Senior Director Donor Engagement and Alumni Relations
Listed on 2026-01-12
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Management
General Management -
Non-Profit & Social Impact
POSITION OBJECTIVE
The Senior Director of Donor Engagement and Alumni Relations will provide the vision and leadership for developing and implementing a comprehensive donor and alumni engagement program that will provide meaningful opportunities for connection, recognition, service, and personal and professional development for donors, alumni, and key families/parents. The position's major responsibility is the development of an overall 'best in class' donor engagement program in the College of Arts and Sciences.
The incumbent is charged with expanding and elevating these programs, defining related annual and long-term goals, creating strategies and actions that enable the college to reach, engage, and retain as many donors as possible through impactful and strategic communication, acknowledgement, engagement, recognition, stewardship, and reporting. The senior director will organize and direct the College's stewardship of all major endowed funds of the College and supervise the Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement and Stewardship and the Annual Giving and Alumni Relations Coordinator in executing this and other functions.
The senior director will create, oversee, and execute all Homecoming and Reunion activities including a Special Gifts Program for the 50th Reunion class; this will include managing a stewardship and engagement portfolio of 150+ top prospects/donors. These programs will enhance alumni and donor loyalty, dedication, and increase philanthropic support for the College of Arts and Sciences at Case Western Reserve University.
Pairing data driven best practices with the art of relationship-based engagement, the senior director will use data and tracking infrastructure to generate valuable affinity intelligence, which will drive strategy and programming.
As a member of the Development and External Relations leadership team, the senior director will work closely with the Dean of the College, the Vice Dean for Development and External Relations, the Executive Director, frontline fundraising staff, and other key university colleagues to recruit and retain new and existing donors through innovative strategic initiatives. The senior director will leverage current campus and community partnerships to increase opportunities for engagement and create new initiatives to foster collaboration among corporate, career, executive education, and workplace facing staff.
The senior director will activate donor and alumni connections around interdisciplinary academic areas, multidisciplinary occupations, cross-functional initiatives, and social causes that align with college priorities. The senior director will facilitate a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds while supervising the assistant director of alumni engagement and stewardship, annual giving and alumni relations coordinator, and student employees.
FUNCTIONS
Oversee College recognition societies outreach and engagement, including planned giving and loyal donors. Supervise the Assistant Director of Donor Engagement and Alumni Relations and Annual Giving and Alumni Relations Coordinator. Collaborate with College of Arts and Sciences fundraising team to establish goals, objectives, and programmatic efforts to strengthen donor philanthropic engagement.
Develop and coordinate the marketing efforts for alumni affinity program. Serve as the college's liaison with the Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve University and collaborate to best serve the college's alumni, donors, and friends.
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