POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Stewardship Specialist is responsible for creating and executing communications and events that bring ASI’s mission, programs, and impact alive for donors, members, and prospects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate and implement annual development communications schedule
• Draft all donor and member stewardship communications, including acknowledgments and member magazine and annual report copy
• Support CEO, Director of Development, and Gifts Officer in individual donor communication, including gift proposals and impact reports
• Assist with grant proposals and reports to government, corporate, and foundation funders
• Plan and execute approximately six annual events for member and donor cultivation and stewardship
• Partner with programs team to develop donor travel program
• Work with exhibition and marketing teams to ensure accurate donor/funder recognition in all collateral
• Maintain and update ASI’s donor and member web pages
• Edit and proofread content as needed

Other duties as needed or required

REQUIREMENTS

• Three years of work experience in communications, marketing, development, or a related field, with demonstrated experience developing and executing nonprofit fundraising communications
• Excellent writing and editing skills, and strong verbal communication skills
• Solid organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities with close attention to detail
• Ability to work non-traditional work hours as needed for donor programming and events, including occasional weekends
• Proficient using MS Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.

PREFERRED

• Event coordination experience
• Experience working in Blackbaud CRM (Altru or Raiser’s Edge)
• Interest in Swedish/Scandinavian cultures