Advancement at CU Boulder encourages applications for an Assistant Director of Donor Relations! This role is responsible for the planning and execution of impactful donor engagement and stewardship efforts for the College Arts and Sciences, Graduate School and Libraries. This position is critical to the engagement efforts for the Office of Advancement and joins a team that focuses on donor relations initiatives within the categories of acknowledgments, stewardship, recognition, and engagement. Under the guidance of the Director of Alumni Engagement and Donor Relations, this position is tasked with supporting the programmatic planning and execution that achieves the unit’s goals in stewarding donor funds, constituents, and promoting the reputation of the College Art and Sciences, Graduate School and Libraries to increase overall philanthropic support for CU Boulder.
Who We Are:
CU Boulder Advancement is committed to a culture of joy, motivated by collaboration, passionate about excellence and driven by impact.
CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
We are committed to fostering an environment where everyone matters and all can thrive. This dedication is rooted in our core values and our mission to drive impactful fundraising and engagement.
Our team actively engages in learning, reflection, and the transformation of systems, policies, and practices that perpetuate oppressive ideologies—including racism, sexism, ableism, and heterosexism. We recognize our responsibility to lead by example in building a supportive and inclusive culture for both internal colleagues and external partners.
We hold ourselves accountable through individual and divisional goals that continuously assess our progress, growth, and outcomes—ensuring alignment with our mission and values every step of the way.
What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be Programmatic Oversight/Task Execution/Tactical Work
Acknowledgments: Administer appropriate reports and connect with the fundraising team for the timely acknowledgment of gifts to the unit including, but not limited to, weekly gifts, monthly donors, faculty/staff donors, and special initiatives (this includes meaningful quality-control of donor data). Apply creative tools such as ThankView to enhance and vary the acknowledgment approaches and track CASE Metrics. Manage the design, ordering, and supply for all acknowledgment efforts
Stewardship: Provide strategic oversight of annual stewardship for the most generous and manage stewardship program for scholarship donors with a focus on consistent innovation and implementation of industry standard methodologies; process may include coordinating meetings with donors and students, creating scholarship impact reports and managing donor data for annual stewardship mailing. Plan and implement donor specific events including the management of the College of Arts and Science football suite. Elevate donor relations programs, communications, and projects to effectively recognize/steward donors, including production of annual impact reports (general, personalized, faculty reports), management of donor named spaces, ThankView videos, gift acknowledgments, and special event communications like birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, etc. Facilitate consistently recognizing gifts made "in memory of" or "in honor of" throughout the year in partnership with appropriate development officers. Coordinate the design and installation of donor recognition signage in alignment with donor recognition agreements and internal signage policies. Administer and evolve efforts to recognize the college's loyal donors through meaningful touchpoints.
Engagement: Facilitate invites and logistics for all targeted donor events including, but not limited to, football suites, ground breakings, and ribbon-cuttings. Collaborate with development officers, with an emphasis on the Assistant Dean of Advancement and Senior Directors of Development, to implement meaningful engagement experiences for top donors and prospects. Other Engagement Duties as Assigned. Partner with college and advancement counterparts to engage, steward and manage important donors, volunteers and allies to the College of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School and Libraries School. Represent the College of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School and Libraries School’s at stewardship roundtable meetings. Work to support the greater advancement teams to implement strategic priorities and achieve goals. Participate in professional development activities to find opportunities for continual improvement of donor relations strategies and tactics.
What You Should Know
This position may require local, regional, and out-of-state travel to engage with university constituents. This position has the ability to work a hybrid schedule with some days on campus and some days remote. This position will occasionally be required to work evenings/weekends.
