Associate Director of Development; Stewardship Officer), School of Public Health
Listed on 2026-10-11
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Non-Profit & Social Impact
Community Health, Fundraising / Charity, PR / Communications
Department
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH - BLOO (BL-SPHB-IUBLA)
Department InformationThe Indiana University (IU) School of Public Health-Bloomington(SPH-B) is dedicated to improving health and quality of life in Indiana and around the world through innovative research,education, and community engagement. Located on IU's flagship
Bloomington campus, SPH-B brings together faculty, staff, and students across a broad range of public health disciplines toaddress today's most pressing health challenges. The School fostersa collaborative and inclusive environment that supports interdisciplinary scholarship, professional growth, and meaningfulpartnerships with communities and organizations locally,nationally, and globally.
The Associate Director of Development is a pivotal member of the IUSchool of Public Health-Bloomington (SPH-B) advancement team. Responsible for the planning and execution of stewardship andannual giving campaigns designed to increase participation,engagement, and annual giving donations among alumni, parents,friends, faculty, staff, and other constituents and supporters of Indiana University.
Department Specific Responsibilities- Acts as the central point person for all SPH-B donor stewardship activities, ensuring every donor experiences the impact of their gift.
- Designs and executes the process for documenting scholarship fund use. Coordinates with student recipients to collect thank-you letters and reflections to report back to donors.
- Oversees the school's gift acknowledgment process, ensuring timely and personalized "thank you" communications from leadership,faculty, staff and students.
- Partners with the IU Foundation (IUF) Stewardship team to align school-specific efforts with university-wide donor recognition standards.
- Plans and participates in a variety of solicitation efforts for outright annual fund gifts from alumni, parents, friends, faculty,staff, and other constituents and supporters of the university via direct mail, email, phone, in person, and/or social media.
- Participates in fundraising outreach is generally focused on programming or funds/needs of the school or spanning multiple departments.
- Cultivates donor relationships through regular communications and outreach events; updates, maintains, and forwards prospective and current donor files and information to other development officers as necessary.
- Tracks progress toward goals, reporting or presenting figureson a regular basis to manager, team, and/or department/school representative.
- Creates and distributes compelling print and digital fundraising materials for each campaign; tracks cost, fundsreceived, and metrics such as return on investment for solicitation and pledge to donation yield.
- Designs and executes mass-market annual giving efforts (direct mail, digital, and crowdfunding) in collaboration with IUFoundation Annual Giving.
- Serves as the school's lead for IU Day, coordinating digital strategy, matching gift challenges, and community engagement to maximize participation.
- Regularly takes on complex special projects, such as re-engaging lapsed donors, creating new annual fund campaigns, or developing and executing targeted events for potential donors.
- May participate in committees or strategy teams with department, school, campus, and/or Indiana University Foundation representatives and assists with setting short- and long-term annual giving strategy.
- Provides guidance to SPH-B departments, centers, and labs on best practices for engaging their specific alumni cohorts.
- Responsible for supporting the university's stewardship efforts to ensure adherence to donor intent of donated funds, proper donor acknowledgment/recognition, and reporting on how gifts are used.
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