Donor Engagement & Stewardship Officer; Part-Time

The Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) seeks a part time relational, mission-driven leader to serve as Donor Engagement & Stewardship Officer. This role invites churches and donors into deeper participation in God’s mission through telling stories of God’s work across the Covenant, stewardship, and shared generosity rooted in Covenant 3

Strang Strong partnership.

The Donor Engagement & Stewardship Officer (PT) cultivates meaningful relationships that strengthen connection to the Covenant’s mission and ministry. This individual will help foster a culture of generosity and inspire annual individual and church participation and giving.

• Oversee and steward a set of churches, individuals with a focus on intentional relationship-building and engagement.
• Conduct regular visits and conversations with pastors, church leaders, and donors, inviting deeper participation in shared Covenant mission through 3
  
  Strand Strong mission giving and stewardship.
• Cultivate, solicit, and steward both President’s Circle sustaining gifts and major gifts.
• Partner with conference and denominational leaders to foster healthy engagement, trust, and shared ownership of the Covenant’s mission.

• Communicate the impact of generosity through clear, inspiring, and mission-centered storytelling.
• Support Advancement communications efforts that cultivate a culture of generosity, partnership, and shared stewardship across the Covenant.

• Provide thoughtful, timely, and relational stewardship for churches and individual donors through personal outreach, written communication, and ongoing engagement.
• Maintain accurate donor records, contact reports, and engagement strategies within fundraising and database systems.
• Utilize analytics and donor information tools to support reporting, strategy development, and engagement planning.

• Contribute to a collaborative and mission-focused Advancement team culture.
• Support the ongoing alignment of donor engagement efforts with Covenant mission priorities, and renewal initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience in fundraising, advancement, donor engagement, nonprofit leadership, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success in relationship-building, donor cultivation, stewardship, and gift solicitation.
• Familiarity with local church ministry and church leadership dynamics.
• Experience with donor databases and fundraising management systems.

• Personal engagement and connection with the Evangelical Covenant Church.
• Experience working within faith-based or denominational ministry settings.
• Knowledge of Covenant mission, values, and connectional ministry structures.

• Strong relational intelligence with the ability to build trust across diverse constituencies.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Gifted storyteller able to communicate mission impact with clarity and inspiration.
• Collaborative spirit with strong organizational and follow-through skills.
• Ability to navigate complex relationships with diplomacy, wisdom, and discretion.
• Self-motivated with strong initiative and strategic thinking abilities.
• Commitment to confidentiality, integrity, and faithful stewardship.
• Ability to travel regularly and work occasional evenings and weekends as needed.