program staff to gather impact stories, data, and content for donor communications.
• Take the lead in planning donor cultivation events, working with staff to execute.
Collaboration & Support
• Support board and campaign committees in fundraising by preparing briefing materials and tracking follow-up.
• Collaborate with Advancement Services to ensure gift processing and reporting align with donor intent.
• Help design and implement systems to measure donor engagement and retention.
Operates a university or personal vehicle safely while carrying out job responsibilities
Cultivates an environment of belonging that values, respects, supports, and celebrates individual similarities and differences, allowing students, faculty and staff to thrive authentically.
• Support, promote, and develop university student enrollment and retention initiatives.
• Any other duties assigned within the position classification area.
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| Marginal Duties/Responsibilities: | | |
| Skills and Abilities: | • Passion for our mission and enj
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