Promotion at U-M
I have a huge entry this time 'round. I'll put it in bullet points because this entry will be my biggest one yet!
- I am still working at U-M but not as a Development Coordinator but as a Stewardship & Donor Communications Officer. My new role will include stewardship, donor/online communications, fundraising events, and major gifts -- which I will relate below.
- Stewardship -- steward donors with endowment figure reports, plan events for past donors, steward donors who've given $5,000 to $100,000 per gift and donors who have given $250,000 to $5,000,000 lifetime giving, send year-end donor letters, send thank you (stewardship) notes to all donors, plan with gift officers a personalized stewardship plan for Top 250 donors.
- Donor/Online Communications -- produce newsletter for all donors, update departmental website with donor stories, track giving online.
- Fundraising Events -- plan and manage four donor-fundraising events -- total amount raised within four events: $140,000 (net)
- Major Gifts - prepare visit materials for gift officers, attend donor visits with gift officers -- specifically Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis donors & Lupus donors.
- I will be getting a raise with this new promotion and a new office that I will share with a co-worker.
- I will be also managing a development intern, who will focus on stewardship and major gifts too.
- Emily