Assistant Director, Donor Relations, Arts and Sciences

Job Summary

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 focuseson donor relations initiatives within the categories ofacknowledgments, stewardship, recognition, and engagement.

Under the guidance of the Director of Alumni Engagement and Donor Relations, this position is tasked with supporting the programmaticplanning and execution that achieves the unit’s goals in stewardingdonor funds, constituents, and promoting the reputation of the College Art and Sciences, Graduate School and Libraries to increaseoverall philanthropic support for CU Boulder.

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 aworkplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds toapply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

CU Boulder Advancement is committed to a culture of joy,motivated by collaboration, passionate about excellence and drivenby impact. These four values define the culture and drive engagement and fundraising success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where everyone matters and all can thrive. This dedication is rooted in our core valuesand our mission to drive impactful fundraising and engagement. Ourteam actively engages in learning, reflection, and the transformation of systems, policies, and practices that perpetuateoppressive ideologies—including racism, sexism, ableism, andheterosexism. We recognize our responsibility to lead by example in building a supportive and inclusive culture for both internalcolleagues and external partners.

We hold ourselves accountablethrough individual and divisional goals that continuously assessour progress, growth, and outcomes—ensuring alignment with our mission and values every step of the way.

Acknowledgments:

• Administer appropriate reports and connect with the fundraisingteam for the timely acknowledgment of gifts to the unit including,but not limited to, weekly gifts, monthly donors, faculty/staffdonors, and special initiatives (this includes meaningfulquality-control of donor data).
• Apply creative tools such as Thank View to enhance and vary theacknowledgment approaches and track CASE Metrics.
• Manage the design, ordering, and supply for all acknowledgmentefforts

Stewardship:

• Provide strategic oversight of annual stewardship for the most generous and Manage stewardship program for scholarship donors witha focus on consistent innovation and implementation of industrystandard 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 ofannual impact reports (general, personalized, faculty reports),management of donor named spaces, Thank View videos, giftacknowledgments, 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 recognitionsignage in alignment with donor recognition agreements and internalsignage policies.
• Administer and evolve efforts to recognize the college's loyaldonors 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.
• Collabora…