Stewardship and Events Coordinator, Rhode Island College Foundation

Rhode Island College invites applicants for the position of Stewardship and Events Coordinator, Rhode Island College Foundation. This is a full-time, calendar year, continuing position.

The Stewardship and Events Coordinator is responsible for managing and implementing a donor stewardship program that includes donor communications, gift acknowledgement processes, donor recognition, and coordinating all major events for the foundation and alumni relations team. 
 
The Rhode Island College Foundation is an independent organization dedicated to raising funds
for the College. The Foundation has over $38 million in net assets, and raised over $1.6 million in 2022 through pledges, gifts, grants, and special events revenue. The Foundation also provided over $1.6 million to the school last year in direct support for scholarship, faculty & student research, and capital improvements. More than 490 students received $600,000 in scholarships. In addition, the Foundation’s annual giving day raised over $860,000 dollars with donations received from $1,350 individuals and over 50 organizations.

The Rhode Island College Foundation, established in 1965, is a separate not-for-profit organization devoted to raising funds for the benefit of Rhode Island College. The Foundation also exercises fiduciary responsibility over endowments and other philanthropic investments made to benefit Rhode Island College. The Foundation is the primary source of private support to the college as it achieves its mission to offer accessible higher education of the finest quality to traditional and non-traditional students from around the state, the region, and beyond.
 
Required qualifications:                                                                                                      

• Bachelor’s Degree (nonprofit studies, marketing, political science, communications and or related field preferred.)
• A minimum of two to three years’ demonstrated experience donor stewardship writing and events.

• Demonstrated experience managing and executing donor stewardship programs in a higher education setting.
• Experience with social media and advancement databases.