Title:                           Donor Stewardship Coordinator

Reports to:              Director, Development Strategy

Job Summary:          The Donor Stewardship Coordinator serves as a stewardship and Moves Management partner. This position stewards the donor experience by clearly communicating the impact of donors’ giving toward shared goals and priorities. The Donor Stewardship Coordinator works directly with the Major Gifts team to develop a best-in-class donor experience by identifying engagement and stewardship opportunities for some of the Heritage Enterprise’s most generous donors and prospects. In coordination with internal partners, this role includes building and implementing Moves Management strategies, proactively connecting donors to aligned priorities, and developing and executing individualized stewardship programs for major donors.

Job Duties:
 

• Proactively coordinate and execute Moves Management strategies (a leading relationship management framework for fundraising) as defined by assigned gift officers.
• Collaborate with gift officers to deliver a best-in-class stewardship experience to assigned prospects and donors, including the project management of high-level donor recognition activities, communications, and outcome reporting to donors.
• Collaborate across departments to identify and package materials for use by the Donor Relations team.
• Monitor daily income activity supporting the preparation and approval of donor acknowledgements.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of donor partners and priorities through participation in strategy sessions, monthly/quarterly portfolio reviews, and regular communications with assigned gift officers.
• Ensure all projects and related documentation are properly recorded into CRM database.
• Track all action items, prepare the team and their collaborators for strategy and donor briefings, and coordinate internal and external meetings, as necessary.

Qualifications:
 

Education:                   Bachelor's degree required 

Experience:                 Some experience in a project management or related role in a fundraising, marketing, sales, or business development environment

Communication:          Excellent communication skills and collaborative mindset

Technology:                     Microsoft Suite; fundraising CRMs

Other Requirements:

• Understand and support the Heritage mission and vision for America, and the department’s goals and objectives.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, track details, and meet deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, professionalism, and the ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders.
• Proactively anticipate needs, take initiative, and follow through to keep projects and priorities moving forward.

Benefits and Salary: 

The Heritage Foundation offers a highly competitive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to, best-in-class health care, vision, and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement funding, “take what you need” PTO and sick leave, 14 weeks of paid leave for new moms and 6 weeks of paid leave for new dads, among other programs. 

The salary range for this role is $55,000 - $60,000 annually. This range is a good-faith estimate, and the final salary offered to a selected candidate depends on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, and other qualifications; internal and external market pay for comparable jobs; and level of hire based on aforementioned qualifications. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for an annual management bonus, awarded at the discretion of Heritage and tied to performance and accomplishments.