Description

At the University of Montana Foundation, the lives we change will change the world. We inspire donors to bolster UM’s mission of providing an accessible, affordable, and world-class education. 

We are committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the people and culture of the University we serve, fostering an environment allowing us to inspire each other to our best work. We act with integrity and respect, and work to create a team where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. 

Why Work for Us? 

• Retirement Planning: 403(b) employer contribution of 11%, no employee match required!
• Flexible Work Arrangement: Opportunity for a hybrid remote work arrangement each week
• Generous Time off Benefits: Team members accrue four weeks of vacation and 12 days of sick leave per year, with an additional 11 days of holiday leave
• Family Support: Paid parental leave for new parents
• Health and Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, wellness program, and short-term and long-term disability pay protection benefits
• Career Advancement: Professional development opportunities
• Competitive Pay: Candidates can request the starting pay range by emailinghumanresources@supportum.org 

 
About the Opportunity:  
The Donor Stewardship Manager executes objectives toward sustaining and nurturing a lifelong relationship with all Foundation donors. The Manager reports to the Senior Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship. The Manager is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive donor stewardship program that connects scholarship recipients with their donors. They also help implement donor reporting and manage data used for the MarCom Division’s activities. This role involves strategic planning and utilizing data analytics to assess the effectiveness of stewardship efforts and support fundraising activities.  
The Manager is part of the Foundation’s Marketing and Communications Division, working appropriately autonomously while collaborating closely with Executive, Development, Information Systems, Board Liaison and Division colleagues, and University of Montana representatives, among others, to help plan and produce meaningful donor stewardship efforts that inspire trust in the Foundation and growing philanthropic giving for the University of Montana. 

Key Responsibilities:  

• Provide high-level management of the scholarship donor stewardship process, including overseeing the collection, editing and distribution of scholarship gratitude materials for all stewarded funds
• Notification of donors about scholarship awards through reports and other communications; managing additional scholarship-specific stewardship communications
• Designing and implementing processes to provide custom stewardship of qualifying donors who support large central scholarship programs 
  Collaborate with Senior Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship to implement innovative impact reporting for endowments, scholarships, and other categories of strategically identified donors/funds to strengthen Foundation and University relationships with individual donors, corporations, foundations and organizations.
• Serve as strategy and implementation manager for core data used for donor relations activities.
• Collaborate with Foundation colleagues to implement data management strategies used in donor relations and stewardship work including events modules in CRM Advance, donor stewardship activity tracking, and reporting from constituent database.  
• Oversee data list and report requests, data management, tracking, and reporting initiatives for the MarCom Division; collaborate with Foundation colleagues to track donor engagement and communications through communication plans.  

Ideal Candidate: 

•  Bachelor’s degree and two to four years’ experience in donor relations, stewardship or fundraising
• Experience within higher education advancement, foundation, non-profit organization, or dynamic business setting including liaising with a range of executives, departments and strategic partners and cross-department project management
• Experience with CRM Advance or other constituent database; skills with other digital tools
• Experience serving as a project manager on or in close collaboration with a marketing, communications, or donor relations and stewardship team 

 
Accessibility and Equal Opportunity 
The University of Montana Foundation is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the recruitment process at the University of Montana Foundation, contact humanresources@supportum.org. All hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. 

Additional Information 
All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.  

Priority Application Date:  
 Monday, November 3rd. Complete applications received by this date will be guaranteed consideration.  
 
If you do not meet all the qualifications of the position, you are still encouraged to apply.