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Our client, an independent not-for-profit institution located in Boston, MA is seeking a temporary Assistant Director of Donor Relations to join the team. This role is Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm and pays $22-24/hr depending on experience.

Job Duties:

• Develop, in concert with supervisor and colleagues, a working framework for donor acknowledgement practices and stewardship programming to serve the short and long-term goals of the advancement enterprise.
• Serving as liaison between the Advancement and Enrollment and Financial Aid offices (College and Preparatory School), ensuring scholarship assignment and notification processes are in place.
• Stewardship of scholarship donors through notification of student recipients, profiles on students, and sharing of recital and performance opportunities.
• Proper reporting of endowed fund activity to donors each year.
• Supporting all institutional donor communications and materials, including the annual Impact Report, and the crafting and personalization of donor acknowledgement letters, as well as donor warming outreach.
• Manage the Donor Relations web site pages, and the donor relation video platform
• Serve as liaison with the Artistic Administration and Advancement team regarding endowed artist residencies, master classes, etc.
• Promote a donor-centric model of engagement and philanthropy.
• Serve as a thought partner to Director in strategy development, growing to understand the entire ecosystem of giving, including active learning about donor constituencies, cases for support and goals for the future.
• Actively engage donors in a customer-centric model, and actively cultivate relationships and partnerships with staff across campus as an ambassador, but also for the purpose of content generation and content development for incorporation into outbound communications generated through stewardship and donor communications initiatives.
• Develops, in concert with and support from colleagues, websites, social media, print and digital collaterals and content to be leveraged through a multi-channel dynamic to engage donors and prospects, aligned with goals and strategies articulated elsewhere through the advancement organization.
• Develops metrics and reports that will demonstrate program impact, growth and maturation through time.
• Ability to complete work and projects in a deadline driven environment to meet goals.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Strong understanding or familiarity with fundraising principles and best practices is highly desirable
• Ability to develop and/or produce reports to measure program impact and to analyze data trends related to program impact is desirable
• Awareness or experience in broad-based, multi-channel marketing practices and programs helpful
• 3+ years of writing and/or donor relations experience is desirable
• Experience with Raiser's Edge or similar CRM is desirable
• Ease in engaging with donors, prospects, colleagues in the advancement organization and other members of the community.
• Excellent writing skills with an ability to distill concepts into accessible and clear messaging that connects with mission, priorities and constituencies are essential
• Ability to work well within a team to promote collegiality and build effective partnerships with colleagues, but also to advocate for best practices in donor relations and outreach across the advancement effort
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, ability to prioritize work, multitask and ability to develop realistic timelines and deliverables
• A commitment to transparency, and a desire to be part of building a best-in-class program not only in the area of communications and donor relations but for the advancement program at large
• Self-driven as well as able to contribute as an integral part of a team on broader or interlinked initiatives or projects
• Active and motivated learner possessing intellectual curiosity
• Ability for scheduling flexibility, including occasional evening or weekend work assignments

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